The document provides an overview of the Animoto video creation tool, including its features for creating short videos from photos and music. It outlines the steps for getting started, adding photos and text, choosing music, finalizing the video, and sharing or remixing videos. Suggested uses for Animoto in the classroom are also discussed.

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

2. Animoto in Sixty Seconds Features: Video and Section Explanation – good review

3. In the classroom… ….. Sample Video for Classroom – We the People

4. In the classroom… ….. Sample Video for Classroom – Bucket Buddies

5. For personal use… Sample Video for Personal Use – Forward 7!

6. For personal use… Sample Video for Personal Use Merry Christmas

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

8. 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

9. Picasa Flickr Photo-bucket

10. 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

11. 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

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

13. 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

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

15. Animoto Goes to Work

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

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

18. 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

19. 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