thing 17: random tools

Tried online video maker Popcorn Maker while it was fun and easy to use, it kept having errors, so I was never able to log in, create an account or save my library movie.  It was simple to use and cool that you can search in one box and get videos, audio clips plus pictures from the web to insert in your move.  I teach the kids movie maker at school and this would be something fun to show them too.  Not if there are continual errors however... plus you need an email account to login... no school accounts that I could see which would be helpful at the elementary level.

Tried in Modzilla and seemed to work without errors.


would be fun to see my fifth graders do a quick module project with their info on Jackie Robinson or another sports figure...

Went on to Twister the place to fake tweet.  Came up with a quick something there... Twist/Tweet from Jackie Robinson.  Would be interesting to see what the kids come up with and print them out, especially after a biography unit.  Pull out an important tidbit or two and put into simplest terms.


Next I went to try out ABCya! Animate.  The kids would certainly have fun with this.  Wonder if I could do a project with body systems and have the characters tell the info about the systems.. Interesting thought.  Here is just a short one I made just trying the program...

 

 

 

Then there is the fun ACME label maker...