GoAnimate! Make Amazing Animated Videos

GoAnimate is a site that lets you easily create animated videos. There is a free version and a discounted education version. The free version allows you to easily make the videos, record your own voice or use the built in ones, and share the video. The Schools account is a private environment, with school safe content and moderation available and includes all of the premium features at a discounted rate.

GoAnimate can be used for teacher presentations, student projects, tutorials, ELL/ESL training, and much more. Students can have fun creating a presentation. They will learn the content, as well as how to organize a presentation and follow certain guidelines. There are great help tools available and the character creator makes it easy to create the characters in your video.

Here's an example of one on Diffusion and Osmosis
http://goanimate4schools.com/public_movie/0ZVm9NFo0EC8/1

GoAnimate4Schools.com: Diffusion & Osmosis by Paul Tan

Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate4Schools. It's free and fun!


You can also browse for already created videos to use with your classes.

WeVideo - online video editor - announces contest for educators

WeVideo is a collaborative online video editor. The free plan has some great features and it's easy to use. Simply upload your videos and photos, create the storyline, and then edit them online. There are great features and lots of help available. It is also integrated into Google Drive. Since it is collaborative, multiple people can work on a video project together, making it great for student projects.

The free version includes: 1 GB storage, 360p resolution, 15 export minutes per month, Export to Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo and Twitter, 5 invites per project, 390 licensed music titles.

Here's some information on their Education program and pricing. https://www.wevideo.com/business/Education

WeVideo is having a little contest too. The first 500 Teachers to share a video story about how they use video in the class room will win a free 12 month upgrade to WeVideo. 

The upgrade includes: 

 20 GB of storage shareable with up to 50 students
1280x720 Higher resolution for exports
2 Hours of video to export (to YouTube / Vimeo / Facebook or any school internal website)
Ability to download finished videos

For more information about the contest and how to enter, go here:   http://blog.wevideo.com/we-love-educators