PhotoPeach seems almost identical to Animoto in terms of creation and sharing. They additionally offer educator packages for entire classes and schools that allow all the students work to be in one central location for the community to view.
We all know how to use this type of tool for creating a video but I just read a new idea for using this tool for instructional purposes. PhotoPeach has an option to select quiz in the educator's package. The captions you add are questions and multiple choice answers complete with a timer! For a step by step instructions with screen shots, please visit a Dropbox link on Lori's Latest Links.
To see an example of the quiz format, please click on the following link: Life Feast: Creating QUIZZES with Photopeach. This example is of particular interest to me because it was created to practice English grammar by Ana Maria Menezes, an EFL teacher in Brazil.
Application?
I was thinking of using it as an "All About Me" type of project. Many of my students have very interesting heritages that would be fun to share. For those of you that have classrooms, you could send a fun and interactive "All About..." to introduce yourselves to your new students and their families on your blog.
In addition to the grammar example, I could use the video as a type of pre- and post assessment for determining background knowledge in the content areas or for vocabulary development. I'm not sure of the logistics yet. I wonder if there is a way to have students respond with clickers to collect data. I have no idea if that can even be done with iPads but after this week, I am thinking probably not!
If you have any other ideas, I would love you to share them!
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