USING ANIMOTO IN THE CLASSROOM

Professional Development Workshop 2012

WHAT IS ANIMOTO?

Web application that produces videos

from photos, video clips and music.

Animoto in 60 seconds

BENEFITS

Engaging and creative. Builds interest and

motivation. Differentiates instruction. Completely web-based. Controlled and safe

environment for students. Shared videos Easy, simple to use, and

versatile. IT’S FREE!

EXAMPLE USES IN THE CLASSROOM

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://animoto.com/education?gclid=CMfx7YbVv68CFUP

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USES IN THE CLASSROOM

Celebrate student achievement

Introduce yourself

40 Assets – School-wide character trait

focus

School commercials for homeroom

classes

New Vocabulary Word

Intro to a new unit

New country (social studies), new

experiment (science), new game (PE)

New animal (science)

Meet a character or letter of the alphabet

(reading, English), or an important

person

Intro to an important event (history)

Math concepts like area, volume, velocity

Book trailers and digital storytelling

Resource study guide

LET’S CREATE A VIDEO!

http://animoto.com/education

Feel Free to Take Notes!

*Remember a detailed tutorial link on

the video creation process is provided

on your idea activity handout.