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Differentiating Differentiating Instruction with Clay Instruction with Clay
AnimationAnimation
Differentiating Differentiating Instruction with Clay Instruction with Clay
AnimationAnimation
Lou JaraLou Jara
Courtney KaczkaCourtney Kaczka
Appoquinimink School DistrictAppoquinimink School District
Presented at the Delaware Instructional Technology Conference April 19, 2007
What is Clay Animation?What is Clay Animation?What is Clay Animation?What is Clay Animation?
•Building clay character(s)Building clay character(s)•Movement of character(s)Movement of character(s)•Taking pictures of each movementTaking pictures of each movement•Putting pictures togetherPutting pictures together
Why Use Clay Animation?
• Brings learning to life• Engaging• Motivating• Allows for different learning styles
– Tactile– Visual– Logical– Musical
Clay Animation in the Classroom
• Instruction– To present new concepts– To review
• Assessment– Concept attainment in various
curricular areas
• Public Service Announcement
Hints & Tricks for Characters
• Start small• Use Armatures• Make big feet• Top light not Top heavy• Use lighter color clay first• Clean hands and tools often
Hints & Tricksfor Pictures
• Start small• Shoot down with
characters flat• Use a box top• Use a tripod• Store all pictures
in one folder• Use JPEG format
• Name/number pictures
• Take lots of pictures for smoother action
Hints & Tricks• Remember to Save• Add Text• Save a Working Copy• Add sound effects or music• Try narration
Basic Supplies• Clay that won’t dry out• Camera that will take digital
pictures• Software (Videoblender/Frames)• Plastic tablecloth• Microphone• Babywipes
Additional Supplies• Aluminum foil• Pipecleaners• Flexible straws• Rolling pin
• Pasta machine• Styrofoam balls• Wiggle eyes• Garlic Press
ResourcesTech4Learning Websitehttp://www.tech4learning.com/claykit/index.html
Aardman Animationshttp://www.aardman.com/
Pictures• Take pictures of each and every
movement• Take many pictures
– The more pictures the smoother the movement
Frames Software• Upload pictures to software• Add or delete pictures as
necessary• Create Introduction slide• Create ending/credits slide• Save as an AVI movie format.