Go+Animate

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**Link to Web Site:** @http://goanimate.com


 * Description: **This is a "free" web site but at just about every screen you get an option to select a "Go Plus" character, setting, etc. as an enticement to upgrade to a paid version of the site. Because the site is so easy to use and very intuitive, it is worth the extra effort of skipping through the "Go Plus" features.


 * To Begin: **
 * **Step #1: ** Create an account (it is free) or **use your Google ** or FaceBook Login to get started. (you can set up a "generic" student account in Google.
 * **Step #2: ** Click the **"Create" button ** at the top of the open window.
 * **Step #3: ** **Select a Theme **--for the example above I selected "School Chronicles."
 * **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Step #4: ****<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Select a Setting **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">--for this example above I selected "Class is Starting"
 * **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Step #5: ****<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Select your Actors- **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">-for the example pick any TWO of the free characters--one for a teacher and one for a student.
 * **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Step #6: ****<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Type in the dialog for the characters **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">--scrolling down the screen as much as you need for your animation. There is a 10 line max on the free version. You can also record your own voice using the microphones.
 * **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Step #7: ****<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Click the Generate Preview **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> button when done with the dialog.
 * **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Step #8: ****<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Publish, Name and Describe **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> your animation.
 * **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Step #9: ****<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Sharing Options: **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> You will be given a URL for your animation that you can put on a web page, the option to embed the video, and also the option to export to Youtube. You can also send the animation link to an e-mail address. (this works great for students working on projects--when they finish they send the link to the teacher's e-mail address and it can then be placed on a web site, wikispace, etc.)


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Ideas for Using this Tool: **


 * 1) **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Vocabulary: ** Create an animation where two (or more) cartoon characters talk about what a word means. This would allow the students an opportunity to be a bit more creative and learning and exploring the definition of words crosses many subject areas. //**Sample:**// //@http://goanimate.com/movie/0qtKP-9zreIE?utm_source=linkshare//
 * 2) **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Biography Study: ** Have a character talk about the important person being studied. Students could have more than one character so there was more of a dialog. Provide the students some guidelines on what should be included such as, why the person was important and what they should be remember for, etc.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Math:** Have the characters in the animation talk about a math concept--what is a right angle, how many sides in a pentagon, etc.
 * 4) Your Idea Here.....