Powtoon

Description: PowToon is an online tool to create animated videos and presentations which claims to be as easy to use as MS PowerPoint. The basic version of PowToon is free. Different educational plans (teacher, student, classroom) are available for an affordable price.

Notes: PowToon is an online tool to create animated videos and presentations which claims to be as easy to use as MS PowerPoint. The basic version of PowToon is free. Different educational plans (teacher, student, classroom) are available for an affordable price. The student plan is 12 USD/year and the teacher plan is 24 USD/year (at time of writing in 2015). This tool can be used in two ways: 1. By teachers to create engaging presentations and deliver content to students in a fun way. 2. By students to create their own content, present their assignment and send messages to each other. The PowToon website provides online articles, guides and suggestions on the possible uses of this tool. Teachers can use PowToon to deliver any subject-related content. They can also make short tutorials to be used alone by the students, for example, in a flipped classroom methodology(www.powtoon.com/blog/flip- classroom/). Similar products are makebeliefcomix , toondoo and pixton. Examples of what can be done with such tools are to be found in the (downloadable brochure) 25 WAYS TO USE MAKEBIELIEFSCOMIX.COM IN THE CLASSROOM: http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/How-to-Play/Educators/