Hey there! This is the slide show made with Animoto for International week. A little on the quick side at the beginning but a good Assembly intro/ outro nontheless. Here at BISV we love animoto and the ease of use it offers. There is also a new feature for adding extra video wthin the slideshow itself.
International week went off without even the slightest of hitches this year which, given the scope and the size of the congregation, says something about the organisation of it all. What a great week.
For a while now we've been using Animoto and to great effect. There are a bunch of creative guys behind the site and this shows in the way that the movies (photo stories if you like) get spliced together. Essentially, they are randomised according to the music you wish to use.
At school we decided to make a club for the more creative kids in our school first. The reason we do this is to iron out the kinks first - not to make an elitest group. The great thing about making a club is that the kids that attend the club become your in-class experts and helpers when things inevitable go awry! Just make sure you select the kids in your classes ;)
How to Create a Video in Animoto?
Sign up for a free account
Choose to do a short 30-sec video or a full length video
Choose to upload images from your computer
Or pick one of the following services: Flickr, Facebook, Picasa, Photobucket, etc.
I chose Flickr & chose a set from my Flickr account after authorizing Animoto to access Flickr
Then wait a few mins when Animoto gets your images and processes them
Once it grabs your images you can choose to keep them all or delete the ones you don’t want
Then choose a song from their collection or upload your own.
Then finalize your video with a title and description and let Animoto works it’s magic.
Email the video, download it or even embed in a webpage to share in with others. (like I have done top right)
If you had more than 15 images Animoto will warn you that you some images might get cut off or you can choose the full length version.
The great thing about Animoto is furthered by it's iPod app and the Education log in. The education edition allows several features of the fully fledged animoto edition - namely unlimited slide shows to be uploaded. To access the education edition you have to prove youare an educational establishment and you are who you say you are.
Lastly, Animoto gives you the option of HD. So, should you be a keen photographer and you know the images you have deserve to be in HD then there is this option. Perhaps then use them on Vimeo?
Moshi Monsters is a realatively new version of the Tamagotchi craze. The kids in school have gone nuts for this and TutPup (more on tutup later). The great thing about Moshi Monsters is that there is a community of other children here to converse with in a safe environment. The whole site allows quizzes and all manner of interactivity to share with other Monsters. Go here for Moshi fun!
It's refreshing to see that Microsoft has had to bow down to the EU and remove the auto install of IE. I suppose this is a rare moment where large companies have to remove a monopolising attribute to their business. In the case that led to Microsoft and the EU battling it out in the courts, it has left the unsuspecting user a slight dilemma: What browser do I use? And, how do I go about getting it?
Will Microsoft set up a direct link via ftp to Mozilla, Chrome or Opera as well?(there are others but lion's share goes to these three) I shouldn't think they will. But you never know.
Incidentally, how will the user, once they've installed the OS, browse the internet to access the site to download your chosen browser? Can this be done via the OS explorer?
There I am thinking "How am I going to get a new background and theme to this 'ere site. I want a new theme and really kick this thing off by the end of the summer holidays (incidentally it means no travel plans!). So there I am thinking what mac freeware is there to use for picture editing.
I was racking my brains for an app that I could either use in VMware as a Windows app or a download either a windows or Mac app. So ancient in my thinking. Web 2.0 really has thrown a wealth of opportunity and availability fr this arena.
SplashUp is taken from the SketchUp name (I would imagine) and is marvellous. A lite weight version of Paint.net where you can use layering and magic wand to edit and add elements. Brilliant! Of I go then and edit the image without having to downoad or install.
Enjoying the new scratch updates and the additons it brings. The camera tool is updates with web cam automaton, Lego support and new network install options.
Friday, October 16, 2009 at 2:52PM 
