Animoto in my Classroom

I had a lot of fun creating video clips with animoto. It's simple to use, has a variety of music, pictures, and layouts to choose from, and uploads quickly. When I envision using animoto in my future classroom, I think about introducing topics to my students. I may try even making an introduction video to each piece we play on a concert. Or maybe I would introduce new concepts such as a new rhythm, a new musical period, or a new/unusual instrument/genre to the class. Something that also went through my mind as I was putting these together was the thought of a fun animoto at the end of each week featuring pictures of the section that was most improved, or had the highest participation level, or something else along those lines. I think it could be used as a teaching tool as well as a reward tool.