How do we make
writing FUN?
Words are just voices on paper.
What does your writing say?
www.animoto.com
https://www.youtube.c
om/watch?v=t03w9gY
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Linear: linguistic, audio, visual
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Browser: digital images, videos
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Recursive: moving back and forth
Benefits
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Free
Easier than iMovie
Cloud storage
Novel way to convey
meaning by combining
text with visual, audio, and
spatial modes
Differentiate process and
product to meet a wide
range of learning profiles
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Facilitate critical thinking,
collaborations, and
research skills
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Increase media literacy
Challenges
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Time to learn software
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Can’t control time
between slides
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Need permission if using
student pictures
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Time to process video
Access
Music & pictures aren’t
always relevant