When I was a senior in high school I remember putting together my senior slide show. I wish I would have known about Animoto! Animoto is so easy to use. All you have to do is choose a background, upload photos, and pick your music. Animoto does the rest. It puts in appropriate transitions and even changes the picture to the tempo of the music! The end result is a very professional looking video. To make a 30 second video it is free. For longer videos, however, there is a small monthly fee. Animoto has several different backgrounds. Anything from water and earth to fire and color squares. Also if you don’t have any music of your own to put in, Animoto has many selections from all different genres that can be used .
I think I could definitely use Animoto in my future classroom. It would be a good way to introduce a new topic. For examples in my curriculum based Animoto that I make I introduced a science topic: solids, liquids, and gases. I used the Animoto “add text” feature to put the headings: solids, liquids, and gases with written examples of each. Then I uploaded pictures of each process. Using this video to introduce a new topic will create a “need to know” for students and get them excited about learning the new information.
Animoto could also be used as a culminating experience for students. I could have each of my students make their own Animoto video showing what they learned from a unit. I could also have my students make their own video at the beginning of the year. By my students making these “All About Me” videos I can get to know them better.
Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.
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