Web 2.0 Tools - Animoto

This week in TPTE we divided into teams so we could research more fully a website that had been assigned to us.  Each website had features and tools that could be used in a variety of ways.  My group was assigned Animoto.



Animoto Website

Animoto is a website that allows its users to easily create professional quality videos.  For nonmembers, users  can create videos up to 30 seconds long for free.  Members have more control over what they do, such as a better selection of items and longer videos.  Educators can be eligible to receive a free membership.  Animoto can be used to create interest in the classroom.  It is also quicker and more simple to use than PowerPoint.
This was a good activity because it got me to research and use a website that I would have otherwise never been exposed to.  It also got me to think about all the ways I could use this tool classroom.