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Tony Dusko (Mr. Dusko to his students) is an elementary school teacher, former microbiologist, artist, and creator of the animated Notebook Babies shorts. Channel Frederator caught up with him this summer to find out where he got his mad animating skills, how his films are impacting his students, and what he’s working on now.

Channel Frederator: What made you decide to leave the world of microbiology to pursue teaching?

Tony Dusko: Basically I was bored. And I wasn’t having any fun. When you teach kids, every day is different and dull moments are few. It is a very tough job, but a fun job with lots of rewards.

CF: You studied art and have an artistic background, but were there any pros/cons to studying animation later in life?

TD: Well the challenge of studying something later in life is that you often have a full time job, so traditional university courses are usually out of the question. [Read more…]

Summer is in full effect, but that doesn’t mean you have to let that big, sexy brain of yours go to waste! We’re bringing you some educational cartoons that are so much fun, you may get ambush-taught! Plus we’ve got some plain ol’ silly stuff, too. And let’s not forget everyone’s summer crush, the Fredbot.

So get out of sun and get some learnin’ done. Briefly.

“What is a Friend?”, submitted by Tony Dusko – Bored with microbiology, Mr. Dusko became a teacher and used his artistic skills for good! This is one of many adorable shorts about topics like being polite, taking care of pets, doing homework and dealing with bullies.

“Manifestations”, submitted by Giles Timms – A story of love… in all the weird places.

“Fco Aragón”, submitted by Santi Agustí – Colorful, retro, poppy short by freelance artist Santi Agustí.

“Some Facts About Owls”, submitted by Tony Dusko – Mr. Dusko again! Get [Read more…]