YouTube, Podcasting, Blogs, Wikis and RSS are buzz words currently associated with the term Web 2.0 and represent a shifting pedagogical paradigm for the use of a new set of tools within education. The implication here is a possible shift from the basic archetypical vehicles used for (e)learning today (lecture notes, printed material, PowerPoint, websites, animation) towards a ubiquitous user-centric, user-content generated and user- guided experience. It is not sufficient to use online learning and teaching technologies simply for the delivery of content to students. A new “Learning Ecology” is present where these Web 2.0 technologies can be explored for collaborative and (co)creative purposes as well as for the critical assessment, evaluation and personalization of information.
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Kid Pix® Deluxe 4™ for Schools is a major update of the best-selling education and creativity program. It was designed with extensive input from teachers and students to be the best personal productivity and creativity tool for every K–8 classroom.

In this version, teachers can control which graphic libraries are active for a project. This is ideal for theme-based teaching or special needs students. Teachers can add instructions to project templates, which students can listen to with the bilingual text-to-speech function.
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This tutorial is intended to teach new animation students a few basic animation techniques and workflow based on fundamental animation principles using Maya and a free character setup named walkingBall_v2.3 created by the author. This character setup or “rig” has many useful features without being overwhelming to newer students. This tutorial assumes you have a basic understanding of how to navigate the Maya interface, find menu commands, and other basic computer file management skills.
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To animate a camera with a target and to render an animation Part 1- This tutorial shows how to remove the background of a picture, for example a character shot in front of a monochrome background. The scene is created using the following pictures. Please note that this tutorial presents simple texturing methods for students taking their first 3D class. Other types of texturing workflows will be covered in later classes.
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