CREATE MULTIMEDIA LESSON PLANS

When teachers are asked to use technology in the classroom,they have to go beyond just using plain,boring PowerPoint presentations. Some teachers even lift these from PPT libraries and do not bother to use the edit option to make it more interesting for their class.There are several ways that a teacher can retain the interest of her/his class using the internet tools. Even PowerPoint presentations can be made more creative using the options of narrating with your own voice,embedding a related youtube video,using transitions. Making your own little video with Windows Movie Maker can add sufficient interest if you use some class pictures as well. Depending on the subject taught,the teacher can choose her students from the class as subjects for the story being read,or create simple presentations to explain math concepts. Story Maps can be created with PowerPoint. Multiple choice quizzes can be created with PowerPoint. If the teacher allows the students time to create all of the above on their own,they will not only make the learning experience fun,but will also retain what they are learning for a long time.
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PPT TO VIDEO FOR THE CLASSROOM-ANIMOTO

Powerpoint presentations are the most commonly used among all web 2.0 tools,and they can be made more interesting and effective by creating a video out of them.Add some music or a voiceover,and your students can be engaged meaningfully.There are several ways of doing this.Windows moviemaker is used extensively,and some educators use authorpointlite to upload on to youtube,ipod or authorstream.But,most give animoto a thumbsup.

Animoto is a tool that allows you to create a professional looking video in minutes.All you have to do is upload your images,and your music and it creates a video,a different one each time.Completely automatic and customized,the unlimited shorts are for free.The casestudies show how educators are using it in the classroom to enhance the learning experience.

Animoto in the classroom