Some great tools for creating video:
Shadow Puppet…So
this app was NOT in the Toolbox shared in this class. I actually accidentally downloaded it when I
was really looking for Sock Puppet. Because
the program was EXACTLY what I wanted it, I didn’t even notice my mistake until
after I posted it on the Discussion Board for our class. I have to say, though, this program was
great! It was easy to use and my five
year old was able to create a project with the program. I teach first grade and we have classroom
I-Pads. In order for students to be able
to use these I-Pads we need user friendly programs that can be manipulated by
young children. This program was great
for this. When playing with the program,
my daughter and I made a video about the Life Cycle of a Butterfly but I think
the uses for this program are limitless.
The thing I liked most about this program is that it allows users to
uploads the own pictures and the user then records their voice and the user is
able to add text and switch to the next picture quite easily.
Animoto…I loved
seeing slideshows that people have posted on our discussion board using
Animoto. It would be a great program to
use in the classroom to show pictures of a project coming together. Last year my class participated in an
Economic Project that I documented through pictures. This would be a great program to use to
showcase the process and products. It
would also be fun to pair the project with a matching song.
Sharalike…seems
like a very easy program to use in order to put together a slideshow with
music. I was able to login and upload
100 photos in less than one minute. When
I saw some of the samples used on Sharalike, I thought it would be a good
program to use to chronicle pictures from a field trip. This could be used more for the older
student. High school students could be
expected to work in groups to take pictures with their phones and put it
together with appropriate music and text.
I think taking pics of the kids and creating a slideshow to share with parents of a project (or even a special day) would be really cool. I guess the only concern is a privacy one--you would need to make sure that you have permission to take pictures of the students and post them, right?
ReplyDeleteAt our school, we have a form parents fill out at the beginning of the year where parents can opt their children out of any media that is published online. As long as you don't label the children by name or feature a child who's parent opted them out, we're in the clear. However, as a teacher, I would be very careful how I shared this information with my parents and would probably make sure it was secure somehow and not out there for the entire world to see. GoogleDrive has its benefits.
ReplyDeleteAt our school, we have a form parents fill out at the beginning of the year where parents can opt their children out of any media that is published online. As long as you don't label the children by name or feature a child who's parent opted them out, we're in the clear. However, as a teacher, I would be very careful how I shared this information with my parents and would probably make sure it was secure somehow and not out there for the entire world to see. GoogleDrive has its benefits.
ReplyDeleteShadow Puppet is a very good tool. We just try not to overwhelm everyone with too many choices in the Sandbox but it is fine to include it in your summary and to recommend it, especially for younger students.
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