Rockin' it in Fifth Grade: Rockin' the Animation Using Google Slides

Sunday, February 26, 2017

Rockin' the Animation Using Google Slides

I got this fabulous activity from a session at CUE Rock Star Teacher Camp. The presenter was Corey Coble. Click here for the video he made on it. This is one I made in just 30 minutes for the Earth and Sun unit I had just started teaching.

1. Create a slide with an image to animate (move on screen).

2. Duplicate that slide by clicking on "File" then "Duplicate slide.".

3. Click on the image on slide 2 and use the arrow keys to move it. The fewer the clicks the smoother the animation.

4. Duplicate that slide.

5. Click on the image on slide 3 and move it.

6. Continue to duplicate, move, duplicate, move, etc.

7. When done, click "File" then "Publish to web"

8. In the popup box, select the boxes next to "Start slide show.." and "Restart..."

9. Select "Publish"

10. Copy the link that appears.

11. Open a new tab and paste the link into the address bar. Do NOT press "Enter."

12. Change the 3000 at the end of the address to 125, then press "Enter"

To get the students started, I used Google Classroom to push out a template of one slide with the sun, person, and shadow to each student. They had the freedom to change the person. Their task was to show their understanding of how shadows change throughout the day.

The sun was easy to move with the arrows. The shadow was much more difficult because with each move, the length and width needed to change, so that had to be done freehand.

These were the results after just 45 minutes:

The possibilities with this are endless.

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Meet Marianne

Marianne is a fifth grade teacher in Los Osos this year. She previously taught for Mariposa County Unified and Orcutt Union school districts. This is her 24th year in the educational field as a classroom teacher. Marianne is committed to providing students with an innovative 21st century curriculum that includes engaging, high quality instruction to expand students' opportunities for learning. This requires taking risks to get results, like when she moved all the desks out of her classroom in pursuit of new ways to use best practices to highly engage students. In order to prepare students to be future ready, she provides structures for learning through teamwork and whole class activities, which allow students to interact, think creatively, and be a part of each other’s learning. She has successfully implemented 1:1 iPads and Chromebooks with her class. Marianne’s innovative use of technology, creative lesson design, collaboration with peers, continual pursuit of learning, and being a leader on campus earned her the Mariposa County Teacher of the Year award in 2015. She is also a CUE Rock Star Teacher.

The students in Marianne’s class, and their families, are kept well informed through her use of a closed class Facebook group, class Twitter feed, and Class Dojo. The messaging services on all three of these makes it possible for parents to easily and effectively communicate with her “after hours.”

Being a part of the school community is also important to Marianne. She believes that her work on campus does not end at the classroom door. She is fully committed to the school as a whole, taking on extra duties like painting murals, heading up the spirit wear orders, organizing fundraisers, creating the yearbook, managing the school’s Facebook page, providing professional development to other teachers, and being on the Leadership Team and Educational Technology Team.