The results are in . . . and my Virtual Reality students totally rocked with their GoAnimate and Animoto presentations. Here are a link to a few of the outstanding products that the students created:
goanimate.com/videos/0cmCmpPmeoTU
goanimate.com/videos/069MgQ_nx8UA
goanimate.com/videos/0VOoBCocK_uQ
animoto.com/play/M71ojSM97rooVBjNLY5Y0g
animoto.com/play/rBGdbxkqF79OkF6VejywIg
animoto.com/play/WL9LwVpmVHZZcYHepyHzow
It is interesting to note that I did very little in previewing these two web 2.0 tools. Students watched a short goanimate presentation that I created and they had seen 1-2 animotos in the past. I intentionally did not explain how to use the technology however. As I reflect back, I am glad that I did not as my students learned how to use the technology (or most likely knew how to use it automatically). I am proud of what my students accomplished too. I learned a lot from watching them with their presentations as well.
As I consider the work that they created, I think that they enjoyed it immensely. I polled a few students about using these two tools and both said that they liked doing it this way as opposed to either writing a paper or printing out their work. They enjoyed watching the presentations and found it more engaging.
Currently, we are working on podcasts before we transcend into using Maxon Cinema 4-D. Podcasts and vodcasts will be the final background skill that we develop before we move into full scale animation. I can't wait to see what the students do with Maxon Cinema 4-D.
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