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Tuesday, February 5, 2013
I DID IT! My first Animoto project!
This is my first Animoto project! I decided to create an Animoto for our next district read aloud titled The Shoemaker and the Elves. Before we read each story, we teach the kindergarten and first grade students vocabulary words that will be found in the story. Providing a visual with the vocabulary word is always helpful, especially for our ELL students. They are able to make connections between the word and the picture. I decided to create a separate slide for the vocabulary word, visual, and the definition so the presentation would be broken down into small pieces for them. This Animoto does not include all of the vocabulary words for the story. I chose vocabulary words that I felt the students would not know. I also decided to repeat the slides since my students are so young and need to have things presented to them more than once in order to understand. The first time they see the slideshow, they will just want to watch it and be amazed. The second time they view the slideshow, they will be more focused to read the vocabulary word and start to understand the definitions. I am super excited to share this project with my class! I know they are going to love it! I am also looking forward to creating more Animoto slideshows to use within my class. I feel it is very engaging and is a great learning tool! Let me know what you think!
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I am wondering with kids so young, how did you present the animoto? Are your students able to keep up with the reading or did you have to narrate the animoto?
ReplyDeleteGood job! I liked your idea of connecting it to your current district read aloud. What did the kids think of it?
ReplyDeleteSteph and Mari Beth - I actually haven't presented it yet because we are finishing our read aloud now on Abraham Lincoln. I plan on showing the animoto one time on its own and then showing it a second with me narrating it. I think that my students will love it and benefit from it.
ReplyDeleteLove your video! I like the way you used the actual cover of the story to start off...great idea. Animoto is a great way to introduce vocabulary especially for our little first graders!
ReplyDeleteI love your video! Animoto is a great way to present vocabulary. This is great for ELL students. I like how you have the vocabulary word with the picture and definition. Good job!
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