Educational+Uses+of+Animations

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 * Presenter: || Bethany Bovard ||
 * Presenter: || RETA Team ||
 * Company: || New Mexico State University ||
 * Email: || bbovard@nmsu.edu ||
 * Title: || Educational Uses of Animations ||
 * Audience: ||
 * || Elementary School ||
 * || Middle School ||
 * || High School ||
 * || Higher Education ||
 * Strand: || Virtual ||
 * Description: || Animations are a wonderful media for teaching and learning abstract concepts, exploring communication and interpersonal issues, and creatively expressing oneself. In this live webinar, you will have the opportunity to examine various uses of animations for educational purposes, discuss tips and strategies to create effective animations, and explore several free, easy-to-use animation tools. By the end of this webinar, you will know how to find and create effective animations for use in your teaching and learning activities. ||
 * NETS: ||
 * || NETS for Teachers ||
 * || NETS for Teachers 1a. promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness. 2a. design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity 3c. communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats. NETS for Students 1b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression. 1c. use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues. 2a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media. 2b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats. ||
 * Permissions: || Allow Audio Recording ||
 * || Allow Video Taping ||
 * || Allow Live Backchanneling/Blogging ||
 * || Posting resources on conference website ||