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=**//GoAnimate//** =

GoAnimate is a website that allows users to create animated cartoons about whatever topic they want. Users can choose from a variety of cartoon characters, scenes, sound effects, hand held objects, and music to complete their animation creation. This is a free website with the option to purchase more features that requires no downloads to begin. There is no need for any artistic ability because the cartoons are already drawn which allows users to begin creating original works of art immediately. Once created, users have the option of sharing their unique animations on various social media outlets (YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, etc...) as well as the ability to view and follow other animators in the site. More about the website from founder, Alvin Hung
 * What is GoAnimate?**


 * What is GoAnimate4Schools?**
 * Simple yet Powerful:** GoAnimate 4 Schools includes a wide range of powerful yet easy-to-use animated video production tools. Students can write and record dialogue, move the characters, direct the camera, add music and sound effects - all with drag & drop tools!
 * Private, Secure Environment:** GoAnimate 4 Schools account is a safe, private platform, completely fenced off from the public internet. The students' personal information and creative expression are safe and secure, yet the platform is still flexible. With privileges granted by a teacher, videos can be shared to public sites or exported as video files, allowing students to share their work with their family.
 * Group Management:** GoAnimate4Schools works great with multiple classes. Simply create different groups and you can control which students see which animations. It's a perfect feature if you have older as well as younger students with very different topics to discuss.
 * Content Moderation:** An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. That's why GoAnimate 4 Schools provides content moderation features -- so teachers can block inappropriate words or subject matter before they are widely seen by the general public. Teachers can apply different levels of moderation to different groups. For some classes, the teachers may choose to evaluate student videos before they are published, requesting changes as they see fit. In others, teachers may choose to let the students publish videos directly. This feature provides the safety of creating in an educational environment where mistakes can be made without major repercussions.
 * Go Plus Privileges:** On GoAnimate4Schools, all users get full access to all GoAnimate featrues. No need for virtual currency. No additional fees. Users can create lots of characters, make long movies, use additional text-to-speech, and more.
 * Please note - some production themes will not be available due to content or licensing reasons
 * International Language Support:** GoAnimate supports over 20 different languages including Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese and Mandarin Chinese. For many languages, they also have regional variations, such as European and Latin American Spanish, and European and Canadian French. They also have regional dialects such as Catalan and Galician.

Use GoAnimate to Enhance Reading Engagement Using GoAnimate in the Classroom iLearn Technology: An EduBlog about Integrating Technology into the Classroom Techno Fusion: My First GoAnimate Cartoon
 * What People are Saying**


 * GoAnimate Activity**
 * 1) Watch a brief tutorial video about GoAnimate made by bplibrarian from Raleigh's own Millbrook High School!
 * 2) Sit back, relax, and enjoy some of the animations in the examples below!
 * 3) Create your own account with GoAnimate!
 * 4) Start creating your own cartoons!
 * 5) When you are all done, select your privacy settings and share with family and friends!

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 * How to Create using GoAnimate**

The potential for GoAnimate: Math: steps for solving equations, animation of story problems History: timelines or sequence of events, biographies of important historical characters, virtual debates English: retelling a scene from a published work, creating a scene from an original work, developing characterization or individual interpretation Science: periodic table, human anatomy, representing the circulatory system
 * How can GoAnimate be used in the classroom?**

__Student Examples:__ The following bookcasts were created using GoAnimate:
 * 1) "Revolver Bookcast"
 * 2) "Paper Covers Rock Bookcast"

__Teacher Examples:__
 * 1) Welcome Back to School
 * 2) Conversation in Spanish
 * 3) Newton's Laws