Electronic+Broadcasting

Animoto
Bree Licht

Animoto is a type of electronic broadcasting that can definitely be used in ECE. Animoto is a website that will create videos for you. Upload pictures, videos, and music, and they will create a video for you. You can also chose from their music library if you want to use one of their songs. In order to use this website, you have to sign up for it. Signing up is free, and any video 30 seconds or less is free to create. If you want to create a video longer than 30 minutes, you can upgrade for an “all-access pass” that is a 1-year subscription for $30. This website is very easy to use, and it has a very helpful video introduction for those who have never used this website or one similar to it. This video creation could be used in ECE classrooms because children could create videos of what they have learned in class and special events or activities they have recently been involved with. This is an easy and fun way to share what is going on with family and friends. You can control who sees this, so teachers can rest assured that privacy will not be an issue. Animoto is a very great tool for the hospital setting as well. For example, if there is a patient who wants to keep in touch with friends and family whom they haven’t seen in a while, the Child Life specialist can help the patient create a video of him or her. The patient’s friends can easily use this too and create videos of what they are doing.This tool is very fun and can be very useful in ECE. Some assistance by teachers may be needed to navigate the site and upload pictures.

Animoto had a list of options to post the video to, but I didn't have the option to post it directly to our 5130 wikispace. If you click on the link below, it will direct you to the diigo website, and you should be able to access the video as long as you have your diigo account. Thanks, and sorry for the inconvenience!

@http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fanimoto.com%2Fplay%2FrFjAamskIuGuUtglzVX8xg%3Futm_campaign%3Dclearspring_launchpad_share%26utm_medium%3Dclearspring%26utm_source%3Dshare?tab=people&uname=breelicht