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Winnetka campus>Image via WikipediaThis weblog will document my activities as a New Trier High School TSD (Technology Staff Developer) and Google Certified Teacher (GCT). What I'd like to feature includes:
  1. Tools which transform instruction, not tools for the sake of using technology
  2. Applications of these tools to my own teaching
  3. Examples of technology usage from my colleagues
My specialties are Social Studies and multimedia integration, as well as copyright/fair use. Any feedback from anyone is very much appreciated!



Free Video Creation from ANIMOTO

Image representing Animoto as depicted in Crun...Image via CrunchBaseHave you or your students ever created slideshows with music? Usually, we are limited to computer-based programs like iMovie, iPhoto, Windows Movie Maker or Photo Story. But now there is an amazing online creation tool called ANIMOTO, which is Japanese for "ANIMOTO". It completely automates the process and syncs the images to the structure and sound of the music provided either by you or the website. You can even embed the finished video in another web page. And best of all, it's FREE.

The free version is limited to 30 seconds and doesn't allow any videos to be downloaded. BUT, if you are a teacher, you can request an educational account for you and your students as long as you promise to share what your classes are doing with the tool. The educational version is UNLIMITED and allows you and your students to DOWNLOAD the videos to a computer.

Here's a "get-to-know me" video I created for my students. All of the images came from my online Picasa account. You can also get images from your computer or websites like facebook, flickr, or photobucket.




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