EDTECH: Focus On K-12 - Getting Animated
Example chemistry lesson plan where students create animations to demonstrate chemical elements and compounds
Multimedia Physics Studios - Table of Contents
Collection of physics animations illustrating concepts from introductory physics
Animations
Library of science animations, movies, and tutorials, sorted by topic (chemistry, microbiology, protein synthesis, etc.)
GoAnimate - Homepage
Create animations with premade cartoon characters, backgrounds, and music. You can upload your own content too. No programming required. I could see this as a tool for digital storytelling.
Top News - Analysis: How multimedia can improve learning
Research on how effective use of multimedia can improve learning outcomes. Based on research by Mayer, Moreno, Clark, & others. Much of this is in e-Learning and the Science of Instruction, but some of these principles, especially on interactivity, aren't included in that book. (Quotes from page 4)
Direct Manipulation Principle: As the complexity of the materials increases, the impact of direct manipulation (animation, pacing) of the learning materials on the transfer of knowledge also increases.
However, when the average student is engaged in higher-order thinking using multimedia in interactive situations, on average, that student's percentage ranking on higher-order or transfer skills increases by 32 percentile points over what the student would have accomplished with traditional learning.
Adobe Flash Tutorials - Best of | Tutorials | Smashing Magazine
Extensive list of Flash tutorials with descriptions from different sources.
Animator vs. Animation by *alanbecker on deviantART
2 Cents Worth » Roller Coaster on Real Data
It’s a video game style roller coaster ride, but the ups and downs of the ride are tied directly to housing prices, adjusted for inflation from the 1800s to 2006.