XTRANORMAL VIDEO
ANimoto, Voki, Xtranormal
I thought all three sites were very fun and creative. I have used Animoto in one of my HNU classes. It was a picture collage video to shows the themes in social foundations in education. I have also used it personally to create video picture collages fro my friends and family. I definitely felt that it was limited as you could only make up to 10/12 slides including the title and text you wanted. There is also very limited music. I'm still thinking about how to incorporate this into my class. For now it is just fun for personal use.
I loved the Voki character site and got carried away with my Voki. I thought it was great I was able to have it read text aloud. I have my character on my first page of this portfolio and have it reading my introduction. I like that I can easily have my voice saying the text. This is great for students who have difficulty reading/presenting what they write as they can have someone else or this character read for them.
Xtranormal was also very fun. I can see this as a great way for students to respond to prompts in literature or social studies. I like that this can be a pair/buddy project and you can give them characters and they have to step into the role of the character. I will definitely be showing a MLK one for the end of the month when we have our Black history assembly.
These site were helpful, but I do feel overwhelmed by the resources. I think some f my students will really enjoy it and other will make fun of it. Only time will tell.
I loved the Voki character site and got carried away with my Voki. I thought it was great I was able to have it read text aloud. I have my character on my first page of this portfolio and have it reading my introduction. I like that I can easily have my voice saying the text. This is great for students who have difficulty reading/presenting what they write as they can have someone else or this character read for them.
Xtranormal was also very fun. I can see this as a great way for students to respond to prompts in literature or social studies. I like that this can be a pair/buddy project and you can give them characters and they have to step into the role of the character. I will definitely be showing a MLK one for the end of the month when we have our Black history assembly.
These site were helpful, but I do feel overwhelmed by the resources. I think some f my students will really enjoy it and other will make fun of it. Only time will tell.
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