Y3: How do I use JIT to animate? (1)

Jun 052023
 

This term, we will be creating animated stories using JIT.  The first stage is learning how to use animate in JIT to move objects around the screen.

    1. Log into j2e and click on JIT
    2. Watch the first video then have a go
        1. Choose your own background and character
        2. Make sure you move it only a little each frame

You should now have:

  • A character moving smoothly across the screen

Tip – if your animation is not smooth enough, add more pictures in between the jumpy pictures.

Now watch these videos in turn and have a go at each technique.

 

You should now have:

  • A character moving smoothly across the screen
  • Something added to the background picture
  • Some effects added to the character

 

You should now have:

  • TWO character moving SMOOTHLY across the screen
  • Something added to the background picture
  • Some effects added to a character

You should now have:

  • TWO character moving SMOOTHLY across the screen
  • Something added to the background picture
  • Some effects added to a character
  • A “mix” page with your animation and a descriptive sentence.
  • ** More than one page – carry on the story…
  • ** Use the microphone to record and play your narration.

Y3 LF Create an animation

Jun 032023
 

JIT animations

  1. Look at these animations
  2. Create an animation of a positive-value word, eg hope, joy, love, friend(ship), peace, harmony, unity, freedom, justice, service, kindness
    1. Could use JIT drawing to plan
    2. Difference between moving and adding animation
  3. ** Create an animation of a sporting action – could use the example sheets

Success steps:

  • Coloured background
  • At least 20 screens – maybe a lot more…
  • Very small changes
  • Red arrow = copy, add
  • Green arrow = move, replace

Gifpaint

  1. Go to gifpaint.com
  2. Work out how to use it and explore the tools
  3. ** Create an animation of a sporting action – could use the example sheets

Scratch

  1. Log into Scratch
  2. Go to Stick person animation project
  3. On costume tab, right-hand click and “duplicate” to make a new costume
  4. Change it slightly
  5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to make an animation
  6. Press green flag to test; on code tab change wait 0.1 seconds to slow down/speed up
  7. Save project

Y3 LF Program in Scratch

Jun 092022
 

Go to ilearn2 website

Challenge

MAke a scratch project that does the following:

  • Ask “What is your favourite shape: square, circle or triangle?
  • Draw that shape.|

Extensions

  • Ask for favourite colour/s as well
  • Draw a pattern of shapes
  • Fill some of the areas with colours

Welcome to Term 6

Jun 012020
 

I hope everyone is well and had a happy half term.  Thank you for everyone who has had a go at some of the activities on the blog or posted on Google Classroom – well done if you have used j2e for some of your work.

Here are some Computing activities and websites to keep us going, wherever we are…

Keep learning, keep active and keep in touch!

Quick links:

Computing in Term 6

  1. If you havn’t done Term 5 work, please do that first
  2. Term 6 units
  3. Extra ideas
    • Use j2e5 templates or visual tools to explore ideas in your topic or complete topic work set by your teachers.
    • Learn how to use Tinkercad and design somethng (see Y6 unit)
    • Coggle mind map of your topic (See Y5T5 unit)
    • Create an animation using JIT5, Scratch, Gifpaint or an phone/tablet animation app – see Y4 animated story unit
      • I’m looking for some animations like the ones here, for example 3,4,5,6 to put on a new website
    • Use Scratch or Hour of Code to develop your programming skills.

 

Y3 Create a mix page in JIT5

Jul 012019
 
  1. Look at the Autumn Days words below – can we come up with some lines for a Summer Days song?
  2. In JIT5
    1. Create an Animate page and Save
    2. Create a Mix page – select animation and text below
    3. Load animation into mix page

Animation

  • Make a simple background
  • Characters
    • Draw a character (big) – create a stamp
    • OR use a picture from the list
  • Animate

Autumn Days

Autumn days when the grass is jewelled
And the silk inside a chestnut shell.
Jetplanes meeting in the air to be refuelled.
All these thing I love so well

So I mustn’t forget
No, I mustn’t forget.
To say a great big
Thank You
I mustn’t forget

Clouds that look like familiar faces
And the winters moon with frosted rings.
Smell of bacon as I fasten up my laces
And the song the milkman sings

Whipped-up spray that is rainbow-scattered
And a swallow curving in the sky
Shoes so comfy though they’re worn out and they’re battered
And the taste of apple pie.

Scent of gardens when the rain’s been falling
And a minnow darting down a stream
Picked-up engine that’s been stuttering and stalling
And a win for my home team.

Y3 I can Animate

Jun 242019
 
  1. On the iPads
  2. Multimedia folder
  3. iCanAnimate app
  4. Choose an small item to animate
  5. Take a picture
  6. Move the item a tiny bit
  7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 LOTS of times!!

Success

  • Keep the iPad still
  • Move a tiny bit each time
  • Make sure your hands are out of the way
  • Export to camera roll

Y3 LF Use JIT5 to animate (2)

Jun 292018
 

Skills checklist

  • Smooth animation
  • Add or remove frames
  • Add paint effects to some frames
  • Add another character (don’t add new frames)
  • Mix page – animation + text
  • More than one mix page
  • Different mixes – text, picture, animation,…