5 Ways Animoto is awesome:

1. Introduce new content with a quick 30-second "techie" flash.

2.  Use Animoto for formative assessment - it's a quick way for students to show me that they understand what we talked about.  Example: Tonight for homework: make me an Animoto that explains what you learned today!

3.  Use Animoto for "get to know you" purposes at the beginning of the year: students could each make a 30-second Animoto clip to introduce themselves to the rest of the class.

4.  Use Animoto on my own teacher web site to introduce assignments, as a teaser of what unit is coming next, etc.

5.  Use Animoto on my own teacher web site as a way to introduce myself!