‘Animoto for Education’ Service

Unit 1 P3.
– An example of an Animoto video created with the extended time limit.

Animoto has been utilised by staff for quite a while, but sometimes it can be annoying only having thirty seconds to get a student’s message across. Animoto are now allowing teachers the chance to increase the student presentation time limit for free. We recently went through the process with Sophie from BUC to try and understand how the system works.

Though the website recommends setting up new email accounts for the students who want to benefit from the ‘Animoto for Education’ scheme, we found that the process works just as smoothly when students use their current college-given Gmail account. Simply get them to set up their own Animoto log in, and then enter a promotional code to gain that extra minute.

Present.me – Interactive Slideshows

Present.me is the predecessor of PowerPoint presentations.

This is a website which takes existing Powerpoint presentations (imported to the Present.me site) and allows you to either record an audio voiceover to run alongside the presentation, or to record you (via webcam) showing and speaking along with the slides to add a more personal touch. Present.me isn’t tailored for any specific department; it is aimed to help you in whatever field you may work in.