Animoto

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**Using Video to Learn Academic Content--Web 2.0 style**

In this segment you will work with a partner to create a content related short video using [|Animoto] Animoto automatically produces well-orchestrated, unique pieces from your photos, video clips and music.


 * Step 1:**

Go to [|Animoto] and register.


 * Step 2:**

[|Here is an example of a content clip.]


 * Step 3:**

With a partner create a short create a 30 second video to define online content creation. Either create a definiion or use: Process by which students construct and redesign knowledge by actively encoding and decoding meaning on the world through the use of ever shifting multimodal tools You can use Flickr Commons ( [|www.flickr.com/commons] ) to find photos with no copyright restrictions for your video.

Create a content video for you class. Some suggestions for content clips are:
 * Step 4: During Design Time Create a video for your Moodle Class**
 * Book Trailer
 * Public Service Announcement
 * Literary Elements
 * Grammar Mini Lesson
 * Dramatize a poem
 * Favorite scene from a book, play, or movie
 * Story Remix
 * Other ideas?

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Animoto Tutorial


 * What is Animoto?**

It’s a web 2.0 tool that allows you/students to create online slideshows with

music and audio. While there are several packages available, the free

version allows you to make a 30 second video using your own images or

images from the web.


 * How do I get started?**

Go to www.animoto.com and Register yourself for a free account.

On the registration page you can select your username and password.


 * Create a Video**

After you’ve signed in, you will see a starting page which lists your previous

videos and allows you to create a new one. When you select “Create

Video”, the program will ask you to select the type among the options

shown below. They will usually attempt to sell the upgraded version of

animoto but for the free version, simply select “Short”.


 * Three Step Process…**
 * Step One: Upload Images**

In the first step of actually creating the video, you will need to select your

image or video files. If you choose to use videos, be sure they are no longer

than a 5 second clip.

Use your own images by uploading materials or use images from the web

or the Animoto library as shown below:


 * Step Two: Music**

Again, you may use music from a file on your computer or select among

the files provided by Animoto. Either way, the clip will be limited to only the

first 30 seconds for the free program.

Animoto has a fairly wide selection of free music clips by different genre.


 * Step Three: Finalize and Publish**

Once you get to the final section you will need to wait a few minutes for

the slide show to be generated and recorded. As it works, you’ll see this

screen:

When completed, the slideshow will come up and be ready to play.

If you click the “Video Toolbox” in the lower right corner, you’ll have the

option to share the file by sending emails, copying the link or copying the

embed code to place it into your own website.

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