This is a mini-lesson I made as part of my video tutorial series on Internet inquiry. This is a debate I had on the meaning of text as part of the #walkmyworld project:

Now you just wait, go make some popcorn and let the movie render. If your school does not allow YouTube access you can also upload the movie to Plotagon. If you connect your YouTube account you can upload directly. Next you publish your movie by clicking share. The sounds include both effects and music. You can also choose to have your characters move around the scene. You can choose an emotion for your character.Ĥ. You choose the scene and the character(s).Ģ.You can then choose the location of your character in that scene.ģ. Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric. Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.ģ. In the Speaking and Listening anchor standards for Comprehension and Collaboration:Ģ. Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words. In the Reading anchor standards for the Integration of Knowledge and Ideasħ. When I consider possible connection to the Common Core State Standards I find once again endless options. The possibilities are endless as students can recreate favorite scenes from literature, use as a journaling tool, or simply create online content. Not only do I get all the functionality of text to movie tools but the program provides strong functionality and runs local on my mac (or your pc). I came across Plotogan in my Twitter feed. So I immediately began to look for alternatives. I found the text to movies tool so powerful for classroom use. We need simple tools to scaffold video production. I like, many, mourned the demise of xtranormal. Yet students and teachers can find video making and remixing a daunting task. When we think about online research and media skills our minds quickly turn to video production.

The role of plotagon in education