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Animoto for Empathy in the Classroom
Use Animoto to create short, engaging videos that help students express and reflect on empathy-related scenarios.
Key takeaways
- Animoto is an online video creation tool that lets students combine images, video clips, text and music to tell a story.
- Sign up at animoto.com with an email or Google account, click Create, and choose a ready-made template or start from scratch.
- Students can upload their own photos or videos, add text captions and pick background music from Animoto's free library.
- Classroom activity: pairs or groups each make a one-minute empathy story video, then share it with the class to start a discussion.
- All student videos can be combined into a class empathy showcase.
What is Animoto and how does it support empathy?
Animoto is an online video creation tool that lets students combine images, video clips, text and music to tell stories. In empathy activities, students create short videos that highlight understanding, kindness and compassion, so they express empathy through storytelling in a visual way.
How do teachers get started with Animoto?
Go to animoto.com and sign up with an email or Google account. After logging in, click Create to begin a new video project, and either pick a ready-made template or start from scratch. Students can upload their own photos or videos, add text captions and select background music from Animoto's free library.
What empathy activity can you run with Animoto?
Ask students to work in pairs or groups, and have each group create a one-minute empathy story video — for example a slideshow of everyday acts of empathy, such as helping a friend or including others in a group. When the groups share their videos, the class sees empathy expressed in many different ways, which opens a discussion. The teacher can also combine all the videos into a class empathy showcase.
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Animoto, empathy story videos. Hello teachers, in this short tutorial I'll show you how to use Animoto to practice empathy in your classroom. Animoto is an online video creation tool that lets students combine images, video clips, text and music to tell stories. With empathy activities, students can create short videos that highlight understanding, kindness and compassion. It allows students to express empathy through storytelling in a powerful visual way. Start by going to animoto.com and sign up with your email or Google account.
Once you log in, click on create to begin a new video project. You can choose from ready-made templates or start from scratch. Students can upload their own photos or videos, add text captions and select background music from Animoto's free library. For example, they might create a slideshow that shows everyday acts of empathy, such as helping a friend or including others in a group. In class, you can assign students to work in pairs or groups. Each group creates a one-minute empathy story video.
After finishing, they can share their videos with the class. This sparks discussion and allows students to see empathy expressed in many different ways. Teachers can even create a class empathy showcase by combining all student videos. And that's it! Animoto makes empathy learning interactive, creative and memorable through video storytelling. Try it with your students and see how their voices come alive.