Animoto is Fun!
Today students made their own Animoto videos based on the biome they are researching.
Animoto is a fun website that allows you to upload your own pictures and turn them into a video! Here's how to make one:
- Go to www.animoto.com
- Click "Create"
- Choose the background you like
- Upload pictures
- Caption the pictures with short descriptions
- Choose music for the background
- Add text if you prefer
- Hit "Preview video" to see your presentation!
After we made our Animotos, we shared them with the entire class using our Smart board and projector. This was a great way for our class to learn about all the biomes without having to research them all individually!
Animoto helped us summarize some key points from our research. We were able to search for pictures which helped us portray our main ideas in a creative, inciting way. I was able to see how much students really knew about their biome by the pictures they chose. Students did not realize I was assessing their knowledge! :)
Here is a link to an Animoto created on the tropical rain forest. Please share your thoughts on the video and your own experience with using Animoto with us!
Tropical Rainforest
