{"id":2552,"date":"2009-12-01T01:52:42","date_gmt":"2009-12-01T08:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec540sept09\/?p=2552"},"modified":"2009-12-01T01:52:42","modified_gmt":"2009-12-01T08:52:42","slug":"rip-mix-and-feed-animoto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec540sept09\/2009\/12\/01\/rip-mix-and-feed-animoto\/","title":{"rendered":"Rip.Mix and Feed Animoto"},"content":{"rendered":"

I opted to use Animoto.com <\/a>for my rip.mix.feed contribution. It’s a Web 2.0 tool that bills itself as “the end of slideshows.”\u00a0 It allows the user to combine images and music (which you supply or choose from their selections) in a type of music video\/mashup.\u00a0 The site takes care of\u00a0 transitions between the images using a variety of effects adjusting timing to the chosen music.\u00a0 The free version (which I used) is limited to 30-second compositions.\u00a0 All of the images I used, apart from the first one,\u00a0I found in Flickr searches for images with creative commons licensing. (I have a list of all the Flickr URLs and if anyone is interested I can post it as an attachment.) \u00a0The\u00a0start image was generated with\u00a0the Bart Simpson chalk board generator<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The number of images one can squeeze into 30 seconds varies somewhat depending on the music selected, but is around 15-18.\u00a0 Fast-paced tunes show the slides more quickly and use a few more images than slower ones.\u00a0 The site allows for easy remixes, and it’s possible to add and remove images until the desired effect is achieved.\u00a0 It’s also possible to get stuck endlessly tweaking while\u00a0looking for the ‘perfect’ edit (don’t ask me how I know…).\u00a0 I’ll post links to two versions that use the same images but different music.\u00a0 The first, which I not very creatively called Text technologies 1<\/a>, uses 30 seconds of a song called Finally by the Sunday Runners.\u00a0 The second, Text technologies v.2<\/a>, uses a faster indie piece called 1234 by Fake which I enjoy for its lyrics: “I’m just sick of my school, and my teacher’s a fool..” Certainly, many Web 2.0 tools are fun and engaging.\u00a0 Every time\u00a0I (re-)make this realization I tell myself that I have to get more creative about encorporating them into my lessons!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I opted to use Animoto.com for my rip.mix.feed contribution. It’s a Web 2.0 tool that bills itself as “the end of slideshows.”\u00a0 It allows the user to combine images and music (which you supply or choose from their selections) in a type of music video\/mashup.\u00a0 The site takes care of\u00a0 transitions between the images using […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1098,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6414],"tags":[4618,6706,6810],"class_list":["post-2552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rip-mix-feed","tag-animoto","tag-techology","tag-text"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec540sept09\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec540sept09\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec540sept09\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec540sept09\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1098"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec540sept09\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2552"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec540sept09\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2552\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2553,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec540sept09\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2552\/revisions\/2553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec540sept09\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec540sept09\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec540sept09\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}