Help with a Workshop (on a deadline)

[Gepetto]

crap, Word ate half my post.

Well, here I am, back alive! Believe it or not, everything turned out well. Actually, the kids loved it! I didn't expect them to enjoy it so much (and heck I had a lot of fun too)!

The first class only had seven students, which was great because we could give more attention to each one of them, and they did quite a lot. First I explained briefly what we were going to do and showed the example videos (some of them really liked Lost Kitten, and one girl had already seen Swingin' on a Star). They paid attention. They made little animations (like a five-minute soccer game, or a UFO abducting a cow), then they tried on some of the effects for fun. Then, a half-hour break at the Teacher's Lounge, and surprise: In spite of the 15-student/class limit, 22 kids showed up. We had to set them in pairs! The secpnd class was a rush, but it turned out fantastic! There were a lot of different, very creative ideas about. I ended up beat, but it was worth the pull. After all, how often do you get a chance like this?

General aspects:Some of them wanted to save their work, and I arranged with Zara (the arts teacher who's coordinating the project) that we encode their work in wmv (they all use Windows, so it's more accessible to them).

One of the kids had already used AfterEffects, and five wanted to obtain the software (Premiere as well as The GIMP). It looks like they had fun, so I'm satisfied ^^

In the end, I even got a certificate for giving the class (apparently it has validity if I put it in my curriculum). After the class, therer was even a little Bossa Nova concert by an ex-student. This was a great afternoon o.o

Thank you all very very much for the help, the support and the suggestons. They really helped, I'd have gone crazy without them.

They also gave me a handbag. I'd buy you all a round of drinks, but we live a little too far away ^.^