After some rough days, I just had one of the best lessons I conducted today at Wolf Meadow. This was with a group of kids whose lesson last week was a complete wash, mostly due to some miscalculations on my and my partner teacher's part. Well, we tried again this week, and it went so… Continue reading Quiet pause in the class
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What the kids call me
I used to always just have all the kids call me 'Mejs', when I visit schools for 'Animations with Kids'. But then, the teacher I first worked with in the fall insisted on the kids calling me 'Dr. Hasan', plus she would always introduce me to the kids, or refer to me, as "my doctor… Continue reading What the kids call me
A film with different speeds
A few months ago, I was trying to create a film of various images and clips of footage. However, all the footage was in various speeds - some in 6 frames per second (is that speed a crime in the film world?) and some in 30 frames per second. So when I added in the… Continue reading A film with different speeds
Video editing
Usually, I make animations, so I just have the rendered images all in a row, and then a single audio file - somewhat chopped up, but still coming from a single file. But a few months ago, I made more of a traditional "movie" made up of single images, bits of videos, and lots of… Continue reading Video editing
Animations with kids – my little readers
I have to take aside every student, one by one, and record with them. They read out-loud their little slip of paper on which is printed the words for their page of our animated story while I record (I just use the 'Voice' program that came installed on my laptop, is that lame? But it… Continue reading Animations with kids – my little readers
Animations with kids – paid in hugs
I get lots of hugs from second-graders these days. It's pretty nice. Sometimes when I show up in the class or the library, I get four or five little pairs of arms coming around my waist. Rarely, it's a bit of a manipulative gesture! It means, can you please pick me to animate with right… Continue reading Animations with kids – paid in hugs
Snail story – animations with kids
Did you read about "George, the loneliest snail"? It's a really sad story about the last of a tree snail species that died on January 1, 2019. I had two stories to write for my "Animations with Kids" project at Wolf Meadow. One I had thought of back in the fall. But I was stuck… Continue reading Snail story – animations with kids
Animations with kids – fifth graders
I've now started with Wolf Meadow Elementary. As with all the other schools, the teacher I"m partnering with is amazing, kind, and supportive. The only difference is now I'm working with fifth graders. I have worked with ages up to age 21, but that was in mixed-age groups put together in a library or at… Continue reading Animations with kids – fifth graders
Is Mary Poppins anti-science?
I guess a lady who floats down from the sky on an umbrella would, on first glance and by a lazy observer, have to be classified as anti-science. I guess?! I saw the movie this weekend, and I loved it. But some comments made me pause, just for a bit. There was a repetition by… Continue reading Is Mary Poppins anti-science?
Groups hugs, nose-pickers, and racism – the highs and lows of Animations with Kids
I've been teaching animation basics to the three classes at McAllister Elementary. I'm able to walk to the school - 30 minutes, each way, it's really nice. There's an ice cream shop on the way. And a new shop that sells baked goods and chips and sandwiches and stuff. When the last class came in… Continue reading Groups hugs, nose-pickers, and racism – the highs and lows of Animations with Kids
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