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Animoto is an online platform to create videos without much effort. No previous knowledge in editing is needed as it has pre-made templates and arranges transitions automatically.
It is a good tool to use in the educational context as students are creators of content and they are also using new and different tools
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Lately, it has been shown that integrating Animoto into the language classroom may enhance students’ engagement, confidence, and speaking performance. In the study by Zakaria and Yunus (2020), secondary students reported that Animoto helped them feel “less anxious” when speaking because “the video supported their speech” and shifted attention away from their mistakes. The pre-made templates, music options, and easy design also motivated learners to explore the webpage, with one student stating, “I learned a lot about video editing,” and others explained that Animoto helped them improve vocabulary by reading captions and instructions. Moreover, Animoto encouraged collaboration, allowing students to generate ideas together, feel more comfortable presenting, and communicate more effectively with their classmates, students shared that it “made group work easier” and allowed them to “share ideas confidently.”
In Talandis Jr. and Stout’s (2011) projects, where students described Animoto as “very useful” and “so easy to make,” highlighting increased creativity, technical skills, and enthusiasm for multimodal storytelling.
In conclusion, evidence from both studies show that Animoto not only fosters language development, but also increases motivation, reduces anxiety, and supports meaningful, technology enhanced learning experiences.
Benefits
1. Students can combine images, captions, dates and music helping students to engage easily.
1. Students can combine images, captions, dates and music helping students to engage easily.
2. Animoto enhances motivation as they are using new and different tools instead of doing activities in their copybooks.
2. Animoto enhances motivation as they are using new and different tools instead of doing activities in their copybooks.
3. Students are creators of content.
3. Students are creators of content.
4. Reduces cognitive load and frees time for language.
4. Reduces cognitive load and frees time for language.
Animoto does this automatically:
arranges transitions
aligns images
controls timing
generates a coherent structure
This lets students concentrate on language and sequencing instead of editing.
6. Encourages collaboration between students.
6. Encourages collaboration between students.
Drawbacks
1. Students may focus more on visuals than on language.
1. Students may focus more on visuals than on language.
2. Internet or computer issues can disrupt the main task if there is no connection.
2. Internet or computer issues can disrupt the main task if there is no connection.
3. There is limited flexibility in editing: Animoto doesn't allow adding transitions or layouts
3. There is limited flexibility in editing: Animoto doesn't allow adding transitions or layouts
4. Some students may become passive if one group member has the control of the computer.
4. Some students may become passive if one group member has the control of the computer.
7. It may be time-consuming: creating videos takes time and even more if it is students first time using it.
7. It may be time-consuming: creating videos takes time and even more if it is students first time using it.
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References
Talandis Jr., J., & Stout, M. (2011). Creativity in the language classroom via Animoto. In A. Stewart (Ed.), JALT2010 Conference Proceedings (pp. 97–105). JALT.
Zakaria, N. Y. K., & Yunus, M. M. (2020). Animoto: Perception and attitude of secondary school students in enhancing speaking skills. Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
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