Using+Animoto

Animoto is an online tool for turning photos into music videos. How can Animoto be used in Education? What skills do Animotos ask students to use?
 * __Easy to Use:__
 * Go to animoto.com to register. As an educator, you may request an all-access account (a $30/year value for free!). Animoto will check your details and in about a week, you'll receive an email allowing you to activate your educator account.
 * __Three Easy Steps to Make an Animoto__
 * 1) Select your pictures and import them to Animoto.
 * 2) Choose your music. You can choose something from yhour own collection (as long as it's not going online...remember copyright laws) or you may choose from Animotos large collection of copyright free music.
 * 3) Finalize your video by choosing a playback speed and a title. Click DONE and in a few minutes Animoto will create your video. You can then email it, embed it on a website, or watch it straight from the site. || media type="custom" key="7827687" ||
 * introduce a topic to students
 * demonstrate a skill
 * students can use them as a way to showcase a skill, project, or event
 * visual reports
 * demonstrate scientific experiments
 * historical timelines or events
 * digital storytelling
 * ...more???
 * visual literacy
 * mastery of online tools
 * summarizing
 * concise writing
 * analysis
 * synthesis of information
 * justification of choices/decisions
 * ...many more!!

http://loveoflit.wikispaces.com/Animoto+Videos -- this is our very own Heyworth Junior HIgh Love of Literature class animoto page! Check out what our 8th graders are doing! [] -- this is Animoto's own page for educators...be sure to check out the case study examples! Here are some more examples to take a look at...
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 * An Art Project || A Book Series introduction ||
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 * History Project by 5th graders ||  ||