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Description

WHAT IS POWTOON??
It's a NEW, fancy, and free way to present info or share ideas. Think PowerPoint kicked up a few notches.
It allows you to create animated videos with tons of features like music, voiceover, animations, motion, and images in a "cartoon style."

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How To

Sample Powtoon Video made by me (Paula Trapani) used as an intro with my classes to show some of the features of a finished Powtoon movie.

Powtoon Review & Example (YouTube 3:18)

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Applications for Teachers & Students

We have successfully used this program with our middle-schoolers on the following projects:

• Creation of a 1920s scrapbook (project previously completed using PowerPoint); http://lrmslibrary.wikispaces.com/1920s+Scrapbook
• Creation of a "virtual tour" of slavery in New York; http://lrmslibrary.wikispaces.com/NY+slavery
• Creation of a "lesson" on an aspect of life in the 1950s; http://lrmslibrary.wikispaces.com/1950s+Powtoon

Other possible applications:

• Teacher introduction or reinforcement of a curricular topic/unit
• Culminating student activity for a research project
• Collaborative project (pairs or small groups)
• Book trailers
• Review of topic/unit
• Use this site to build writing and presentation skills.
• Website can be viewed from computers, iPads, or any device with Internet/WiFi access.
• Curricular connections: ESL, ELA, Reading Lab, AIS, Social Studies, Math/Science/Technology, the Arts, Library

Tips

http://www.powtoon.com/tutorials/#prettyPhoto