Teachers have creatively come up with multiple ways to use Animoto in the classroom. Here are just a few of the ideas I have seen and links to examples:
- Introduce vocabulary for a new unit
- Making digital versions of stories
- Remembering a class field trip
When I saw this idea, I was so excited to create Animotos for all of those skills that would normally require flash cards. Finally, a way to do flashcards that doesn't make students cringe! Now, multiple students can practice their digital flashcards while watching an eye-catching movie. Even better, you can have your students create the photos used for the slideshow so that they have a personal connection to it.
Some skills that would be perfect for a "Flashcard Animoto" include: addition, subtraction, or multiplication facts, letters, letter sounds, numbers, shape names, directionality terms, and spelling words.
My students and I worked together to create a Sight Word Animoto. The kids decorated various sight words, I took a picture of each, and loaded them into Animoto. I made sure to choose a song without words and a background that wouldn't distract from the word learning.
So here goes nothing...without further ado...here is my Sight Word Animoto!
