What:
Google Slides is far more than a presentation tool. Google Slides can also be used to create stop motion animation videos. Stop motion animation brings static objects to life. You can create stop motion animation easily through Google Slides by duplicating slides and moving the static objects.
Why:
Stop motion animation is a great assignment for students to complete for various projects including telling a story, visualizing a historical event, demonstrating a scientific concept, and more. Creating stop motion animation videos engages students and allows them to move from consuming content to creating content.
How to:
Creating a stop motion animation video can be as easy or as complicated as you want. The easy example shows clouds moving to cover the sun. The first slide was created to include the tulips, sun, and three clouds. The three clouds were selected and grouped to move as one image. The first slide was then duplicated and the clouds were moved a little to the left on the second slide. The second slide was then duplicated and the clouds were moved to the left again. The process was repeated until the clouds covered the sun. Once the slides were finished they needed to be published by clicking file and choosing publish to the web. It is best to choose to advance slides every second unless the stop motion animation video includes a voiceover and then the advancement of the slides should match the voice over. Once the slide deck is published, copy and paste the link into a new window in order to see the movement of the clouds.
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TLDR (too long didn’t read):
Google Slides is far more than a presentation tool. Google Slides can also be used to create stop motion animation videos. Stop motion animation brings static objects to life. You can create stop motion animation easily through Google Slides by duplicating slides and moving the static objects.
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