PowToon is a presentation tool that incorporates images, text, and animation. I've never seen a PowToon before, that I know of. I thought it was a pretty cool tool to use. It was difficult to make my Powtoon with some segments. Once you get good at using this tool, I can see how cool they could be in the end.
The best parts of this, that I think separates PowToon from other presentation tools, is the use of animation. I thought it looked pretty cool putting in the different moving figures. It also was pretty easy to search for images and insert them into the movie. Once all of the items were in my screen, it was easy to move them around and set when I wanted them to come into the frame. This could be a very cool segment of a movie if more time was put into learning it.
The part I really did not like was the whole premium aspect. There were many themes and animations I could see but couldn't use until I paid for them. It was distracting clicking on something I liked, only to see I couldn't use it unless I paid for it. It seemed at every click there was something that they were trying to sell. I get that it's a business, but it was rather annoying to deal with.
I'm not sure I would use this in the classroom. It has a high learning curve, and took a long to time put this small video together. However, I could see it possibly being useful for a bigger event, such as Go To School Night, or a Board Presentation.
That makes me want to come to your advisory! Nice job. Good feedback on the Creative Commons resources. I'll take a look to see if I have any more success looking for Physical Ed.
ReplyDeleteI agree that this app would require a large learning curve but for a first timer, I think your PowToon about Advisory was a super smart way to introduce Advisory.
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