A simple guide on how to use this great animation tool for the participants of the 2013 TESOL EVO Workshop on Digital Storytelling for Children

1. Xtranormal
By Marisa Constantinides

3. Choose a set of ‘actors’ & if you’re going to use one or two actors in your story

4. Choose a backdrop
or ‘set’:

5. Choose a voice & accent for
each actor

6. Preview actors and setting

7. Choose
background
Sounds and
music

8. Time to write some dialogue!

9. IMPORTANT!!!! Insert the effect into the line
of dialogue FIRST in order to activate it and
choose

10. Click on the camera symbol
for different angles

11. Click on the point icon &
choose

12. Click on the motion icon and
choose

13. Listen to your lines spoken to
fix problems then preview
and publish or save for later

16. Marisa Constantinides @Marisa_C