Video+Tools

1. Name of the Program: [|Animoto] 2. URL of program: [] 3. URL of online program tutorial: Animoto 4. Purpose of the Program: Animoto is a web 2.0 tool that makes it easy to create slideshows with photos, video, and music. 5. Ease of Use: good- simple to use 6.Your reaction to the program: Great tool for creating slideshows. Unfortunately, what Animoto offers for free is not much; you only get 30 second slideshows without paying. I gave in and purchased one step up from free for $30/year. Many of the photos I uploaded did not have high clarity; they were a bit blurry. I liked being able to choose from templates and a selection of music, or having the option to upload my own music.

1. Name of the Program: Sliderocket 2. URL of program: [] 3. URL of online program tutorial: [|Sliderocket Tutorial] 4. Purpose of the Program: Sliderocket is an online presentation tool, similar to Powerpoint. 5. Ease of Use: good 6.Your reaction to the program: Sliderocket was easy to use and seems like a good presentation tool. I like that it's easy to embed video and audio.

1. Name of the Program: Stupeflex 2. URL of program: [] 3. URL of online program tutorial: 4. Purpose of the Program: create slideshows with photos, video, music <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">5. Ease of Use: good <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">6.Your reaction to the program: I am not a huge fan of this program. It was easy enough to use, and it has template options to choose from. However, the photos did not look like high quality - they were a bit blurry. I've used other tools that appear higher quality.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1. Name of the Program: Xtranormal <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2. URL of program: [] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3. URL of online program tutorial: tutorial on the main website <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">4. Purpose of the Program: make animated movies <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">5. Ease of Use: good <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">6.Your reaction to the program: Fun to play with. Students would enjoy using this tool because you can choose your actors, the set, sounds, and type in speech for the story line.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1. Name of the Program: Kideos <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2. URL of program: [] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3. URL of online program tutorial: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">4. Purpose of the Program: videos for kids to watch <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">5. Ease of Use: bad <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">6.Your reaction to the program: At first glance to the site I thought it looked great - there were age groups to click on and all videos are previewed to ensure they're appropriate for young kids. But as I started using the website, nothing happened when I clicked on the different age group buttons. When I clicked on a video to view, it didn't download. I hit play, but nothing happened. This was very misleading and frustrating.