Creating Cartoon Movies for

Social Studies

Han Liu

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania


Learning by Creating

Presentation Website: http://webspace.ship.edu/hliu/conference/pete2010.html
Movie Creating Website: http://www.xtranormal.com/
Email: hliu@ship.edu
Session Number: EL03
Session Time: Tuesday 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Session Location: Hershey Lodge
Program Title: Creating Cartoon Movies for Social Studies
Program Description: Xtranormal.com is an online tool allowing users to create movies with cartoon figures for instructional purposes. Movie is an engaging tool to motivate the 21st century learner. This presentation will demonstrate how to create movies for teaching elementary students social studies contents. No prerequisite knowledge about Xtranormal is required.
Affiliated Organization: Shippensburg University
Session Type: Higher Ed
PETE Member:
Room: Empire D
Presenter: Han Liu
Strand(s): Instructional Strategies/Successful Practices
Audience(s): K-8
Level: Introductory
 
 
     
Sample Movies
Five Themes of Geography
Profile of History
Teacher as an Assessment User
Emily Story on Writing
 
A Comedy Sketch
Conversation
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

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