1. Movies in a minute! Instructions for making Animoto movies created by Bonnie McCormick

2.  Create a storyboard (courtesy of Sandy Noles)storyboard  Decide on what pictures you want. Create a word doc to record the copyright info.  Find the music – Animoto has a great collection, or you can import music files.  Write the text.  Gather all the elements in a file on your computer.

3.  Animoto for Educators Animoto for Educators  This account will give you unlimited video time.  It will take a few days to get a confirmation for this account. In the meantime…  You can register, a second time, for a “basic” account and begin immediately.  The “basic” account is only a 30 second video, but it’s enough to get started and familiar with the program.

4.  Infotopia Images Infotopia Images  MorgueFile MorgueFile  Flickr @ Creative Commons Flickr @ Creative Commons  Google Images Google Images  Pics4learning.com Pics4learning.com  Open Photo.com Open Photo.com Multi-Media ToolsMulti-Media Tools on RCMS Library webpage

5.  Gather all photos to your computer/drive  Click on Upload button, and the pictures will load.  You can load photos, PPT slides converted to JPG, videos.

6.  Animoto has a nice collection of copyright- free music.  Multi-Media Tools Multi-Media Tools Purple Planet Royalty Free Music Danosongs.com Jamendo Freesound Project  *If you are going to post your trailer outside your school’s network, the music must be copyright free or purchased.

7.  Click on the T and type your text. Be sure to include credits for the photos.  Create a PPT slide w/ bibliographies.  Convert slide to JPG and put at the end of your video. The music credit will be included automatically by Animoto at the end if you use the basic template.  For other templates, you will have to add a music bibliography slide.  You can rearrange the tiles.

8.  Click on Produce Video button.  Rendering screen.  You can edit, change anything and render, again.

9.  On your “My Videos” page: Click on green “Action” button you have several options to share the video

10.  Ronnie will set up classes in Animoto Law is vague regarding under 13 years-old Get parent permission