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Today was a refreshing day at the Under Armour headquarters in Baltimore, MD. Around 100 local middle school girls gathered around female professionals from well-known brands such as Proctor and Gamble (Cover Girl makeup line), Northrop Grumman, Wells Fargo, and the US Department of Energy to learn about STEM careers ...

Eileen Teo has produced a wonderful hands-on review of HUE Animation Studio over at her blog ET Speaks From Home. Her two children (aged four and five) star in a series of beautiful ‘behind the scenes’ pictures showing exactly what it’s like to create a stop motion animation project from ...

After reading Melissa’s post last Thursday about time allocation and her three tips to find balance, it got me thinking about time, the creative process, and what to do when you are stuck. As you all know by now, I do a lot of creating. Whether I am writing, making ...

One of the challenges of technology - in both the classroom and life in general - is how it can take up time just as much as it saves time. I know many teachers would agree with this. And it's stressful. It's so hard to keep up with the latest ...

Have you seen the film ParaNorman? Yahoo! Screen has posted some fascinating videos which give an insight into how the creators put the movie together. The first shows how Norman was made. What makes it even better is that the clip is shot in time-lapse, another stop motion technique! The ...

You can do anything you want to do! You can be anything you want to be! When was the last time you heard someone say these words to you? As an adult, we may not hear these phrases uttered to us very often. Somewhere along the line we were asked ...

For years SXSW has been debuting fabulous musicians at their annual March festival in Austin, and recently the event has become the go-to debut for new tech startups like Twitter and Zaarly (some more successful than others...) That said, it's only natural for the Education sector, which has become a ...

One question we’re often asked by teachers who are looking to integrate Hue into their lessons as a low-cost visualiser is whether we can recommend any additional software packages. A lot of people want to take advantage of the teaching opportunities that a portable camera offers but with so many ...

We were blown away when we saw the phenomenal animation that Elizabeth’s family produced with HUE Animation Studio as part of her detailed blog post reviewing the kit. The whole family got involved and produced a movie all about a recent holiday in such high quality that we could hardly ...

I must admit – as many who follow iCreate have noticed as well – bringing Jason on board as our social media / community manager earlier this year has not only been effective, but a lot of fun for me as a founder. At least once a week in my ...

Its that time of year that evokes so many emotions, memories, and anticipation in us all. What time are we referencing you ask; back to school time, of course! For children it is a bittersweet time. On one hand you get to be with all of your friends and peers, ...

Blogger Raisie Bay has written a glowing review of HUE Animation Studio and shared a few lovely videos made by her creative family! We love the tips she included for other parents who are starting out with animation and the kids made so many models for the videos - truly ...

We're very pleased to be able to announce that we'll be a silver sponsor of the SCHOLAR bus as it makes its way around schools in Scotland this year to meet teachers and students. The bus will travel to ten locations between Ayrshire and Dundee over the course of the ...

Show of hands: How many of you start your day with your smartphone in your hands? Okay, so now that we have gotten that out of the way, and we all feel a little bit better about admitting our addiction and dependency for instant technology, lets talk about how we ...

Yes, you're right. This is probably one of the first blog posts you've read this month about 'Back to School' ... OK. Maybe not. But, as they say, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em, and it just turns out we do have some reflections on the return to grading, ...

We recently featured on Elaine’s charming Fun as a Gran blog, where she talks the reader through introducing HUE Animation to her daughter and grandchildren. Reading the descriptions of the kids quickly getting to grips with the process of stop motion animation took us back to when we first tried ...

Learning to animate? Try watching some classic stop motion films! How did you first become interested in the world of stop motion animation? For many of us, the answer is that we saw a stop motion movie or television series in our youth. The movie industry has been making use ...

I was inspired to write this post today after reading about the Incubator School in LA, CA on EdSurge. A school to foster mini entrepreneurs. Brilliant. And it reminded me of my own early-stage ventures at the age of 10 that I'm still amazed never received VC financing or TechCrunch ...

Creativity can strike at any moment, and I truly believe that each and every one of us is creative, and has the ability to create amazing things. While some of us are artistically inclined, others have musical talent, and some have creativity in a number of other areas that they ...

Technology blog Gadget Speak has posted a review of our HUE camera, praising its portability and adaptability when it comes to using it as a visualiser (or document camera, if you're reading this from the US). We've already had a lot of positive feedback from teachers who find it useful that they can pop ...