Animoto (www.animoto.com)
This Web 2.0 tool provides users with the opportunity to create their own personalized videos with a few simple clicks of the mouse. Download personal photos or add short video clips (up to 5.o seconds), add text, and select music from your computer or from those offered by Animoto. The final result is a 30 second video clip completed and sent to your email all in under 5 minutes. If the user chooses to make a longer full length video he/she can simply pay a $3.00 charge per video or purchase a $20.00 unlimited one year package. The educational uses for this type of tool seem endless. Teacher could create a series of video clips as quick study references and play one each day prior to testing. Students could use this tool to create commercial or as a cumulative end to a project. To test out the project I will be asking our 5th grade students to create a short video commercial related to Red Ribbon week with an anti-drug or anti-smoking theme. Students will be allowed time to use the Internet and download photographs to be used and then create their final project using the Animoto tool. The best of those prepared by student will be shown on morning announcements for the whole school to view. If my 5th graders can use the tool effectively then the possibilities are endless for older students. To try this Web 2.0 tool simply click on the link above. There is no cost involved with the 30-second clips only if you choose to create a full-length video, so what do you have to loose?
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