Links for Animation

Hand drawn animations and storyboards
http://www.cln.org/themes/cartoons.html
http://www.mediaed.org.uk/posted_documents/Storyboarding.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand-drawn_animation

General teaching and learning animation
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-animation.htm
http://www.channel4.com/4talent/moveit/s1-what-is-animation.html
http://www.actf.com.au/learning_centre/school_
 resources/productions/lej/lesson_plans/elvisb.htm
http://www.youthlearn.org/learning/activities/multimedia/animation.asp
http://www.actf.com.au/learning_centre/school_resources/teaching
_kits/ani/units/ani_tk.htm

Flip books
http://www.flipbook.info/index_en.php
http://www.flippies.com/
http://home.att.net/~RTRUSCIO/FLIPBOOK.htm
http://familycrafts.about.com/library/projects/blflipface.htm
http://www.shortcourses.com/display/display3-8.html

Teaching flipbooks
http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/growing/flipbk.html
http://www.nga.gov/kids/stella/activityflip.htm

Digital flipbook software:
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2005/11/how_to_make_flipbooks.html

Examples of animations online

Aardman www.aardman.com/

Harvey Krumpet & other animations by Adam Elliot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSJVl24LRtk Harvey Crumpet Part1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6njuCt5-U4&NR=1Cousin

If you search for claymation at Youtube, you will find hundreds of examples of claymation films and instructional videos.
http://www.youtube.com/

Here are some good examples
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rldRO8SiQk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxQcBKUPm8o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jde4qHbCtSg

Animation software

There are programs that are either shareware or freeware that will take still images and turn them into animation. Here are some popular ones you can download.  

For an overview of Stop motion software and tools http://www.stopmotionworks.com/stopmosoftwr.htm#redirect

For other tips and tricks with stop motion
http://www.darkstrider.net/tech1.html

How to animate clay
www.animateclay.com
http://www.stopmotionworks.com/stopmosoftwr.htm#redirect
http://www.wikihow.com/Animate-Clay
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Simple-Claymation-With-a-Webcam-and-Windows-Movie-Maker
http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Figurine-for-Clay-Animation
http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Claymation-Armature

Links for free 2D animation software
http://www.plasticanimationpaper.dk/
http://www.aniboom.com/ShapeshifterAnimachine.aspx
http://www.toggle.com/lv/group/view/kl34879/Microsoft_GIF_Animator.htm