Animoto Walkthrough To create your account 1. Go to http://www.animoto.com. 2. Click Sign up at the top of the page. 3.

Enter your e-mail address, create a password, and enter other information. Click Sign up.

To create your video 1. Click Create video at the top of the page. 2. Beside Animoto originals, click Short. Then click Create video. 3. Click Upload from your computer to insert an image you have saved on your computer. 4. Click the Add more icon to insert your other images. Repeat this process until you have at least five images. The images should represent how the topic is plausible, debatable, and consequential. 5. Click the Add text icon to insert your text. Repeat this process until you have six text boxes. (You may have to split your questions to make them fit.) 1 2
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Main text: Your topic Your essential question Your time, place, and theme

Sub text: Your Name

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6. Rearrange your images and text by dragging them around in the boxes. Alternate between text and images. 7. Click the Music tab and follow the instructions to select music or upload your own. 8. Click the Finalize tab. Insert a title and description. Click Create video.

To post your video on your blog 1. After your video has been processed, click Video toolbox at the bottom of the screen. 2. Click Embed. Then click Copy code. 3. In your blog, create a new post. 4. In the Title box, type Animoto based on search questions. 5. Click the Edit HTML tab. 6. Select Edit, then Paste. 7. To publish your post so it appears on your blog, click Publish post.

Animoto 1. Log in to your account on http://www.animoto.com. 2. Click My Videos. 3. After you have created your video, click Actions and then Embed. 4. Click the Copy Code button below the embed code. 5. Paste the code into Edmodo, Blogger, or any other supported website.

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CATEGORY Name and Topic 20 Animoto contains your name and topic title. 15 Animoto contains either your name or the topic title. Both are not present. Lacks one of the components 10 ------------------5 Animoto does not contain your name or topic title.

Essential Question

Question is debatable, plausible, and consequential. It contains the time, theme, and place. All outside music and images are cited in proper format.

Lacks two of the components

Lacks three or more of the components

Works Cited

Most outside music and images are cited in proper format.

Some outside music and images are cited in proper format.

No outside music and images are cited in proper format.

Images

The Animoto contains four to five images that are appropriate and relate to the topic. Grammar and usage were correct throughout the presentation.

The Animoto contains three images that are appropriate and relate to the topic.

The Animoto contains two images that are appropriate and relate to the topic.

The Animoto contains one or no images that are appropriate and relate to the topic.

Grammar

Two grammatical and usage mistakes were made in the presentation.

Three grammatical and usage mistakes were made in the presentation.

Four or more grammatical and usage mistakes were made in the presentation.

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