Week 4 Day One: Animoto Videos on Abstract Concept

My Palmetto Writers created a video on an abstract concept that they wrote about in their Paper 1 drafts using a cool Web 2.0 tool called Animoto.



Kylie and Lindsay's Animoto on Love

http://animoto.com/play/CQKlAhuOJDJ0X7DEYtCB6g

Bryan and Lisa's Animoto on Terrorism

http://animoto.com/play/Ve0D7mMmqAcxPra11CeNPA 

Malorie and Anna Marie's Animoto on Despair

http://animoto.com/play/dXMaQNZC4wIReL09LuD1Jw

Carly C and Reid's Animoto on Relaxation

animoto.com/play/b26OVnzHPDp2KsJRbKz2KQ 


Michaela and Zach's Animoto on Humor


animoto.com/play/w00wli333LvcXYYC0rseUA

Brittany's Animoto on Happiness

animoto.com/play/02USuEIFFXQ0LK9dyrIr0g


Nicole R and Vinnie's Animoto on Future


animoto.com/play/H8Y3nhLHQi7tQPhsIucEJw

Carly and Ursula's Animoto on Pain

http://animoto.com/play/z00x1byRtSiBkP1vT26NMw#

The students needed much more time playing with Animoto. Perhaps having them go through the tutorial before coming to class and having them upload pictures beforehand and choosing their music for their concept would have been more efficient.

Except for a few people who had to figure out the text function, everyone was pretty comfortable with doing this activity. The students who didn't submit probably couldn't figure out how to share the link. As usual, more time is needed for these activities.


Going over the results of Quiz 2, it is obvious that grammar and mechanics is a problem (e.g., comma splices and commas after introductory clauses).


I also need to keep reviewing how to identify the thesis, or claim, in an essay. They were better with the identification of the thesis in Jo Goodwin's "What is Poverty?" See the Polleverywhere results below. The correct answer was the last one, and only 50% of the class identified it as the correct one.