1. Integrating Technology Into Teaching Animoto

2. What Is Animoto? A web application that creates a custom video using motion graphics, effects and transitions based on uploaded photos and music.

3. What Is Animoto? Quotes (Animoto Website): ‘The End of Slideshows’ ‘Animoto videos have the visual energy of a music video and the emotional impact of a movie trailer’

4. What Are the Advantages? Very user friendly Remix option Easy to share Most importantly – it is FREE for educators

5. What Are the Advantages? Faster to create than PowerPoint presentations All videos produced are private unless shared with others by the user

6. What Are the Advantages? The Animoto website provides a catalogue of both music and pictures that can be used if a user does not have any of their own to use

7. What Are the Disadvantages? Lack of control of user in choosing the final output: specific effects and transitions that Animoto chooses Length of time each image gets in the video

8. Advantages in the Classroom For Teacher: A quick way to create an interesting set for a lesson

9. Advantages in the Classroom For Students: Allows them to display their knowledge of a concept Allows them to be creative

10. Possible Student Projects Document a field trip Display knowledge about a subject Storytelling

11. Website, Start-Up and Tutorial www.animoto.com – sign up is automaticwww.animoto.com www.animoto.com/education - need to applywww.animoto.com/education Good tutorial: http://www.slideshare.net/steven.anderso n/the-digital-classroom-animoto

12. Other Useful Technology weewebwonders.synthasite.com Dipity MyStudiyo Voki Tikatok

13. Animoto Example 6 easy steps: Choose images Drag & drop the pictures in the order you want them Choose music

14. Animoto Example Submit – wait approx. 5 mins (email sent once complete) Share – email or download Remix or edit