Tip of the Iceberg

This is the third year Margot and I have worked on a claymation project with the Grade 5s, and we both feel this is the year that everything is coming together! I have written about our adventures with animation here and here, so you can see a bit of the history. This year, we are [...]

When I was at Teachers’ College, I remember approaching my art course with trepidation. I wasn’t too shabby at art as a child, but as I had effectively given up the subject at the ripe old age of 13, it would be fair to say I wasn’t what you’d call confident! One of the first [...]

In terms of artistic ability, I’m afraid to say that my sister Shelley got the lion’s share of the talent being dished out in my family. I do appreciate art however, so it was with great interest that I found these videos demonstrating the amazing possibilities of the Brushes app on the iPad. Well, I [...]

The Singapore International Student Film Festival 2011 is just around the corner, so much of my time working with kids centres around video projects at the moment (I’m in heaven, I tell you!). I will explain other projects in more detail later, but with Grade 5′s, our wonderful Art teacher @togramann has been brave enough [...]

Every now and then I think it’s character building to step outside your comfort zone and try something you wouldn’t normally try. That’s what I kept telling myself – repeatedly – having made the decision to take on Stop-Motion Animation. Luckily for me, people who have far more patience than I were on hand to [...]

I have been getting a lot of questions about the Apps we have on our iPod Touches at school, so here you are: Miss Spell Free Check to see whether the word lists are spelled correctly or not. Super Hangman LE & Global High Scores Free Fairly standard Hangman app, with good graphics Story Kit [...]