The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced their picks for Best Apps for Teaching & Learning 2019. “Apps recognized foster the qualities of innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration and are user friendly to encourage a community of learners to explore and discover. “

The app Stop Motion Studio “helps you to create terrific stop action movies with a whole host of unique features like the frame-by-frame editor, the never get lost timeline and the sound editor. Add backgrounds, foregrounds, sound effects, use paintbrushes, and more to make your stop motion video.”

Platform: iOS & Android
Cost: $4.99 (although it looks like there is a free version available)
Grades: All

Check out teacher reviews of this app on Common Sense Media. The site Educational Tech and Mobile Learning includes Stop Motion Studio in their list of recommended iPad apps for creating educational stop motion animation. The Techie Teacher discusses the app in this article sharing tips for creating stop motion animation in the classroom.

If you are interested in the best apps for your library, media center, or classroom, you can read our 2019 series here or find all past apps discussed in our archives.