Alan Phelps
IL
Stern, J. (2011, May). The Best
Animation Tools, from CrazyTalk and Toon Boom to Free Web Apps. Retrieved from http://www.slj.com/2011/05/reviews/tech/the-best-animation-tools-from-crazytalk-and-toon-boom-to-free-web-apps/
Summary
This is a good informative review article
discussing online animation tools and some of the ways they are being used in
schools. The article talks about the importance of schools giving students a
creative outlet and tools to express themselves but the bulk of the article is
a review of the best pay and free online animation tools. CrazyTalk and
ToonBoom were selected as the best pay tools and they recommend quite a few
free online sites like AniBoom and CreaToon 3.0 as two of the best. They also
review and recommend some non-animated comic strip creation tools that look fun
and interesting.
Evaluation
I liked this article because it was non biased
and informative. It gave good concise information on each tool or website and
explained what they liked and disliked about each. I am particularly interested
in this because next year I want to begin creating a maker space in the high
school library at which I am the TL. Over the course of the next few years I
want to use part of the library space for drawing, digital storytelling,
animation, video making, and someday, maybe even 3-D printing. I will refer
back to this article when I am ready to begin work on this space. While this
article is from 2011 I think it is still relevant but I need to look into the
recommended sites and tools to see if they are still at the top.
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