The Alphabet!
My animoto video is complete! I really wanted to create a video that might help my kindergarten students practice the letters of the alphabet and their individual sounds. Some of my kids are still having a hard time with some of the letters. This video goes through each letter of the alphabet, is followed by an image of something that starts with that letter, and finally shows a caption of the word of each object.
One of the things that NETS wants students to do regarding technology is to "demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations." Students are to understand how technology can be used in the classroom. This video exposes them to different technologies.
NETS for teachers states that teachers should "develop digital age learning experiences." Animoto is a great way for teachers to incorporate technology into their lessons. I've been working on letters and sounds with my kindergarten students, but I've never made a video!
I think my students will enjoy watching this video and stating the letters they see and the images that accompany each one. The repetition will be good for them as well.
Check out my animoto video!
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Showing posts with label Animoto. Show all posts
Friday, February 15, 2013
Saturday, February 9, 2013
My Alphabet Idea
I'm really thinking that my Animoto video will be one about the alphabet and the sounds of each letter. Some of my kindergarten students are still struggling with their letters and their sounds. I want to create an animoto similar to Kelly's animoto below.
I can see my students benefiting from watching a video like this that goes through each letter of the alphabet followed by a picture of something that starts with that letter. Something else I could do is create a separate animoto for each letter of the alphabet. For example, if I was going to create a video of the letter "D" I might first have a picture of both a capital and lower-case "D" followed by a set of images that start with the letter "D": Dog, doughnut, etc. The repetition would be good for my students. This may be a bit too much work right now, but it's a good idea for next year!
What are others thinking for their animoto videos?
I can see my students benefiting from watching a video like this that goes through each letter of the alphabet followed by a picture of something that starts with that letter. Something else I could do is create a separate animoto for each letter of the alphabet. For example, if I was going to create a video of the letter "D" I might first have a picture of both a capital and lower-case "D" followed by a set of images that start with the letter "D": Dog, doughnut, etc. The repetition would be good for my students. This may be a bit too much work right now, but it's a good idea for next year!
What are others thinking for their animoto videos?
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Examples of Animoto Videos
I've been thinking about what type of Animoto I might create to use with my students. I've seen ones that deal with specific vocabulary, like Sara's Animoto on community vocabulary. I'm thinking I might go in a similar direction with my first Animoto video. My students are ELL students and a good number of them are beginners in the English language. They have a lot of vocabulary to learn. I might make an Animoto that highlights important "school vocabulary" that they need to recognize and know.
Taini's animoto was also used to teach vocabulary about a book she has been reading with her students, Mice and Beans. I think this is one of the ones we saw during class. I like the way these videos introduce a word, then follow up with an image, and then show the definition in writing. I can see this being a really helpful tool with my ELL students.
I also work with Kindergarten students and have been working on letters/sounds and will soon begin teaching sight words. Kelly's animoto was designed for letter and sound identification. I may do something similar. Perhaps start with a letter and then directly after include an image of something that starts with that letter.
Taini's animoto was also used to teach vocabulary about a book she has been reading with her students, Mice and Beans. I think this is one of the ones we saw during class. I like the way these videos introduce a word, then follow up with an image, and then show the definition in writing. I can see this being a really helpful tool with my ELL students.
I also work with Kindergarten students and have been working on letters/sounds and will soon begin teaching sight words. Kelly's animoto was designed for letter and sound identification. I may do something similar. Perhaps start with a letter and then directly after include an image of something that starts with that letter.
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