HUE Animation Studio shortlisted for a 2024 Junior Design Award!
We are delighted to announce that our HUE Animation Studio kit has been shortlisted for the Junior Design Awards 2024 in the Best Creative Play (Educational) category! 🥳 The Junior Design Awards, hosted by the esteemed British family lifestyle publication Junior Magazine, are renowned for celebrating the finest in children’s ...
From 5 Minutes to Film Festival: Easy Stop Motion Ideas for Kids
Have you ever wanted to try stop motion animation but been put off by how long the process takes? When you consider that professional stop motion animators usually capture between 12-25 frames (photographs) to create a single second of animation, you can only imagine how long it would take to ...
HUE wins a GOLD Award from Teacher Tapp
We are delighted to announce that HUE has won a prestigious Teacher Tapp’s Gold Recommended Award for August 2024! 🥳 Each month Teacher Tapp asks over 10,000 teachers about their awareness, usage and recommendation of 30 education brands. Brands are selected based on a variety of measures, including popularity, increasing ...
The Legend of the Trojan Room Coffee Pot
Quite the dramatic title, right? The story of the Trojan Room coffee pot is every bit as interesting as you would imagine. Okay, no, the pot was not central in laying siege to Troy. But it was the subject of the world’s first webcam, which comfortably sat in the Trojan ...
HUE HD Pro and HUE Animation Studio: shortlisted for TeachCo Awards 2024!
We are delighted to announce that the HUE HD Pro document camera has been shortlisted as a Teach Awards 2024 finalist in the Edtech and Software category, and the HUE Animation Studio stop motion animation kit in the Foundation category. The winners of the awards are due to be announced in ...
PD and CPD ideas with HUE cameras
Document cameras can greatly enhance the learning experience, making lessons more interactive, engaging and effective. Here are 6 reasons to include teaching with the HUE HD Pro document camera in your professional development. 1. Instructional coaching Model effective teaching techniques such as guided reading and problem-solving. Show how to create ...
The history of stop motion part 3: Stop motion in the digital age
Since the earliest days of the motion picture, people have been using the art of stop motion to breathe life into seemingly inanimate objects. Read on for a whistle-stop tour of stop motion history, meet some notable icons, and learn about the evolution of the craft over the years! In ...
The history of stop motion part 2: The rise of stop motion special effects
Welcome to the second part of our three-part series on the history of stop motion animation. In this installment, we focus on the golden age of stop motion special effects, highlighting the artists and films that revolutionized the medium and brought fantastical worlds to life. Stay tuned for the final ...
The history of stop motion part 1: Early cinematic experiments
Since the earliest days of the motion picture, people have been using the art of stop motion to breathe life into seemingly inanimate objects. Read on for a whistle-stop tour of stop motion history, meet some notable icons, and learn about the evolution of the craft over the years! In ...
HUE wins two Creative Child Awards 2024
We are delighted to announce that HUE Animation Studio and the HUE HD Pro document camera have been selected as winners in the 2024 Creative Child Awards! HUE Animation Studio has won awards in two categories: KIDS PRODUCT OF THE YEAR in the Animation Play for Kids category. CREATIVE PLAY ...
HUE Animation Studio helps homeschoolers bring learning to life
Given the excellent STEM opportunities that the HUE Animation Studio stop motion kit provides, we recently invited some members of the homeschooling community to see for themselves. Unsurprisingly, there was some great feedback; from the photos, they clearly had fun! With thanks to The Old Schoolhouse and HomeSchoolingfinds.com. Here is what ...
Animate your emotions with HUE Animation Studio
SEL (social-emotional learning) is how an individual acquires and applies knowledge and skills to develop a healthy identity. It includes emotional regulation, empathy, and interpersonal skills. The ability to recognize facial expressions holds significant importance in social-emotional development. This fundamental skill enhances communication and deepens emotional comprehension. By guiding children ...
HUE Animation Studio is a winner in the EdTech Digest Awards 2024!
We’re very proud to announce that EdTech Digest has selected HUE Animation Studio as the WINNER of the 2024 Edtech Award in the category Arts, Music, or Creative Solution. Editor-in-Chief of EdTech Digest, Victor Rivero said: “Like our world, the whole of education—from K-12, higher education, workforce learning sectors—is currently ...
Visit HUE at Spring CUE 2024
We are delighted to share the news that HUE will be hitting the road this March and heading to beautiful Palm Springs for the 2024 Spring CUE EdTech Conference. If you are attending too, join us at the HUE Animation Playground in the Spring CUE Main Lobby. Our Creative Learning ...
HUE family favorites in the 2024 Parents’ Picks Awards!
We are delighted to announce that HUE Animation Studio and the HUE HD Pro document camera have been selected as two of The Best Educational Products in the World in the 2024 Parents’ Picks Awards! Parents’ Picks award winners are “parent-tested and kid-approved” in meeting a wide range of criteria ...
Welcome to the HUE Crew: Where Education Meets Innovation!
Calling all passionate educators with a love for innovation in the classroom! If you already know and love your HUE HD or HUE HD Pro document camera, or the HUE Animation Studio stop motion kit, or are simply curious to know more, you're in the right place! We're thrilled to ...
Meet HUE, the ‘model’ student!
Written by Julaan Govier of Cheam Common Junior Academy (LEO Academy Trust). Miss Julaan Govier BA (Hons) MA (Hons), Google Certified Educator Level 1 and 2, Primary School Teaching 2009-Present. Currently Year Five Teacher, Science Leader and Curriculum Leader at Cheam Common Junior School which is part of Leo Academy ...
Time-lapse ideas for kids
Have you ever heard the phrases ‘watching the grass grow’ or ‘watching paint dry’? Both of these sayings describe things that take a very long time to happen. Unless you are blessed with the patience of a saint (or stop motion animator) you might find processes that happen slowly incredibly boring. ...
We’re here to help over the holiday season
For advice in other languages (including French and Spanish), please click here.Notre service client francophone est là pour vous pendant les fêtes. As many people will be receiving HUE Animation Studio and other HUE products as gifts over the festive season, we would like you to know that our customer ...
How to set up the HUE Animation Studio kit
If you have purchased HUE Animation Studio for a loved one this holiday season, you might be wondering how to set the kit up in anticipation of the big gift-giving event of the year. When the ripping and rustling of wrapping paper has ceased, and all the new exciting gizmos, ...