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EDU GIFS: Day 3- Virtual Word Walls

10/24/2015

We have featured how to create GIFs (both for teachers and students) as well as using GIFs in Google and review games (like Kahoot).

How do you feel about virtual word walls? We know that having students copy down definitions isn't the best practice. What if, instead, we let students create GIF animations for vocabulary? If every student had a different vocabulary word, you could end up with some powerful animations of an entire word wall! Plus, it allows for students to use creativity and demonstrate deep understanding in order to animate a vocab word.

Websites like Padlet or Linoit are perfect for hosting them! Take a look at our example here!

EDU GIFS: Day 2 - Using student created Gifs in Kahoot and Google

10/22/2015

So in our previous topic, we talked about how students can create GIFs to bring vocabulary and processes to life.

Now, we can focus on what to do with them!

As you may know, student created GIFs work on most teacher websites. They also work in PowerPoints (once you are in slideshow mode).

Did you know that GIFs play in Kahoot? Kahoot is an awesome, interactive quiz game that works with all device types. Load a GIF like a picture and ask a thought provoking question that relates to the GIF.

GIFs also work in Google docs, Google slides, etc. Instead of a card sort---consider an animated one using a Google Doc and GIFs! Click here for an example of a Google Doc showing a virtual card sort!

EDU GIFs Day 1: Students Creating GIFs

10/20/2015

Over the past few months, we have become rather obsessed with GIFs. No, they're nothing new. They've been around since 1987. But they have made a HUGE comeback on social media in the past two years---especially the social media that students are likely to frequent such as Tumblr, Twitter, and Imgur.

Usually the GIFs that are shared on those social media sites are funny. We think funny is great. But when humor can be combined with an educational concept in a GIF---you get something beautiful.

What are some examples of GIF use in education?

We have fun creating GIFs to animate vocabulary or to animate processes/concepts with our GIFs. Check out these awesome math GIFs from MathWarehouse.com! We love the ProjectED vocabulary GIFs made by students.

How do students make a GIF?

Wouldn't it be wonderful if students had the opportunity to be the creators---and not just consumers---of GIFs? Here is a tutorial on how to create a GIF using www.abcya.com/animate.htm. This website is a great, free site that works so nicely for students to illustrate a GIF. There is also an inexpensive iPad app version.

What if technology is limited?

After you watch the screenshot video above to understand how GIF creation works, you can instead have your students do their illustrations on paper. Use a smartphone to take pictures of each of these individually. Then load the pictures into a GIF animate website like http://gifmaker.me.

GIF was created quickly using www.abcya.com/animate.htm! See the tutorial video above.

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