School Promotional, Unit Starter and Music Video Mash-up 

Promote school events or "kick start" your curricular units with a visual montage of images and music using Animoto.

Put Animoto in the hands of students and see what creative content knowledge and visual messages can be displayed by combining images, music or voice overs to depict a theme.

Start with Animoto
http://animoto.com/

1. Create an Animoto account and watch the "Learn More" video at the site.

3. Students gather all copyright free photos for their Animoto in one place.  These can be on a computer hard drive or they can be online in one of the Animoto recommend photo sites which are: flickr, facebook, SmugMug, Picasa, Photobucket.

4. Students create a video, remix until they get the impact they want and share with class.

In addition...
Schools promoting drama productions, leadership activities, fundraisers and showcasing classroom projects can link the Animoto videos to a class or school website.

And students or teachers with iPhones can create Animoto on the go on their phone with the free Animoto iPhone app.  Download at the iTunes Apps store.

Cheryl Davis -Acalanes Union High School District

Thanks to James Lathrop, Teacher, Miramonte High School, for sharing sample student Animoto screen shots.