Animoto
Animoto is an online tool that allows you to create slideshow videos to teach a lesson, promote your school, and share with families as a memento. Students can also benefit by using Animoto with using tech skills, planning, organizing, collaboration, writing, and speaking, for any subject as a presentation tool.
This is a tool that I knew of, but never used. I actually had an Animoto account that according to the site, stated I signed up for about five years ago. It must have been a tool mentioned at a PD that I signed up for and then forgot about. Sound familiar? The links with all the tools to choose from was overwhelming, but when I saw Animoto, I thought I would give it a chance. Boy, I'm glad I did.
At first, I was disappointed that the 8 photos or so that I selected had to be narrowed down to about 5. Then I remembered that Powtoon offers a special account for educators, so I thought I would find out if Animoto offers the same thing. Just like Powtoon, Animoto gives you a year with the educators account, then you just renew yearly.
