Interactive documentary and animation. Interactive Video Software and Apps.

1. Interactive Video
C. Guertin
UOIT | EDUC 5405G
28 May 15

2. Why do we use video in a
classroom situation?

3. How do we use video as
a critical pedagogy?

4. What did Grady Walker and Julie Arrighi in
their article “Participatory Video” find video
production most useful for?

5. Video packs an emotional punch

6. Kids Creating Community Content, an
American contest gives an example of
the way having students create their own
material fosters learning both inside and
outside of the classroom
4 minute sample video (for later): https://vimeo.com/6323830

7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p1yBlV7Ges
Interactive documentary is more game-like than film

8. Edmodo, interactive software for classes at
every educational level: https://www.edmodo.com/
Watch demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=128&v=0WN7MTQKfmk

9. When should a documentary be
interactive instead of linear?

10. Interactive documentary has started to
redefine our experience of news and of
documentaries.
What are the characteristics of interactive
documentary?

11. History of the Highrise:
http://www.nytimes.com/projects/2013/high-rise/

12. Interactive documentary requires a
viewer/user to be an active and interested
participant in the final product.

13. Elaine McMillion (2013)
http://hollowdocumentary.com/

14. Richard Desjardin and Robert Monderie
(NFB, 2012)
Trailer: https://www.nfb.ca/film/hole_story/http://theholestory.nfb.ca/#/theholestory

15. Journey to the End of Coal
Samuel Bollendorf and Abel Ségrétin
http://www.honkytonk.fr/index.php/webdoc/

16. iBooks Author
Watch Author Tour (3:06): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pr076C_ty_M

17. Tumult Hype – For interactive video or animation,
app development and iBooks widgets
Mac Only, $50. Watch Intro Video: http://tumult.com/hype/
Or Hype Pro $99: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfbO_reb5Xw

18. Create interactive iBooks Widgets
(Tumult Hype)
Demo: http://screencast.com/t/vIwhlHVDpu6

19. Create interactive infographics, schematics or
diagrams (Tumult Hype)
View the infographic: http://www.reuters.com/article/interactive/idUSBRE90M0ZO20130124?view=large

20. Create interactive/animated comic books
(Tumult Hype)
Read the comic: http://tumult.com/hype/gallery/RGBandU/RGBandU.html
Or an interactive dictionary: http://tumult.com/hype/gallery/ChineseMedicalLesson/ChineseMedicalLesson.html

21. Stopmo from NFB
• Watch: http://bit.ly/1HP5hCL
• $3.49 for iPad
http://blog.nfb.ca/blog/2015/03/20/12-principles-animation/

22. Interactivity fosters inductive rather
than deductive learning

23. Inductive
learning
fosters
‘noticing.’
What’s
noticing
(in pedagogical
terms)?

24. What is noticing?
Noticing is the process of students becoming aware of something in
particular; … in the inductive approach, noticing can be used to teach a
… concept when students are given the examples, and they come to
understand the rule by noticing what those examples have in common.
In a more general classroom situation, noticing can be used in many
ways:
• When a video slows down a particular activity or event or fragments it into digestible
chunks, it allows students ongoing opportunities to notice the commonalities and
differences. This way each student can become aware of the differences at his own pace.
• Teachers can provide students with opportunities for noticing simply by showing multiple
examples, say, for instance, of how camera angles or framing influence the emotional
impact of a shot in a film, or of how in a particular situation a speaker always uses a
particular grammatical construction. When the students are ready to notice the difference,
they will.
http://www.educ.ualberta.ca/staff/olenka.bilash/best%20of%20bilash/inductivedeductive.html

25. Interactive works don’t have to be
just for kids
Watch Video:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stitchmedia/imaginary-friends-bring-stories-to-life-for-your-k?ref=hero_thanks

26. Free Animation Software

27. Powtoons for Business and Education
http://www.powtoon.com/
Tutorial (10:53): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFv8L0z-72c
Watch (1:36) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldY3USp8I8g

28. Pencil (2D animation)
Simple with a clean interface. It supports both vector and bitmap images, multiple layers
and has its own in-built illustration tools (so you can either import graphics or create
them right there before animating them). Exports to .FLV format.

29. Synfig Studio
Synfig is similar to Pencil, but with a steeper learning curve. Enables the creation of
animations at a professional level. Drawing ability required.

30. Stykz (2D Animation for all platforms)
Stykz is a great tool for rudimentary animation and GIFs. Fast to learn, easy to use.
Integrates with Pivot, another node-based (and free) animation tool.

31. CreaToon
Entry-level animation program. CreaToon is cut-out based (all graphics are imported)
Not very polished, but enables real-time editing, auto in-frame filling and versatile file
format support.

32. Ajax Animator, a flash-like animation program
Ajax was developed by a 6th grader as a replacement to Adobe’s expensive Flash MX.
Full functional program is well worth checking out despite its primitive look, especially
if you’re an iPad user.

33. Blender,
professional quality 3D animation software
Steep learning curve, but professional results.

34. Chupamobile: purchase discounted
templates to develop your own app or game
http://www.chupamobile.com/

35. Interactive Video Directory
Wiki Assignment. Go to:
https://guertin-educ5405g.wikispaces.com/

36. Further reading:
“Video: How Interactivity and Rich Media
Change Teaching and Learning”
White paper by Cisco Systems
http://www.cisco.com/web/strategy/docs/education/K12_Video_WP_final.pdf