Thing 21

Copy of Fortner Video

I absolutely loved Animoto... at first. The service was so easy to use.  I created an account and got started in less than 30 seconds.  Animoto automatically uploaded all my photos from Facebook, so I could easily select from hundreds of pictures. However, I struggled a little with actually making a video, as the program kept only letting me add 7 photos.  I eventually found a theme that allowed me to add 8 photos, but that was the best I could do.  I  Although the program has great potential, I think the restrictions on the free version make it almost too difficult to use.    

I do not know that I would ever use this in the classroom.  Although the videos are of excellent quality and have tons of possibilities, I would not use this in the classroom.  I prefer pictures to be in PowerPoint, where I have more control of the formatting and more easily talk about the photo.