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This album is updated with Excerpts From Animating History
https://books.apple.com/us/book/animating-history/id1461723537
Create a digital maker space that connects art and history. Start by researching free to use and reuse primary source posters from the Library of Congress or the plethora of copyright free art sources in the Library. Then drive inquiry, facilitate choice, prompt questions and foster design thinking as students analyze and animate the primary source. An important part of the learning lies in the analysis of the poster and the design process. Encourage subtle and meaningful animation to enhance and not detract from the message. The art is a window into the history of the time and the animation teaches communication and design skills.
For the fun of learning, try your hand (or device!) at animating a poster from the Library of Congress collections. The challenge from Poster House is the inspiration but without entering the contest students can learn about art and the WPA as they bring to life posters. You try it too and post your animated re-mixes (and tools used) here. Original post on this topic is here.
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Brilliant 
Cheryl Davis
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Thank you,
Cheryl Davis
, for the reminder about the tech engaging Poster House animation contest and the more traditional great resource of Library of Congress posters which are free to use and reuse!
I think you may have given me an idea for an upcoming lesson. Thanks
Cheryl Davis
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Cheryl Davis
, do you think the software you use would have the capability of "painting" the blue horse on this WPA poster?
I think so 
Mary Johnson
. Do you want me to give it a try? This is a wonderful poster!
That would be great fun,
Cheryl Davis
! I saw this poster today from Primary Source Nexus - https://primarysourcenexus.org/2013/04/today-in-history-works-progress-administration/ - in honor of the approval of the WPA on this day in 1935.
Super! A WPA Today in history!
Here is the link to the very simple animation. I think that is the fun of it. The animation needs to be very subtle as not to take away (too much) from the original art but just enough to make one stop and notice a little more. I’ll try to upload to my poster collection.
Thanks
Mary Johnson
! Superb
Cheryl Davis
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For those interested - EPUB guide published on the Apple book store on how to use iOS Keynote and the PLOTAVERSE app to animate primary source posters. https://books.apple.com/us/book/animating-history/id1461723537
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