Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
With this easy-to-use tool from Meta AI, teachers can instantly turn their students’ drawings of four-limbed figures into animated gifs doing dozens of different moves, from kickboxing to tightrope walking. Here’s a quick demo of how to use the tool—and some learning outcomes early elementary teachers are tying it to—from Edutopia’s assistant editor Daniel Leonard.
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With this easy-to-use tool from Meta AI, teachers can instantly turn their students’ drawings of four-limbed figures into animated gifs doing dozens of different moves, from kickboxing to tightrope walking. Here’s a quick demo of how to use the tool—and some learning outcomes early elementary teachers are tying it to—from Edutopia’s assistant editor Daniel Leonard.
Try Animated Drawings here: sketch.metademolab.com
Find more resources for using generative AI in the classroom at: edutopia.org/topic/chatgpt-generative-ai
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![60-Second Strategy: Mystery Number
Starting class with this fun math review activity gets students out of their seats, boosts their problem-solving skills, and promotes collaboration.
Students like puzzles, especially [in] middle school,” says St. Marys Area Middle School teacher Nick Rhoades. “So its a nice way to provide a little mystery and intrigue to start the day.” He’s referring to Mystery Number, a math review and warm-up activity he does with his classes every other week. “It captures their attention. It also gets them to think about skills that weve already discussed.
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