Go Animate Animations

GoAnimate.com: Technology at Work by catnei

Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com. It's free and fun!

Today I created a short digital clip using GoAnimate. This simple and easy to use ITC has set templates and characters to choose from to create a visual component. The user is then able to convert text to speech or record and upload dialogue; the video above utilizes the former option. It took me about five minutes to create this video so I consider that this to be a very quick and easy technology to use. I would certainly consider using a GoAnimate clip to introduce a topic to a class. They are personalized and therefore can be made relevant to curriculum matters. The basic version is free and there are a variety of story lines, characters and scenes to choose from as well as different "genres" to pick from. The site itself encourages people to share stories and has been created to make creating digital videos easy. In my opinion this is achieved however in the future I will upload my own voice to a video instead of using the text to speech feature because I'd like to use vocal expression in a clip to make it more realistic.
Links to GoAnimate from a created clip should not be removed if the clip is embedded into a web space. Learners should not create derogatory scenes about others or use inappropriate language in these simple digital clips. Instructions on making these should be given in clear, explicit ways to ensure understanding.