iMotion- Stop Motion Application

Name: iMotion by Fingerlab

Link to resource:
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/imotion/id421365625?mt=8

Description of resource:
This application allows students to take photos and put them together to form a video. It has the capability for manual or automatic photo capture, a grid so that objects in shot are placed appropriately and videos can be shared with social media or with online websites as well as onto the devices photo folder.

Video: This video explains the concept and shows the features of the app in an example stop motion video.

Year level/band level: all band levels F-2, 3-4, 5-6

Subject: Design Technology
Strand: Processes and Production Skills
Sub-strands and Content Descriptors: Generating and Producing

  • 2.6 Visualise, generate, develop and communicate design ideas through describing, drawing and modeling
  • 2.7 Use materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques to safely make designed solutions

Subject: Digital Technologies
Strand: Knowledge and Understanding
Sub-strands and Content Descriptors:Digital Systems

  • 2.1 Identify and use digital systems (hardware and software components) for a purpose)

Strand: Processes and Production Skills
Sub-strands and Content Descriptors: Collaborating and managing

  • 2.6 Work with others to create and organise ideas and information using information systems, and share these in safe online environments

Cross Curricular Priorities and General Capabilities:
This technology encourages students to learn about and use information and communication technology (ICT) as well as other general capabilities. Specifically this technology encourages Critical and Creating Thinking as well as Personal and Social Capability.

Using stop motion videos to convey ideas, explain concepts, show understanding and communicate ideas to problems encourages students act in ways that contribute to a sustainable future. In creating these videos, students are contributing to the wealth of knowledge and passing on information for future students to use.

Links to other learning areas:
English

  • Animating a story e.g. animating student’s own narrative writing, retelling a section from a novel, creating vidual representations of poetry etc.
  • Creating an instructional video- visualising a procedural text

Maths

  • Creating ‘How To’ videos to explain students own knowledge of a maths concept

Science

  • Explain a concept or illustrating a theory, such as how electricity works in a circuit or demonstrating the change of state when a liquid changes to a gas.

How it is useful to classroom:
In the past stop motion capture and production was too impractical for a classroom and educational context, however with free apps like this stop motion one, it now very easy for students in the classroom to create their own photos and videos on a mobile device

Exciting way for students to engage with different learning areas and learn about the technology they are using to convey ideas and solutions to problems.
Teachers use this application as a helpful assessment tool when seeing how students are progressing through ideas. Once the video is made, teachers can go back and video the video again for assessment purposes.

Flexible and engaging for students to represent what they know- especially for students who are weaker in written or oral language or who are learning English as another language or dialect, they can show their knowledge and skills through the use of this technology and collaboration with others.

This application enables students to work together on their videos as a collaborative task – someone captures pictures while others plan future photos or move objects for the next photo as well as previous steps in the design process such as designing props or a storyboard.
It is easy to share videos safely online or onto a mobile device for sharing with the community. If parents, other classrooms or schools are connected by class blogs, videos can be posed online so students learning and creations can be viewed.

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13 thoughts on “iMotion- Stop Motion Application

  1. Children would love this. Students in a year 7 class I had a few years ago used stop motion and it was really effective. I really like this. Thanks!

  2. I completely agree with “kcrayden” children would love this teaching idea ! This idea gets students out of their chairs and social interacting with their peers. Students need more lessons that are centred around a hands on approach apposed to sitting at their desks writing/reading.

  3. I’ve always wanted to use a stop motion app after seeing it used to create an advertisement with an accompanying jingle. I think this really lends itself to group work regardless of the subject area. What makes this appealing is the fact that the uses for it are endless and creative thinking is encouraged. Oh and it’s free – what a bonus!

  4. This looks like a lot of fun, students wouldn’t even realise they are ‘learning’ at the same time. I like that this app can be used in multiple learning areas.

  5. Excellent resource! I’ve used this app with year 6 students whilst on professional experience this year. Students were able to take pictures of their story board and then bring their images into a sequenced motion to tell a story.

    Great hands on activity that all students can get involved in and enjoy, either individually or collaboratively.

  6. This is a great resource that upper primary students would really enjoy. It can also be used in a range of learning areas which I like! Thankyou for sharing.

  7. What an exciting resource! In the modern classroom this could be used in so many ways! Students would pick up how to use this app extremely quickly. Moving onto the content and using this as a presentation resource would be interesting. Thanks for the resource!

    Billie-Gay Thomas

  8. This is a fantastic resource. I have observed it used with a variety of year groups. With proper instruction, students are able to independently create their own stories in a sequenced motion. It gives all students the chance to use their imagination and promotes hands-on learning, which is appealing to all learners. I especially like the way that the videos are shared and can be referred to at a later date. That makes assessment and reporting easier. Thank you for sharing and giving a thorough insight to the use of this resource!

  9. This sounds like an excellent recourse that students could use for a range of different learning areas, both collaboratively and individually! I especially like how students can both capture their photos and edit the product in one program. Thank you for this sharing this fantastic free resource!

  10. This sounds like an excellent recourse that students could use for a range of different learning areas, both collaboratively and individually! I especially like how students can both capture their photos and edit the product in one program. Thank you for sharing this fantastic free resource!

  11. What a fantastic and easy to use App to create some amazing projects. I can see many uses for this in my own classroom. I will download it now!
    Thank you
    Tess Boylan

  12. This is a great resource – Students could use it to re-write a book their learning about in classroom and not only find it engaging, but also expand their critical and creative thinking.

  13. This is such an amazing resource. This is a simple way for all students to make movies in an engaging way while still learning at the same time. This app allows all students ( regardless of their ability with ICT) to take simple pictures and put them together in a movie.
    Simple but fun app that is sure to grab the interest of all students! Will definitely be incorporating this in my classroom.

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