Go+Animate

=Name : [|Go Animate] = = Creator and sponser: = I have looked in several different locations and am unable to find a creator or sponser. There is a list of the top contributors but those are the people who have made videos that are highly popular on the site. So I am unable to find the actual creator of the site.

= explaniation = This site allows teachers and students to interact online. Using this tool you can create a classroom and a character, create short videos, and even provide a small lesson. You are able to select how your characters move, what they look like and what they say. Each video has the capability to last for up to 2 minutes. Another nice option is a free registration for schools. This site allows both teachers and students to create videos. A lot of the videos are created by teachers for students to watch. This tool is both useful for studying as well as to help students learn to use technology, especially at a young age. The biggest disadvantage to this site is the sound. I believe that the futher advanced it becomes the better the sound quality will become. This site is a safe site that is used by schools and teacher alike.

= example of how it can be used =

Here is an example of how this website can be used to help teach students about math: []
= Teacher Use =

The teacher is able to use this tool to insure that his or her studnets have access to hard information even outside of the classroom. They can even use this site to do things like:

 * ===== The teacher can make videos for studnets to review hard concepts =====
 * ===== Techer can use this site to help teach students how to use the internet =====
 * ===== Techer is able to use this site to assign more exciting and engaging homework =====
 * ===== Teacher can use this site to interact with their students outside of the class room. =====
 * ===== Teacher can use this site to insure that his or her students will be safe on this site. =====

Student Use
The student would have to take charge of his or her own learning by creating videos if assigned by the teacher. This is also a very active process because the studnets must be involved both physically and mentally as they are creating videos about information they have learned in class. This may be applicable to real life situations because the more advanced our world becomes to more they will need to be able to use sites like this. This website is also able to have a complex and challenging feel to it. The student will have to figure out how to most effictivley convey what they have learned while making sure that it meets the time requirement. There are also many different options that you have to use that makes it fun while teaching younger students to use technology to learn. Scaffolding is a very important key for success with this site. The students will need to be given very specific instruction by the teacher so that they can effectively present their information. Having something such as written instruction will help the student navigate through this site easily. They will also need to have access to both a computer as well as the internet. Finally I think it would be helpful if the teacher provided a way for the students to know what they were being graded on.

= Page by: Anna Reel =