Animoto

Check one of my favorite sites, www.animoto.com.  There is also a link to this site on the right side of this page. The video above is an example of an Animoto that you or your students could create for your class.

Animoto is a website that creates videos from photos that you upload. It is a great site to use if you go on a field trip and want to create a project for parents or students to remember their trip by. It would be a great tool for students for a creative project idea. This site requires an account but it is free to register. They also offer an educator account with more choices to use in your classroom. There is a great variety of music that you can choose to go with you video as well. Check it out and start creating your own fantastic videos!

The Amazing Google Docs

Google docs is a great collaborative tool to use in the classroom. Students can be working together on a variety of documents just like they would using Microsoft Office products. The difference is, they can each be on their own machine and they all can edit the same document at the same time. Gone are the days where there are four students gathered around one computer while only one types on the computer for the whole group. There is much more to say about this tool and its uses in the classroom so I will continue to post information on how to effectively use Google Docs in the classroom.

I found this video on YouTube.com and it shows how educators around the country are using Google Docs in the classroom. Enjoy.