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So, let's give it a try. For this activity, you are going to combine digital pictures and music and your OWN audacity recording into a digital video.

Your task is to create two Animoto videos:

1. The first video is a simple video that introduces your unit (or one of your lesson concepts). I am leaving the parameters up to you, other than it must include 15 pictures and music (from Animoto's music selection).

2. The second video is a bit more complex. You will need to sign up for an education upgrade to Animoto!

--Create a 2-1/2 minute video that will serve as an exemplar for a student assignment. See below:

FOR FIFTH GRADE AND UP: This product will serve as an EXEMPLAR for your students so they can have an understanding of what you expect them to do as a project using Animoto. Wrap the Animoto into a LESSON PLAN. Make sure you embed the videos into your lesson. Make sure you include, in your lesson, a brief description of each video and it's purpose. Also, remember to write several sentences explaining how this fits into your Scope and Sequence and why this is a unique and critical learning tool. Instead of using music from Animoto's music bank, I want YOU to create a music-enhanced audio file that you create in Audacity (just like your podcast with you speaking and music in the background), then upload that mp3 into Animoto to go with your video.

FOR FOURTH GRADE AND LOWER: This product will be used in your teaching of a concept in your unit or a lesson that has a complex understanding. Wrap the Animoto into a LESSON PLAN. Make sure you embed the videos into your lesson. Make sure you include, in your lesson, a brief description of each video and it's purpose. Also, remember to write several sentences explaining how this fits into your Scope and Sequence and why this is a unique and critical learning tool. Instead of using music from Animoto's music bank, I want YOU to create a music-enhanced audio file that you create in Audacity (just like your podcast with you speaking and music in the background), then upload that mp3 into Animoto to go with your video.

Here is a wonderful example (without the Audacity) from a good friend of mine who is the teacher/librarian and Thomas Jefferson High School. @http://tjhslmc.webs.com/

**NOTE: I will be looking for a product that causes students to THINK--that places a question before or presents "two sides of the picture" (you can do this with two videos, if you like). Please don't just present information. We need our students to THINK, not just be passive recipients of information!**