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Teach and Educational Technology Tool

Jennifer Lynn-Alarcon Atilano
EDU352: Foundations of Educational Technology
Instructor: Judy Donovan
Monday, December 01, 2014

Teach and Educational Technology Tool

A. We live in an era that technology is greatly used; it begins with education and
learning by how to incorporate certain tools that will benefit our learning skills. In order to
understand these technology tools there are steps that need to be followed and taught correctly.
Teachers of all grades are now integrating technology into the curriculum. The assignment is to
create a presentation using a technology tool such as Animoto to demonstrate examples of
balanced and unbalanced forces. Animoto is a free educational technology tool that allows users
to create and share digital videos using images, videos, music, and text. Students are able to use
Animoto for any subject of any grade level to share information about an assignment. The lesson
will be taught through a video using another educational technology tool, Screencast-O-Matic.
B. Title: Using A Creative Presentation tool for a Science Project
Objective: Students will set up an account and learn how to create a presentation for
a science project using Animoto.
Materials:
Computer Access

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Requirements:
Set up Animoto account
Flickr Account
I begin my lesson with an instructional video using screencast, so my students can follow
Along to get a better understanding of how to use this technology tool. To begin using Animoto
users must go to the site http://www.animoto.com . Once the site is opened users must create a
free account, I guide them through instructional video on how to set up an account. Where they
are able to sign up by click on the upper right corner sign up or they may sign up as an educator
that provides the user with additional benefits than the free account. I will explain to my
students requirements and objective of the lesson.
Title: Balance or Unbalanced Forces?
Objective: Students will choose a theme of their choice to create a presentation using
technology tool Animoto to demonstrate examples of balance and unbalanced forces.
Materials:
Computer Access
Animoto Account
Flickr Account
Research Sheet
Project Requirements:
Definition of balance and unbalance force using provide resource websites.
Theme of choice that demonstrates examples of balance and unbalanced
forces. (Example of themes: transportation, space, sports, etc.) Must be

approved by the teacher.

Identify four example of balanced forces within your theme and must
include an images that show forces acting on the object, to go along with

each example.
Identify four example of unbalanced forces within your theme and must
include an images that show unbalanced forces acting on the object, to go

along with each example.

Provide a short explanation of why each example is a balance or unbalance
force and indicate the direction of the net force for each example.

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The project must be completed using Animoto.

Procedures:
First Day
Student will select a theme and get approved by teacher.
Using the provided websites, student must research balanced and
unbalanced forces.
Websites:
http://eschooltoday.com/science/forces/balanced-forces.html
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/newtlaws/lesson-1/Balanced-andUnbalanced-Forces
http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/k-12/airplane/cruise.html
Complete the research sheet Balance or Unbalance Forces?
Second Day
Put your presentation together on Animoto using the information gathered
from your research sheet.
Third Day
Presentation of the project.
I chose Animoto for this particular lesson on force because this tool makes their
presentation interesting and has their own style. Animoto engages students to learn to use other
creative technology tools than just depending on power point presentations. Students can get
creative not only creating a basic slide show of information along with images; but add important
text, pictures, video clips, music and style that is goes along with the presentation and to their
preference. I used Screencast-o-Matic to present my lesson. The reason I choose Screencast was
because this gives an overview of how to use Animoto for this particular assignment and they
can continue to use this tool with any other subject; so they are able to give a creative input.
Animoto is video creation tool that can produce videos clips, images, text, and
music into a video slideshow. This tool allows you to share your creativeness with anyone; which
is free and easy to use. There are many features that allows you to create your style of work to

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make a great presentable video. Once you have created an Animoto video then your basic
slideshows will be the past.
Name of Tool: Animoto
Procedures:
Begin by going to the site https://www.animoto.com and signing up to a

free account.
https://animoto.com/play/YPUewBWCpTS2I91jlAfB4g

You click sign up on the upper right corner to sign up for a free account
and follow the instructions or an educator can gain more benefits by
scrolling down and clicking on Education then apply now.

After signing up for an account you and logged in you can then begin

creating videos.
On the Animoto home page you will need to click on create video on the

upper right hand corner.

You will then need to follow steps to create a video:
o Step one allows you to browse and choose a style for your video;
which provides you with many different styles that pertain to your
specific preference. However, if you have a free or plus account the
selection marked Pro is not available to use.
o When selecting a style you will get a preview of the video; this
allows to see if this is the style of your choice. If this is not the
style you prefer, you will need to click on the x in the right corner
and continue to browsing. If this is your chosen style then click on
create video. This will take you to the video page where you are
able to create your video.

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o Begin by changing the title. You will need to click on the words My
Animoto Video on the left side of the blue bar; which will allow you
to change the settings.
o Within the settings box you can adjust the settings by changing the
Title to your choice, producer, date, description and thumball. After
adjusting the setting click on save.
o You can now adjust your music options. The music options already
provide with a default song that goes along with the style; but you
are able to change the music.
o When wanting to change the music you must click on the song title
which will pop up change music dialogue box. Here you are able to
choose from a variety of music or upload your own song of your
choice. Once you choose your song you will need to click on add
song. If you want to keep your default song then you will click on
the x on the right corner.
o You can now add videos or images by clicking on the left menu
side Add Pics & Vids or click on the plus sign in the center of the
box and click on the left icon which will pop up picture/ video
dialogue box. You are able to upload images from your computer
or from media sites such as Flickr.
o After uploading images you are able to rearrange your images in
the order you want.
o You can also add and arrange a text to your video to describe an
image by clicking on the left menu side Add Text or click on the
plus sign in the center of the box and click on the right icon. You
are now able to enter text within two areas the Title or Subtitle

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which gives you a number at the right of each box that indicates
how many characters you are able to enter. Then after adding your

text click on save.

o Once after arranging your texts, images, and videos; click on the
left menu side on Preview Video. This will take a couple of minutes
to load depending on the context you have and allow you to make
any setting changes. The preview video will show you how your
video will look. If there are any more changes, you will need to
click on Or continue editing. If you like your video click on
Produce.
o After the video is produced it will vary on how long it will upload
due to the context. Once video status is completed it will direct you
to the video page where you are able to share it by clicking on the
more icon on the right side.
o You are able to see all your videos you have created by clicking on
the top right corner of your name and scroll down to My videos.
o By clicking on more it directs you to a more dialog box where you
are able to copy the link or copy the embedded code to post to a
website.
Congratulations you have now created your own Animoto video slideshow that is to your
own style. While using Animoto play around and learn about addition and different features you
are able to apply to this tool. Have fun and enjoy your time learning on how to use this Animoto
which will be beneficial for any creative project. We live in a society of technology, so we must
embrace it and learn.
Additional to presentation of my lesson from feedback of my peers, I could use the
interactive white board where I can upload my link to present the lesson, while being able to

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pause for questions from the students that way I can answer. After viewing the video, the
students could use the interactive board as a hands on activity as an assessment that the students
understood the procedures.
This is the link to my lesson http://youtu.be/5PLztdaXSDo

Reference
Screencast-O-Matic. Retrieved from: http://www.screencast-o-matic.com
Engaging Educators. (2011, April 26). Animoto turtorial [Video file]. Retrieved from:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPh1uctZBN4&feature=youtu.be
Animoto. Retrieved from: http://animoto.com
YouTube. Retrieved from: http://www.youtube.com