Go+Animate

=== Go Animate is another great website for a potential " hook " for a lesson or if you want to conduct a mini lesson on a concept. For example, I created this "go animate" movie for initiation of my lesson. In our curriculum, we constantly practice utilizing "active reading" strategies when reading. We want students to predict, visualize, picture, notice, and figure out when reading genres of literature. This example provided here is just the basic 2 minute video on what the strategies are in a humorous yet, engaging way. Take a look. === === [|http://goanimate.com/movie/0GGZxBZhsv3w?utm source=linkshare&uid=0AYO0KuMB] - What are Active Reading Strategies? ===

[|http://goanimate.com]- //**basic website you can begin your cartoon movie**//
=== The link below is a student sample of a recent spelling unit we reviewed for English class. Students created a script in groups of 3-4 people and designed a "go animate" for the characters to sing/ present. The tasks were to construct a script, create a "go animate," and present it to the class for a potential score of 40 points. Student engagement was high and they seemed to use their creativity and innovation. ===