During this week’s session, the topic was animation. I was not present for this session, however I researched the topic of animation.

Animation is becoming more commonly used in primary education. It can be used across the curriculum to increase pupil engagement in lessons. Animation can also aid visual learners in retaining subject knowledge. Most importantly, it is fun for the pupils. There are many advantages to teaching/incorporating animation into education, such as:

• it can bring a subject/topic to life
• engages the pupils
• fun to watch/create

There are also disadvantages to teaching/incorporating animation into education, such as:

• Takes a lot of effort to create a basic animation
• Needs skill to create an animation with software (e.g. flash)

References: 

• http://www.teach-ict.com/gcse_new/software/animation/miniweb/pg10.htm