Animoto

I really enjoyed the presentation on Animoto. This is a great resource for personal and classroom use. It seemed very easy to use- a thirty second presentation of photos was completely free. I like that, if you choose, you can join Animoto and pay a fee to obtain different video styles and to extend your video length (I believe you mentioned that this might be free for teachers or with 'edu' addresses which would be wonderful!). I also really liked that website offers personalization of your videos by providing users with video a bunch of backgrounds and music selections. Teachers could use this in the classroom to introduce new content, make a field trip slide show, create an introductory video for the beginning of the year, or to provide students with a resource for 'about me' projects. This would be a fun way for students to introduce themselves and give the class a little show and tell about this likes, families, etc. I will definitely consider using this tool in the classroom.