Make your own stop-motion animations with SAM Animation, which was built specifically for students and teachers. This easy-to-use software enables students to make the invisible visible, explain scientific concepts, make predictions, or even tell a story. Connect a Webcam to a computer or use the one built into a laptop and you are ready to make a movie. Easily snap images frame by frame, add narration and background sounds, make time-lapse movies, edit your movie by adding titles and other graphics, and share the finished product on the Web site www.samanimation.com. Teachers can create private classrooms on the site’s gallery so students can share movies safely at home and with friends. The software includes a Teacher Guide on CD with sample animations.

SAM Animation is compatible with Mac OS X (10.4 and higher) and Windows XP, Vista, and 7. Requires a Webcam, sold separately.