To meet the requirements for DPS Tech Challenge #3, I am sharing the products created with the websites/tools recommended. I attempted several, but really enjoyed using Animoto, Go Animate and creating a Voki. I have lots of experience with Prezi and Google Docs, so I was happy to try others. To date, I have created 7 or 8 Animoto movies over the past year and I have helped family and some friends create movies as well. I think is appealing and applicable to students and teachers. The 3-minute time limit may stifle a little creativity, but overall, it is a wonderful tool to introduce and use with students. Over the past few months, I have seen several media coordinators use Go Animate to share media center policies, market and publicize events/programs and share literature, etc. It may be more exciting for elementary and middle school applications, but I think it could also be interesting for high schoolers. I definitely plan to share these websites and tools with our high school faculty and with students!! Check out links to some of my end products:
1. http://animoto.com/play/dMIifKVk70t3PXOs2ejCPw - Animoto created with my soon to be 7th grade nephew highlighting his summer experience at Duke basketball camp.
2. http://goanimate.com/movie/0FU42Ofpj_2g?utm_source=linkshare - Go Animate 30 second movie--my first! I know that I need to play with this a little more before creating something I can really use, but it was fun and easy to create and I think students will enjoy using this site.
3. Creating my Voki was easy and fun and would add a nice element to my blog and websites, but I have had a LOT of trouble embedding or getting it to display properly.
4. Recently, I tried tagxedo.com to create a Wordle in a shape I select. Try it!!
