Go+Animate

[|Go Animate]

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[|Goanimate.com Part 2]

• Go To the Website and press the link for Go Animate [] • Next, Sign up for a free “Go Animate” account (Very simple) • A short tutorial will then pop up. Go through the tutorial and then get ready to create your first animation with “Go Animate”. • Create an animation that focuses on the theme “Motivation”. Choose your characters and your voice style. This Animation should be no longer than 2 minutes and a minimum of 45 seconds. • Make sure the story/animation has a purpose, that includes a beginning, middle, and end. • Save when you are all finished. • Publish and Post to Facebook when you are finished saving. • Comment on someone else’s video and critique the author (me) regarding instructions or procedures. • Post a mini-paragraph describing your experience and analyze the tool. Would you use “Go Animate” as a teaching tool? For personal use? Why or Why not? • This should be something fun! Let your creativity and imagination take over.
 * Procedure:**

__**Strengths**__
Free No limit on how many videos one can produce. There is an educational value to this software if used correctly. Requires basic computer knowledge, patience, and imagination. Points are awarded for popular videos. Students can rate and give feedback on videos. Users can create their own characters with GoAnimate Actions allow for matching of content with emotion within the program

__**Weaknesses**__
Characters can fight, kiss, flirt, drink beer and other cocktails Profanity is not allowed but one can get away with it by using symbols for letters (i.e., @ss) Promotes consumerism by using well-known characters Users are enticed to buy GoBucks which you use to gain access to the “premium features” of GoAnimate Users cannot download GoAnimate animations to a desktop or disk No downloadable version available, purely an online tool. heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeellllllllllllllo i love sheecse Must have email address to register- in regards to elementary students No control over the environment that students have access to in the free version (W.Hedeen) No longer offers a free version to educators. You must pay in order to have an environment that teachers can have control over. (W. Hedeen)