Keynote would have to be one of my favourite apps! There are so many different outcomes that students can create. I especially love using the animation tools with students and empowering them to be story tellers.
During mid-winter in Aotearoa New Zealand we celebrate Matariki. Matariki is the Māori name for the cluster of stars - also known as Pleiades. The rising of these stars signal the start of the Māori New Year.
The name Matariki is an abbreviation of ‘Ngā Mata o te Ariki Tāwhirimātea’ (The eyes of the god Tāwhirimātea). This is a traditional story about the god of wind (Tāwhirimātea) who threw his eyes into the sky in a fit of rage after the separation of his mother (Papatūānuku) and father (Ranginui). The eyes formed the Matariki star cluster that we know today.
Attached is a Keynote presentation that I have used with both teachers and students that takes you through the process of animating a scene from that particular story using a combination of Tayasui Sketches School and Keynote animation.
Here is a short video demonstration of the process:
This workflow can be applied to any story scene and is a great way to familiarise students with the amazing tools that Keynote has to offer. In addition to the Keynote presentation, there is a pdf attached that will also support students through the process.
To explore more possibilities for using Keynote animation, you can check out Chapter 3 of Everyone Can Create Video Guide on the Bookstore or visit the Everyone Can Create Projects page in the Apple Education Community Learning Centre.
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November 14, 2022
Wonderful animation! Great idea - storytelling via keynote animation. Thanks for the helpful and detailed tutorial. There are so many cultural stories that students can animate, including writing and animating their own story. Thank you Mandy!
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