This week we were asked to come up with topics for a Pecha Kucha presentation. I had a very challenging time coming up with topic ideas. Others came up with very interesting thoughts, and I think that they are going to be very interesting watch.
As with VoiceThread, Animoto was very easy to use. I think that Animoto will be easier to incorporate into my classroom. Right now I'm planning on having it be a culminating project for the students to represent a theme from To Kill a Mockingbird. That leads me to bring up the discussion on the English Companion Ning about Animoto. I think one of the benefits it that it is so easy to use. Students can create a quality and professional looking product in a short amount of time. Many of my students would gravitate towards this. It also is a challenge to give meaning in only 30 seconds. However, I can see the point that they could be used only as "something pretty." Like all tools, sometimes they can be powerful and sometimes they are not.
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I would be very interested to see what your students Animoto projects look like! You teach high school and I think students are at a level where they could be very creative coming up with visual themes.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the information on the English Companion Ning. It is always nice to get other professionals perspective on digital tools and how they use them in the classroom.
Thank you for sharing the English Companion Ning. It was awesome. That is the longest one I've had a chance to see. He did an incredible job. I can see where having a longer Animoto, you can do so much more to get a message across. I think your "To Kill Mockingbird" project with you students could be very cool. I bet the students will come up with some great stuff. I'm hoping to sometime next year be able to do Animoto with my own students. I think the older students (4th and 5th grade) will be able to do a really fine job.
ReplyDeleteAs for the Pecha Kucha, you are very creative, I know you will come up with something awesome!