Thing 5 Animoto

Now that you've spent some time with images, it's time to put some together. Using Animoto, you will create a free 30-second "video" of sorts using images, music and text. You will have to create your own account using your email address.

There are many places you can get images from: (you will be selecting 12 images)

• Copyright-Friendly Images and Sound Wiki - Joyce Valenza (Teacher Librarian & web 2.0 guru) This wiki includes LOTS to lots of great sites. Though you may not need to ask permission to use them when publishing on the Web for educational purposes, you should cite or attribute these images to their creators unless otherwise notified! This can be as simple as creating a link to the original work and/or noting the creator's name. 
• You can upload images you have taken in the past and have the right to use (family photos, etc) You can email them to yourself from home or bring them on a flash drive. 
• You can bring in images from home to scan using the library scanner. This will create digital versions of your photos that you can upload into your project. 
• You can take new photographs using your own camera or the school's camera. 

Make sure if you are going to use photos of you, friends or family members, you must get their permission in writing before you use them since these videos will be posted publicly online. See me if you want to do this. 

Music selections are available for you to choose from. (you will be choosing one song)


You have the option of uploading your own but only do that if you own the copyrights to do so. If you have a recording of a song you created, for examples, you can use it here. If you want to use sound from the Copyright-Friendly Wiki, you can also do that. Just find a sound file you want, save it on your M Drive or other storage area and upload it to Animoto when prompted. 


THING 5: 


Create a video based around a theme. Include 12 images, 1 song and title it appropriately. This theme is up to you. It can really be anything as long as it's school appropriate and doesn't violate any copyright laws. Here are some ideas to get you thinking.

• My Favorite Things (Food, Music, Sports, Art, Flowers, Animals, etc)
• Images of you at different ages, My Family
• Dream Colleges, Dream Job
• Favorite Places on MHS Campus
• Images that represent your favorite book
• Clouds, Cars, whatever...

After you create your Animoto video, the website sends a copy to your email address. Click on the video to play it. YOu may be prompted to log into Animoto at this time. Under the video you will see "Share with friends", click the envelope image. Then click "More" and then "copy code". 


When you create your Thing 5 post paste the code into your post so it looks like this. 

Thing 5 Blog Post: Write about your experience using Animoto. What did you like/dislike and why? How could you use this in any of your classes? List other themes or possible uses in or outside of school. 


Here's one more I made.