1. ANIMOTO
Another Story Telling Tool
For Teaching and Learning Chinese
ChinHuei Yeh
chyeh33@gmail.com
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2. Agenda
• Animoto Overview
• Procedure
• Ideas for Using in Chinese Teaching /
Learning
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3. Animoto http://animoto.com/
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4. Animoto
• Free
• Simple
• Share Easily
• Embed in Blog
• Email
• Facebook
• Download
• iPad app
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5. Animoto
• Procedures
• Sign up：Education Edition
• Choose background Style
• Upload pictures
• Choose Music
• Type in Contents
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6. Animoto
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7. Ideas
• Students’ activities records
• Activating new topic
• Story-telling
• Flash cards
• Assessment
• reading
• writing
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8. Examples
• http://animoto.com/play/Ki702e90FUyGFywn2LeTNA
• Autumn
• http://blog.huayuworld.org/yehlaoshi2
• Classroom objectives
• http://animoto.com/play/4kXmetNN8lvDg6YHzwtHWQ
• Chinese New year Celebration
• http://animoto.com/play/J4ghTkmuj52OtNu0BzHzQQ
• Activating a new topic
• http://animoto.com/play/6Pum02c0BcVTbv52ORPeGA
• Flash cards
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9. Technology:
Open a door? or a bridge?
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10. • Always have your teaching
objectives in mind
• Have your materials ready before
you start
• Ask for permission if you use
students’ pictures
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11. New Ideas?
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12. Let’s give it a try!
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