Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Using Animoto to Tell Stories - PES Staff Training 9/1/11

This summer I attended a wonderful workshop with Richard Byrne called "Using Video To Demonstrate Student Learning."  It was very cool to learn about the many different video tools available to our students, but I was most excited about Animoto.   Animoto is a quick and easy way to make a video with images, text and music.  One of the best things about it is that once you've made your video, it is so easy to share online!

Kari and I got to talking about our first day back as a staff and we both agreed that it would be really fun to try Animoto for our "what did you do this summer?" conversation.  Summer is such a visual feast (sunshine, beaches, gardens, etc.) that Animoto is the perfect vehicle for showing off all the great things we did!

So, here are some directions (which hopefully you had a chance to read ahead of time).  Have fun with it!

I'm embedding my "summer story" here so you can see what that feature looks like; once your video is done, send me your embed code and I will post yours as well.  Or, even better, you can post your video on your classroom web page to show your students how you spent your summer!

Laura's Story:



Helen's Story:



Amber's Story:



Jenn's Story:



Karla's Story:



Betsy's Story:



Kari's Story:



Carrie's Story:



Lori's Story:




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