Great Storytelling with Animoto

Recently, my daughter has simply fallen in love with Animoto.  If you aren't in-the-know with Animoto (say it fast) -- it is a wonderful little online and mobile digital storytelling vehicle that is easy enough for anyone to use, and powerful enough to make some really impactful videos.  The platform makes it easy and fun for for anyone to create online stories using audio, video and pictures -- and then easily share them with anyone they wish.

Here's how it works...  after you select your theme (think how it looks and feels), you use Animoto's simply upload tool to add your own video clips and pictures to your story.  Next, you can then select from Animoto's preloaded library of audio or upload your own music or voice to the mix.  Then you move things around, mix and match all in Animoto's easy to use interface and then -- voila -- your masterpiece is done!

The wonderful thing about Animoto is that you can jump right in and play with it -- quickly producing great looking videos.  This allows you to use this tool in a million different ways in your classroom with your students, right away!

Want more specific examples, check out Teach 2.0 for great samples!

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Bruce has worked in educational technology for over 17 years and has implemented several 1:1/BYOD programs.  He also has been a classroom teacher for various subjects.  Bruce is the author of five books: Sands of Time, Towering Pines Volume One:Room 509, The Star of Christmas, Philadelphia Story: A Lance Carter Detective Novel and The Insider's Story: A Lance Carter Detective Novel.  He also has a new novel coming out in June 2014, The Kill Commission.  Follow Bruce's Novel releases by subscribing to his FREE newsletter!