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Well, I missed my post last week just due to a lot going on, and this week we have no school tomorrow, so I'm going to post this one a day early.
One of the biggest challenges teachers face when having students create presentations is how to provide them some options beyond the traditional Powerpoint slides they have created since the third grade. Additionally, options for creating videos are numerous, but most involve meshing pictures and music and all of the options can sometimes be overwhelming. Powtoon is a tool that puts a new twist on videos and presentations by allowing students (or teachers) to create animated videos.
The easy dashboard and drag and drop options make it a nice option for creating quick animated videos or presentations with little assistance and easily publish and share them. Additionally, there is app available in the Chrome store, which will make Powtoon even easier to access from your Google Drive and allow one-click sign in.
While there are some limitations to the free version (5 minute video limit, 11 styles to choose from, 10 tunes to choose from, etc.). However, even with those limitations, the options are wide and varied for the animations and students can exercise a lot of choice and options when making videos.
Overall, I found Powtoon to be a fun, easy-to-use site to make videos and presentations a little different and to try something new and fun. Check out the links below for more information, examples, and tutorials!
Example Powtoon About Creating Presentations
Example Powtoon by a Teacher About Electricity
Powtoon Video Tutorials - short tutorials from the Powtoon website
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