This year my summer school class (comprised of 5th and 6th graders) tackled the theme of Art in Motion. Who better to learn about this concept other than Eadward Muybridge??! Now, I will admit I did have dreams of galloping horses and walking ostriches, but that's besides the point. This video did a really great job of introducing the artist to the students. I know there are a few portions in the video with the naked photography, so I just youtube Chopped them out and played the video in segments.
We discussed the groundbreaking stuff that Muybridge was able to capture through still photography and pretty much invented what we know as the modern day gif (and that ladies and gentlemen is where they were hooked). Unfortunately, we ran out of time before we could dive into the creation of our own gifs; instead, we explored the world of the digital flipbook. To create the drawings students used the website BennetonPlay! This is a free website, no log ins required. With the limited edition students are able to create a 100 frame digital flipbook. I LOVED these, my students LOVED them--the world was happy. We only had about thirty minutes slotted to use the computer lab, so most of this digital drawings only took about thirty minutes. But, the best thing (and you know you've done something right when this happens) the kids would go home after school and create MORE on the website and email me the link to their creations. Pretty awesome stuff right there.
WARNING: DON'T LOOK AT THESE ALL AT ONCE YOU MIGHT GET MOTION SICKNESS
We discussed the groundbreaking stuff that Muybridge was able to capture through still photography and pretty much invented what we know as the modern day gif (and that ladies and gentlemen is where they were hooked). Unfortunately, we ran out of time before we could dive into the creation of our own gifs; instead, we explored the world of the digital flipbook. To create the drawings students used the website BennetonPlay! This is a free website, no log ins required. With the limited edition students are able to create a 100 frame digital flipbook. I LOVED these, my students LOVED them--the world was happy. We only had about thirty minutes slotted to use the computer lab, so most of this digital drawings only took about thirty minutes. But, the best thing (and you know you've done something right when this happens) the kids would go home after school and create MORE on the website and email me the link to their creations. Pretty awesome stuff right there.
WARNING: DON'T LOOK AT THESE ALL AT ONCE YOU MIGHT GET MOTION SICKNESS
I hope you continue to enjoy your summer. I know I certainly have been--I've been pretty unplugged this summer just because you know I got to get out and enjoy that Nebraska sun!
I will be presenting at the AOE Online Summer Conference. If you haven't signed up yet, you should-- you still have a couple days to do so! I'll see you there!
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