The Internet is full of fun and games, as well as basic work applications like word processing or e-mail. Summer is a good time to explore creative sites.
Animations and Videos
Activity 1: Animoto lets you upload or select images and music, then generates a video for you with stunning transitions. To give credit to the images and/or music you upload, you can add an image file with urls for these items. You will need an account to create an Animoto video.
Activity 2: More to Try:
• TripWow will create a "travel video" for you featuring your vacation pictures and your trip on a map. It is free to embed on your blog.
• TripLine will create an animated "trip map." Annotate journeys on a map, real or imagined. See “featured” maps.
• dVolver: This site lets you create simple movies with bubble text using a set of characters and backgrounds you select on the site. You don’t need an account, but you will need to create and save your video in one session; you cannot return later to edit it.
Travel Our "One World"
Activity: Explore some fun "travel" sites from Bernie Dodge's “Dodge Podge” and list your results or impressions on your blog.
• SepiaTown - View historic photos that are geotagged
• World Family Names - See how surnames are distributed around globe. [requires sign-in]
• World Clock - World statistics down to the minute
