What is ThingLink education?

ThingLink is an award-winning education technology platform that makes it easy to augment images, videos, and virtual tours with additional information and links. Over 4 million teachers and students use ThingLink for creating accessible, visual learning experiences in the cloud.

How can Animoto be used in the classroom?

At the start of the school year, students could use Animoto to introduce themselves or their classmates. Students can illustrate their own poetry using digital images they find on Internet or ones they take. Animoto can be used to present research information to the class.

How long can I use Animoto for Education?

Animoto for Education grants access to Animoto service free of charge to students and teachers with a few limits for 6 months. You have to renew your teacher license each half of the year. Each teacher master account can hold up to 50 student accounts. Each student might upload videos up to 10 minutes in length, with 1 song, and up to 300 photos.

How do I make an Animoto video for school?

Follow these steps to create an Animoto video: Log into Animoto account. All students can login into their account simultaneously. Their accounts are independent. Select a template or style as it’s called in the web app. Add photos from Animoto collection, or from school PC, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc. Arrange images by drag and drop.

How does a teacher get an Animoto account?

When teacher application is accepted, he/she is given an Animoto promo code that activates all students’ accounts. So you have to enter the redemption code in each account. Unfortunately, Animoto doesn’t provide teachers with an easy way to create a school Animoto account. That’s why it takes time and a lot of manual work from teacher’s side.

How many views does Animoto educational video maker make?

Without much money for private school marketing, the academy created an ad using Animoto and spent just $50 promoting it. That was enough to net the school more than 7000 views and more than 100 shares, building awareness of the school in the local community and helping them reach a whole new pool of potential San Jacinto students.