Animoto

** http://animoto.com/education/ ** 
 * Animoto **

What is it? Animoto is a web application that produces videos from user-selected photos, video clips and music. (from Wikipedia)

What's it for? This is a great presentation application for student produced media products. It can also be used for personal sharing of family photos. This would be fun for lower school students to showcase their families/person of the week.

How have I used it? The ninth grade students used this application for a presentation on Progressive Era Reforms. We used the free trial and were limited with restrictions. However, the free education license allows for more creativity and longer videos.

Technical Stuff This is a web application, meaning that you may access it from any internet enabled computer. It is best to apply for the education site by filling out the information form. This will provide you with more options within the program.

Getting Started & Tutorials
 * 1) Go to the website link: [] and fill out the information form to access a free educator account.
 * 2)  To learn more about the application go to the features page of the website: [].

Citations "Animoto." //Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia//. 9 Apr. 2011. Web. 13 Apr. 2011. .