I have to admit that though learning all these new applications does take up a lot of time, once you get the hang of it, you begin to see the many things you can do with them and how much they will enhance our lessons. I already use YouTube and it has helped me to learn how to tie a toga for our Ancient Greek Olympics, teach my Songbirds sign language, get some ideas for different units I'm using in the library, and find some old song or movie that my mom has been trying to remember. I'm sure that I will continue to use both YouTube and TeacherTube and find new purposes for it. I did upload a video of myself and a few other teachers performing Thriller at a school talent show. I've been trying to upload it here but apparently I still have a lot to learn. Much cooler to embed a video right here. Instead here's the link: http://tinyurl.com/ycuxgpn
Animoto is another fun site. It's all about photos and videos and creativity. With the time and a little practice, I feel this could become one of my most visited sites. I'm in the middle of finishing one starring my three sons. For now, "Hey, Hey we're the Songbirds". More problems. I can't upload the animoto video either.
I know that there is probably some minor step that I'm forgetting. For now, I will close.
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You need to go to the "share" link below your completed animoto. It will say "embed" and you click on that and get the html code.
ReplyDeleteThen when you go back to your blog, you are going to switch from the compose tab on the upper right of your post to the edit html tab. Paste the embedded code into the edit html box and go back to compose to finish your post.
Easy peasy! (once you have done it a few times...