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Technology Evaluation Template
GENERAL INFORMATION Technology Name: animoto Age/Grade Level: Technology Type: all Application Source: www.animoto.com
Associated Learning Standard(s): The resource may be generally applicable.
RESOURCE DESCRIPTION With this resource, you can make videos over lessons, personally, and its also easy for older students to use.
The Resource Allows Students To: YES NO N/A
Create: Students can use creative thinking or will create an innovative product. Yes
Connect: Students can communicate with others outside the classroom. Yes Content and Pedagogy
Research: Students can gather, evaluate, and use information. Yes
Collaborate: Students can work together within the classroom or outside of the classroom. They can build upon each other’s knowledge and work. Yes
Contextualize: Students can make connections between content areas, ideas, and/or solve problems in a real-world context. Yes
Critique: Students must think critically, solve problems, evaluate information, and make Yes informed decisions.
Build Technology Skills: Students must understand or be able to use technology
concepts, systems, and operations. Yes
RECOMMENDATION Yes I would recommend this resource because it is easy to use to create videos for almost anything.
IMPLEMENTATION IDEAS If I were in a high school classroom, I would get the students in groups to make their own videos using animoto with pictures and caption, etc. over a specific topic trying to let the students teach each other than have myself always teach.
Note: The following criteria may also be considered in the use of this resource. However, it is important to understand that these are secondary criteria to content and pedagogy.
The Resource Allows Students To: YES NO N/A
Work at different levels or paces: Students work is differentiated through the resource. Yes Implementation
Gather data about themselves: Students can see their progress because the resource contains a tracking system. Yes
Work intuitively: Students work easily with the resource because it is user friendly and intuitively designed. Yes
Be motivated: Students are engaged and excited to use this resource. Yes
The Resource Is: YES NO N/A
Free: There is no financial cost for the students, teacher, or school. NO
Logistics
Easily Accessed: The resource does not require licensing and is available through the web. Yes
Reliable: The resource does not have frequent bugs and may have some kind of trouble shooting support available (either a “help” menu or a support team). Yes
This template has been adapted from the following resources:
Christie, A., (2007). Dr. Alice Christie’s 6C Model for Evaluating Apps. Retrieved from http://www.kathyschrock.net/uploads/3/9/2/2/392267/evalipad_content.pdf ISTE, (2012). iste.nets•s Advancing Digital Age Learning. Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/docs/pdfs/nets-s-standards.pdf?sfvrsn=2. Schrock, K., (2011-14). Critical Evaluation of an Content-Based IPAD/IPOD APP. Retrieved from http://alicechristie.org/6C/6C.pdf.
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