LynnAndres

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AWD Learners create Season’s Greetings Video with Their Art

[|Lynn Andres] teaches in Adults with Disabilities Program at [|Orange Grove Adult School], San Juan Unified School District in Sacramento. This school year she teaches Computer Skills Classes including basic skills, math and money, art, and digital photography. Lynn believes that “Using computers and mastering new skills gives students a greater sense of self-esteem, self-confidence, and independence.”

Recently the learners in Lynn’s classes created and posted a video that serves as a greeting card and a showcase of their art at the same time. They used [|TuxPaint] software to create art, and [|Animoto], online service, to create and post the video. http://animoto.com/play/Bg2G6AS2NFtg08jpAdk7nQ/greetings/holidays2008

Here is Lynn's description of the process: We use both KidPix and Tux Paint. All products of Tux paint are in a .png format so I have to convert them to .jpeg for Animoto which only uses .jpeg or .gif images. I use PhotoShop Elements to convert the .png pictures.

 Animoto lets you create as many 30 second videos as you want for free. You can email them or upload them to Youtube. I upgraded to an all access pass for $30. for a year. I can make my videos as long as I want, but they can only be as long as the song I choose. The maximum length is 10 min. They have a nice selection of music on site or you can upload your own. All your videos are saved on their site and you can remix and add to them (the original is saved until you decide to delete it). No one has access to the videos unless you send them the link or post it somewhere, which is good for student privacy.

 The whole process, uploading pics, etc. is very simple and intuitive. You do have to register (email and password). Try it! You can get your images one of two ways: upload them from your computer, or retrieve them from one of the web sites where you keep your images (keep in mind that a 30-second video usually takes about 12-20 images)

 If anyone wants an all-access pass (good for one year), they can use my referral code to get $5. off:  *** If a friend you refer signs up for an All-Access Pass, we'll give him/her $5 off, and we'll give you 3 months’ worth of an All-Access Pass for FREE. (That's 3 entire months of being able to make an unlimited number of full-length videos... and to download them too!) This is my referral code: mreydgui

 Happy Holidays!  Lynn 