Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Animoto

Try out this tool:

Animoto - http://animoto.com/

(Click the Play arrow to view - no captions in this one. Animoto analyzes your images and creates a 30-second "music video" style presentation. There is free music on the site, or you can upload your own (mindful of copyright, of course). You have to register to use Animoto. Find the embed code under the "thumb tack" icon, select embed and choose "other sites."

Monday, April 28, 2008

Bubbleshare

Here's a new tool I've recently looked at.

Bubbleshare - http://www.bubbleshare.com/(Click the orange Play arrow to view. This is the most basic of Bubbleshare options. They have lots of themes and sliding shows. The text is actually speech balloons. Bubbleshare is extremely easy to use. You have to register to use Bubbleshare. Add to My Blog to access the various slideshow formats. ALSO -- It's a good idea to leave lots of white space in your speech/text boxes (if you use them). Sometimes words get mysteriously cut off.