I have started skipping around in the Summer Tech Challenge. I was pretty sure that I was done because I didn't see the rest of the challenges working in my classroom. So I decided that the Google Presentation would be my last one. As I started working on it I thought oh didn't I see something in the #npsstc that I could use. That thing was Go Animate.
I started by using the full video maker. I wanted to make instructional videos on how to do jobs in the classroom. This didn't work as I can't control the characters enough to really show what needs to be done. I stopped using Go Animate and went to work on another challenge. I made a new video using the quick video maker. To preset this video, students in my room will be starting a classroom economy. Since it is new it requires us to do some training. Stay tuned for more about it as it's also part of my google presentation. Here is the Go Animate video I made to go along with my presentation.
Classroom Economy by Rebecca Topp on GoAnimate
I really like the ease of this program. I can see students using it for creating book reports and presentations. This program is especially great for those students who have trouble speaking. If they can type or use pictures to put together sentences the words can be transferred to the program and then the student has full control over the rest of the options. Great find Mickie!!
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Cute video, simple tutorial on your economy unit. If there was a way for you to speak your sentences instead of type them in, that would be more helpful for your students to use this program? I think they will get a kick out of it. My students always think it is funny if I use their names in the videos, so when the characters speak they use names from the class.
ReplyDeleteI never thought to use the kids names. I will have to try that the next time. Thanks
DeleteI like that you are skipping around with the Challenges. I didn't think that every Challenge would meet every teacher's needs to I am glad to see you mention that.
ReplyDeleteI also like that you point out that this would be good for students who have trouble speaking. That was not a use that I thought of. Good idea!
Hi Rebecca, Amber here from GoAnimate. Thanks for using the site!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you're liking our Quick Video Makers.
Before you used the Full Video Makers, did you check out our tutorial? http://goanimate.com/video-maker-tips/video-maker-tutorial/
We'd love your feedback about the specific actions you wanted to give your characters in the Full Video Maker. Please feel free to email us at VMT (at) goanimate (dot) com.
Leann, besides using our Text To Speech actors, you can also record directly into the computer in our Quick Video Makers.
In our Full Video Makers, you have the added ability to import audio files and assign them to a character or drag and drop them into the Timeline to make voiceovers.
For more cool use cases, check out our blogs:
http://goanimate4schools.com/teaching-with-video
http://goanimate.com/video-maker-tips
Happy animating!
Thank you for the reply!!! I will email you the actions I was thinking about. I really wanted to use this to teach my students some life skills like sweeping the floor, washing dishes, ect.
DeleteHi Rebecca! Excellent video! LOVE the classroom economy! I think you're students will enjoy watching this video introducing the economy. Well done!
ReplyDeleteWow! I hadn't thought about shy students. That would have fit me as a youngster! Now you have me thinking. It would be great for our counselors to use with children who have trouble sharing what is going on with them at home or with their peers. I am passing this on to my daughter, who is a counselor. What a tool.
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