Mon, Apr 29 Introduction to Animation

Bellringer:

1. Go to your zenworks box,
  click on the Alice program
  The Alice button/icon has a girl's face on it.
  You will need to minimize and click "run."
2. On page 148, type the words in the box
AND change the colors
AND center, right align and left align.
The right align button is right next to the center button.

What are we learning?
1.5 Digital Lifestyles- Animation
5.2. Identify different career opportunities available for a person who is computer literate.

Guided Lesson:
We will learn how to animate using a drop and drag interface.
Miss W will facilitate a group lesson to learn the basics such as moving, turning, rolling objects, how to create custom animated figures and how to adjust their arms. 

Independent Lesson:
If there is time, students will start working on their storyboard for a simple animation project.

Homework:
If you did not finish the lesson in class,
Go to http://www.alice.org download Alice 2.3 and complete lesson
http://www.cs.duke.edu/csed/alice09/tutorials/gettingStartedTutorials/Bunny/aliceEssentialsBunnyHandout.pdf.