Web 2.0

One way to help students in class is to use a variety of media as a way to teach and assess. Animoto is a Web 2.0 tool that teachers and students can use to create videos using:

• Pictures
• Video Clips
• Text
• Music

Students who are over the age of thirteen can use Animoto if they have difficulties reading and writing. Animoto uses visual and auditory information to convey the message rather than text, so students will be able to use it to learn or do their assignments. Animoto effectively scaffolds for its users, making it a classroom friendly alternative to classic methods.

Animoto can be used in the classroom for multiple types of projects:

• Documentary on a character in a story or from history
• News broadcast of historical events
• Science lesson videos
• Movie trailers for a book summary

Teachers can also use Animoto within their lessons to further engage students and use a different medium to teach the material