The document provides instructions for creating a video slideshow using the Animoto website. It outlines the steps to get started, including choosing a background, signing up for a free or educator account, arranging images from photo sources, adding text, choosing music while following copyright guidelines, setting the start point and length of the music, choosing an image for the cover, entering video info, and allowing Animoto to create the video. It then discusses options for sharing, remixing, and using Animoto videos in the classroom to enhance existing lessons and activities.

1. Animoto… “ the end of the slideshow” Presented By: Gail Potratz & Brian Gannon

2. Getting Started Animoto Animoto for Educators Note: Registering for Education takes few days Getting Started

3. Click CREATE VIDEO to get started Choose a background – black? Sign up for free account screens Free: 30 second short videos Educators: Full-length videos free! Click Create Video – again. Create Video

4. Picasa Flickr Photo-bucket

5. Arrange Images Add Text for your slideshow where needed Choose important pictures to be SPOTLIGHTed by clicking Spotlight (adds extra attention to that image) – Duplicate to lengthen as well. Click CONTINUE after setting up images

6. Choose Your Music Make sure you follow Copyright/Fair Use/Creative Commons Guidelines if uploading your own music! Can preview each track by clicking PLAY. To select for your Animoto, click SELECT

7. Music Settings After selecting music, you can choose where you want your music to START for your Animoto. Click SAVE & CONTINUE to proceed

8. Finalize Video Choose Length (Animoto Short for MDMC practice) Choose Image Pacing (how fast images will move) Choose one of your pictures to be the “cover” screen of the video Click Continue when finished to proceed

9. Enter Video Info Fill out information about your video! Click CREATE VIDEO to proceed

10. Animoto Goes to Work

11. Create and Post and Animoto Video of MDMC 2011 Animoto

12. The Next Level - Sharing REMIX YouTube SmugMug HTML Code for Website Share to Social Sites and Email

13. if you don’t like- REMIX Select multiple pics at once when images Mac: Hold Command (  or ⌘) while clicking PC: Hold CTRL while clicking Student Accounts – Use a newly created Gmail account Four yourself and add students there. Do Not use your normal Gmail account Final Tips

14. How can we use this in the classroom? How can this kind of service ENHANCE what you are already doing? How can students use this? Discussion