<http://animoto.com/>a program that allows you to upload photos, add
music from the site, and
then creates for you a fun video--no editing experience necessary. (See one
for cross country <http://animoto.com/play/aaeecf68070acbb7e81a44833e857a92>.)
This would be useful for back-to-school nights or introductions to school
programs (admissions videos?).
Susan
On 9/17/07, Thomas Daccord-fac <tom_daccord@nobles.edu> wrote:
>
> What's your favorite new Web 2.0 tool for the classroom?
>
> I'll put in a vote for VoiceThread at http://voicethread.com/. VoiceThread
> is a free tool (in beta) that enables members to upload images, record
> accompanying audio commentary, and invite others to add commentary.
> VoiceThreads are hosted free of charge at VoiceThread.com and can be
> embedded in blogs, wikis, and other types of Web sites. A VoiceThread is
> quick and easy to create, has plenty of space for numerous images and
> commentaries, and can be accessed by any Internet-enabled computer.
>
> There are plenty of exciting educational possibilities with VoiceThread,
> especially in the humanities, fine arts, and foreign languages. In
> humanities classrooms students can analyze and comment on historically
> significant photographs and create virtual tours of places or events they
> are studying. English students can record their own poetry or short story
> and add evocative images. Photography and Drawing students can present
> their work and explain their techniques and motivations; students and
> teachers can then leave commentaries. Foreign language students can upload
> pictures from a trip and then explain their voyage in the language they
> are studying.
> A VoiceThread can also be used to create a video tutorial. You can use the
> pen tool to draw lines and arrows on an image in real time as you are
> speaking. I used VoiceThread to show my students how to edit Microsoft
> Word's grammar preferences to make them better writers:
> http://nobles.typepad.com/daccord0708/
> (Register with VoiceThread to play it.)
>
> You can also use VoiceThread to share holiday, wedding, and other special
> event pictures and commentary with family and friends. In all, it is a
> great, easy-to-use tool.
>
> Tech tip: VoiceThread runs fine on IE and Firefox, but not so well on
> Safari. Also, make sure your computer's audio input and output settings
> are sufficiently high for recording and playback.
>
> Tom Daccord
> Academic Technology Advocate/History Teacher
> Noble & Greenough School (Dedham, MA)
> thomas_daccord@nobles.edu
>
> Web Sites:
> Best of History Web Sites
> http://besthistorysites.net
> Center for Teaching History With Technology
> http://thwt.org
> Teaching Literature and Writing with Technology
> http://thwt.org/writingandlit.htm
> edtechteacher (blog with Justin Reich)
> http://thwt.typepad.com/edtechteacher/
>
> Summer Workshops:
> http://thwt.org/workshops.html
>
> Books:
> Best of History Web Sites (Neal-Schuman Press)
> http://www.neal-schuman.com/db/9/599.html
> Teaching History & English With Technology (M.E. Sharpe)
> -March 2008
>
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>
>
--
Susan Carter Morgan
Instructional Technology Coordinator
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