ANIMOTO: VIDEO CREATION MADE EASY

Colleen Monahan DobbsHeritage High School

Sample Animoto Video

Cancer Awareness Day Video (Heritage SCA):

http://animoto.com/play/1jaBSr7sk10rwBlgLs0y3g

What is Animoto?

Animoto.com Web-based video animation tool Choose music/theme… input pictures and

short phrases… program animates for you!

Various pricing plans… Teacher Decision…

Have students create their own “lite” accounts?

Sign-up students under your education account?

Possible Uses Teacher Tool:

Videos for School Announcements Videos for Classroom

Teaser to a book Introduction to a new unit

Student Tool: Presentation Tool Fulfill Multimedia Strand of SOL

standards SAMPLE = Amendment Research –

Multimedia Presentation

MAKING A VIDEO

Animoto Sign-Up and/or Log-In

Sign-Up

Choose a Style

Select “make 30-second video for free”

Gets Photos/Videos

Gets Photos/Videos (continued)

First Screen (before edits are made)

Click to change song

Click to add text to pic slide

Click & drag to move

Use to add more slides

Adding a Text Slide

Adding Text to Picture - #1

Click to exit

Adding Text to Picture - #2

Screen – Warning if video gets too full

Final Screen (before publication)

Check video length

Save to edit later

Tools for advanced version

Click here if you’re ready to preview and/or publish

Preview Video Screen

“Produce” if you like it; “Continue editing” if you don’t!

Add a title

Share the Video

Students can email video to teacher

Educator account allows you to save as mp4

Completed Videos Sample Video (Instructor/Dobbs):http://animoto.com/play/DxQUVv1R6Tebo3TzlLGBqQ Sample Video #1 (Student – Amendment

Project):http://animoto.com/play/HT3laavXgKkNuNraKq09hw

Sample Video #2 (Student – Amendment

Project):http://animoto.com/play/WwWAvBszMNtyynkiDBxuuA

Helpful Hints

Introduce Animoto to students Remind students to save pictures to a folder Provide students a brainstorming template Encourage students to be thoughtful about the

images/words they choose Specify a minimum and maximum number of slides Be sure to tell students how they will “share” video Require that students use music already in Animoto

program or use “lyric-free” music Student may create video in connection with a

speech, essay, etc as part of a larger assignment.

Good Luck Using Animoto!