This week I put together a short video using Animoto. The goal was to present the changes that Classical artists made to the human form, focussing mostly on the female body. There are some features in this product. First, you can easily upload and move images around. It looks a little like a powerpoint slide-sorter layout, so it's easy to navigate. Also, you can upload your powerpoint or Keynote as jpegs into Animoto and bam! it's done. Add your text, videos, and music and your set. However, there were some drawbacks as well; the text slides have a character limit that makes it difficult to communicate some information. You'd have to create several strings of text slides to get everything in. Second, I had a hard time finding out how to embed a YouTube clip into my Animoto. As of publication of this, I'm still looking for instructions on how to do that. Finally, I couldn't find a way to have some slides be presented longer while others are on screen for a shorter amount of time.
But I still think this is a useful tool for students. I can easily upload it to my online classes for them to view. It's more likely an even better tool for students to use to demonstrate their understanding of material. I think it could be great for vocabulary lessons where words are presented followed by images representing that word. What a great way for students and teachers to be creative!
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