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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