iWCA Course-Web and Computer Animation Course
Platforms
PC, Mac, Chromebook
Length
Semester, Year
Industry Certification
Stackable Internation Industry-Recognized Cerfication
Free Animation Tools Suite
Web-based PC, Mac and Chromebook ready
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Web and Computer Animation Curriculum
Bring Static Ideas to Life with Professional Animation Skills—Accessible on Any Device.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects sustained growth for animators as demand surges in video games, streaming media, and marketing. However, many schools struggle to launch these programs due to high software costs and hardware requirements.
Our Web and Computer Animation curriculum removes these barriers, providing a cloud-native pathway for students to master the "12 Principles of Animation" and enter this high-wage STEM field. Whether you have a dedicated Adobe lab or a 1:1 Chromebook initiative, we have a version that fits your infrastructure. We offer two distinct pathways: the CTEAnimator Version (browser-based) and the Animate Version (Adobe-ready).
Why Districts Choose Our Game Program
Cloud-Native Rendering: High-Speed Performance on Chromebooks
Traditionally, animation requires high-end workstations with powerful GPUs. Our CTEAnimator version uses cloud-native rendering technology, meaning the "heavy lifting" happens on our servers, not the student's device. This ensures every student has a smooth, professional experience using Chromebooks, Macs, or PCs—eliminating the need for $2,000 laptops. This hardware equity ensures that every student, regardless of district budget, can produce high-fidelity 2D and 3D animations in real-time.
The "Virtual Internship" Learning Model
We go beyond traditional tutorials. Students enter a Virtual Internship where they act as a new hire at a professional animation studio, managing real-world challenges like:
- Client Communication: Receiving emails and voicemails from virtual "clients" requesting specific design changes.
- Project Deadlines: Living the production cycle from scriptwriting and storyboarding to final rendering.
- Workplace Ethics: Learning professional standards of intellectual property, copyright, and digital security.
- Collaborative Logic: Understanding how an animation studio functions as a team, moving assets from storyboard to the final audio-engineered soundscape.
Industry-Recognized Credentials (IRCs) & Perkins V
Through our partnership with Web Professionals Global, students can earn an international industry-recognized certification at no additional cost to the school.
- Stackable Career Skills: Students build a digital portfolio of animated shorts, music videos, and marketing assets.
- Funding Compliance: Mapped to Perkins V and state CTE standards, ensuring your program qualifies for federal grant support. These certifications serve as the definitive entry point for students ready to prove their readiness for professional-level roles.
The Learning Journey: Mastery of the 12 Principles of Animation
Using a project-based approach, students master the industry-standard "12 Principles of Animation." Mastery areas include:
- Anatomical Movement: Designing lifelike character walk cycles, lip-syncing, and rigging using the principles of "Squash and Stretch" and "Anticipation."
- Audio Engineering: Creating original sound effects and music soundscapes to support visual narratives, learning how audio pacing drives emotional impact.
- Scripting & Storyboarding: Learning visual planning and persuasive language to maximize message impact before a single frame is animated.
- Special Effects: Mastering tweens, motion effects, and 2D/3D integration, focusing on "Follow Through" and "Overlapping Action."
Launch Your Animation Studio Today
The 2026 labor market is looking for the next generation of visual storytellers. With CTeLearning, you have the professional tools, industry-validated standards, and "Legendary Teacher Support" to help your students succeed from Day One. Our curriculum is professionally relevant, moving beyond rote memorization toward actual experiential mastery.
Request Your Free Demo Today to experience the Virtual Internship and cloud-based animation suite.
Interested in learning more? Check out our article on how the Web and Computer Animation course and certification play a key role in our career pathway offerings.
VIDEOS, SKILL TUTORIALS, INDUSTRY EXPERTS
ASSESSMENTS WITH TEACHER SOLUTIONS
12+ PROJECTS
LEGENDARY TEACHER SUPPORT
What Teachers Can Expect Their Learners to Achieve
- Understand the basics of animation, the design process, and critical assessment
- Understand the basics of creating characters, walk cycles, lip-sync, and life-like movement
- Recognize what it takes to be a professional in the industry
- Understand the fundamentals of scriptwriting and persuasive language as it applies to engaging a target audience
- Creating original sound effects for animation
- Creating original music for animation
- Professional storyboarding techniques, creating storyboards, and sculpting targeted messages for the best impact
- Audio engineering soundscapes for animation
- Demonstrate how to produce and deliver final products for desktop or web use.
- Able to analyze, test, and critically review work and use feedback to improve the animation and its message
- How to present animated designs to a client
- Understand the legal issues of intellectual property
- Create a Portfolio of animations with varied messaging that can be shown to potential employers
- Produce animations with special effects including tweens and other motion effects
- Learn how to animate music videos, long and short-form animations, and marketing animations
Course Specifications
- Platforms – PC, Mac, and Chromebook**
- Length – Semester/Year
- Career Cluster – Information Technology/Arts, AV Technology and Communications
- International Industry Recognized Certifications – Yes, Embedded and Free
- Standards & Alignments - National, State, Industry, CTE, TEKS , and more - just ask us
- Course Completion Digital Badge (Free) – MS, HS, Adult
- Level – Middle School, High School, Post-Secondary
- Curriculum Delivery – Web-based
- Student Competitions – Yes
- CEUs – Available for Teacher Training
- Prerequisites for Facilitator – None
- Prerequisites for Students – None
- 3rd Party Tools – Use our free Web-based CTeL Animation Suite - Nothing to install (or bring your own Adobe Animate)
** Our free Web Animation Suite is fully Chromebook, PC and Mac ready. All your students creative work is done in the cloud with nothing to intall on their device.
“I demo your curriculum during “Back to School Night.” Every year the parents are so impressed with the course. They really like the fact that their students are doing a, “Virtual Internship.” They also like how the curriculum is very interactive.”
-Marilyn Cunneen Marina HS, CA
“I kept thinking of how great it would be to integrate technology into the classrooms and apply it to elevant job skills. I waited a long time for someone to come up with a curriculum that would be rigorous and hold the interest and attention of students throughout the length of the course. Thank goodness, I Support Learning just did this.”
-Brad Schofield, Technology Teacher Campbell County High School, Gillette WY
"Parents tell me that when the students go home they are always talking about the class and about the ISL curriculum from which they learned. The teachers tell me how easy and flexible this curriculum is."
-Dr. Yusuf Al-Hassan Academy Administrator Kansas City, MO
“I have been working with CTeLearning for over 12 years now, so when you have chosen to use a company’s curriculum for that long, it shows what you think about their curricula and service.”
-Doug Devine North High School Eau Claire WI
“This is high level thinking at its best. I see skills and ability levels in here that I don’t see in other classes.”
-Randy Surline, MS Educator West Branch School District MI
“This curriculum allows the students to do a lot of thinking on their own and be creative.”
-Mike McAlloon Educator Wylie, TX
Frequently Asked Questions
Can My School Run 3D Animation on Standard Student Laptops?
Absolutely. We use cloud-native rendering technology so that the "heavy lifting" happens on our servers, not the student's device. This ensures every student has a smooth, high-speed animation experience.
What Industry Skills Will Students Master?
Students learn the 12 principles of animation, 3D modeling, rigging, and character movement using tools that mirror professional studio workflows.
Is This Animation Course Perkins V eligible?
Yes. It is designed as a high-skill, high-wage career pathway that meets the rigorous requirements for federal Perkins V funding and state CTE audits.
We now offer two new versions of this curriculum
Our CTEAnimator Version includes our new and free Web-Based Animation Tools Suite (PC,Mac, and Chromebook ready).
Our Animate Version is for customers who have their own Adobe Animate school license.
Just let us know which version you would like when you order. Contact us today!
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