In October 2022, we set Falkirk schools a new challenge task for Halloween – to use MarkUp on their Connected Falkirk devices to create their own Halloween costume. Find out more about the challenge itself and the spooktacular results below.
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The Challenge
The Task
Who's up for a Halloween challenge?π
We want to see who can create the best Halloween costume using camera and Markup on your Connected Falkirk Deviceπ§ββοΈπ§ββοΈποΈ
Just take a pictureπΈand then get creative! See the comments for some examplesπWe can't wait to see your resultsπ€© pic.twitter.com/tLz6EeAvZb
— Connected Falkirk (@ConnectedFalk) October 24, 2022
Examples
Excited to finally be able to fulfill my lifelong ambition to be Harry Potter π§Ήπͺ ^Lauren pic.twitter.com/EtCE8id22w
— Connected Falkirk (@ConnectedFalk) October 24, 2022
Clowning around using camera, markup and keynote to make my first Halloween costume of the year as an animated GIF π€‘ (I'd like to take this opportunity to apologise to all my old art teachers for these examples π«£) #costumecontest pic.twitter.com/mvbGcaFvVn
— Connected Falkirk (@ConnectedFalk) October 24, 2022
π‘Idea
Secondary teachers π’ For Halloween why not get pupils to do the #MarkupMagic Challenge as a quick starter and get them to design a costume specifically related to your subject or current topic? ππππ©βπ€Famous scientist example below ππ₯Ό pic.twitter.com/dXexZXWyBw
— Connected Falkirk (@ConnectedFalk) October 27, 2022
How-To Make An Animated GIF
A few people have asked how I turned my clown Halloween Challenge Task costume drawing into an animated GIF π€‘ Here's a quick wee how-to video that should help πβΆοΈ https://t.co/WudmKOi1Xg pic.twitter.com/EzxYYmj7KZ
— Connected Falkirk (@ConnectedFalk) October 25, 2022
The Results
Celebrating Success – A Halloween Costume Collage
Happy Halloween from Connected Falkirk! π
Thank you so much to everyone who got involved in our Halloween Challenge Task for this year – Markup Magic π§ββοΈπ€‘
We received over 150 excellent examples of pupil costumes and used them to create our Halloween picture message below ππͺ pic.twitter.com/Ix9ZKHQMSi
— Connected Falkirk (@ConnectedFalk) October 31, 2022
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Thanks you @ConnectedFalk, we really enjoyed taking part in the Halloween #CostumeContest! π Can you spot your design amongst the photos @DeanburnPS_P7? #markup #magic #halloween #costume #contest #fun pic.twitter.com/DfAADyG0Sf
— Deanburn PS P7 (@DeanburnPS_P7) November 8, 2022
Thanks @ConnectedFalk our pupils really enjoyed this task! We look forward to the next one! @BonessAcadLib pic.twitter.com/mMPl64bm5q
— Bo'ness Academy Eng (@BAEnglish6) November 8, 2022
We used the Mark Up tool on the iPads to create spooky Halloween pictures from objects in the classroom! Ask us how we used this tool! ππ»π§#iPads #MarkUp #Photos #Halloween #Spooky #ICT #Confidence #Fun #Sharing @ConnectedFalk π pic.twitter.com/YNwx4Jwfof
— DeanburnPS P5/4M (@DeanburnPS_P5_4) November 2, 2022
We took part in the #MarkUpChallenge @ConnectedFalk pic.twitter.com/JFDQAMWSud
— Miss Risk P6R (@beanxmissrisk) November 1, 2022
Some Halloween markup fun today. We loved being creative! π» π @ConnectedFalk @RAiSE_falkirk pic.twitter.com/MdKnQRf5wh
— MPS_P7 (@MPS_P7) October 31, 2022
More of our Halloween fun afternoon!
We decorated skulls, did some spooky drawings and made 3D pumpkins! @ConnectedFalk challenged us to use markup on the iPads to create Halloween costumes! Here are some of our designs ππ»π§π»ββοΈ pic.twitter.com/i1I1HqziDV
— Mrs Manuel (@KPS_Primary5M) October 31, 2022
1/ 22 Today we created some spooky animated gifs using our @ConnectedFalk devices. So many digital skills being developed in this activity; screen shot, remove background, mark-up and animate. Donβt they look great! @RAiSE_falkirk pic.twitter.com/0oCUNtYMB8
— Mrs McKay (@MrsMcKayDigital) October 31, 2022
P7M enjoyed taking part in the @ConnectedFalk Halloween challenge today! pic.twitter.com/7gvLb3EhU1
— St Margaret's PS (@stmargaretsps) October 31, 2022
P6C had a great time doing the #markupmagic challenge during Art this week for @ConnectedFalk! Can anyone guess who is under the costumes!? π§ββοΈ π π» #banttech #bantdigital #bantcreativity pic.twitter.com/DRylO34J21
— Bantaskin P6C (@BantMissCollins) October 31, 2022
My daughter J had a fantastic time at school creating this with you, thank you so much pic.twitter.com/oRZoDtDlLH
— Julie mcgillivray (@JoolsMcG) October 29, 2022
1. Today we had so much fun participating in the Halloween Markup challenge from @ConnectedFalk
Can you tell who is hiding behind each costume? @Kinneil_PS pic.twitter.com/f8xgIbQ8Lh— MrsMcMurdoP4M (@MrsMcMurdoKPS) October 28, 2022
We had fun clowning around and taking part in the @ConnectedFalk Halloween #MarkupMagic task π pic.twitter.com/oHf9hH9PMH
— St Andrewβs P6A (@MrsAdamsP6) October 28, 2022
We created animated Halloweβen costumes GIFs using KeyNote for the #markupmagic challenge π π§π»π@ConnectedFalk pic.twitter.com/gfNTK9jXQG
— P7M & Miss McLuckie (@MissMcLuckieHPS) October 28, 2022
P7M developed the skills in creating animated GIFs. Taking on the @ConnectedFalk Halloween Challenge they learned how to animate a photo using Keynote! Outstanding! 5 of 5 π π€©ππ» pic.twitter.com/gtWm2iljju
— Mr McGrath (@MrJMcGrathCPS) October 28, 2022
We have been having lots of fun making our own animated gifs #markupmagic @ConnectedFalk pic.twitter.com/EtI296unZ6
— MPS-Primary6 (@MPS_Primary6) October 28, 2022
We have been having lots of fun making our own animated gifs #markupmagic @ConnectedFalk pic.twitter.com/lJZrZBE025
— MPS-Primary6 (@MPS_Primary6) October 28, 2022
We also got very creative using keynote to make an animated gif of us in Halloween costumes π»π»π @ConnectedFalk pic.twitter.com/1fRfy3813x
— P6G (@P6GHOMPS) October 27, 2022
@ConnectedFalk Another great costume! #costumecontest @KPS_Primary6E pic.twitter.com/jGgTsFboDz
— Mrs Jack (@KPS_MrsJack) October 27, 2022
We were very excited today to create our animated Halloween costumes using our @ConnectedFalk iPads on the #keynoteapp #markupmagic π π§π»ππ€‘ pic.twitter.com/Tvrr70cTvV
— P7HWPS (@P7HWPS) October 26, 2022
What do you think @ConnectedFalk of our #costumecontest ideas! We had such fun creating these! π» π§ββοΈ π π§ @KPS_Primary6E @KPS_DigiLeaders pic.twitter.com/PimHB5FOJV
— Mrs Jack (@KPS_MrsJack) October 26, 2022
We took part in the @ConnectedFalk challenge to create the best Halloween costume using camera and Markup π§ββοΈπ§ββοΈποΈ. Very creative and diverse results pic.twitter.com/MwJvzeEtb4
— Laurieston P6B & Miss Thompson (@LauriestonP6B) October 26, 2022
J used the Keynote and Markup on his iPa to create an animated GIF of his Halloween costume ππ @MissCurrie_Slam @ConnectedFalk pic.twitter.com/mkLnNI5C7v
— Mrs Murray @Slamannan (@MrsMSlam2022) October 26, 2022
Trying it out with a clown to join you!! Thanks for the help video π Canβt wait to try this with classes πππ€‘ππ @dennyprimsch @nurserydennyps @ConnectedFalk @Miss_McKechnie pic.twitter.com/1BpIHzg7jE
— David Hedley (@MrH_DPS) October 25, 2022
@ConnectedFalk here are some of our completed #costumecontest entries! π»ππ#halloween #costume #contest #digi #camera #markup #creative pic.twitter.com/yliFEJUaMb
— Deanburn PS P7 (@DeanburnPS_P7) October 25, 2022
@ConnectedFalk we are making a start on the #costumecontest this afternoon! Canβt wait to see the finished results! #halloween #costume #digi #camera #markup #sketchesschool #draw #colour π»ππ pic.twitter.com/jozStnyZx7
— Deanburn PS P7 (@DeanburnPS_P7) October 25, 2022
Challenge accepted – camera and markup magic @ConnectedFalk @BonessAcadLib pic.twitter.com/kE1fMTO0KO
— Bo'ness Academy Eng (@BAEnglish6) October 25, 2022