BP5_2010012_Web2.0_T2_Innovid

My first web 2.0 tool that I blogged about was Aniboom. the reason why it was special to me and my classroom is because it was a practical, real-world reason that I can offer students for why the subject I'm teaching them is important. It's not just about creating graphics and animations for ME. With Aniboom, they actually have a wider audience, namely the rest of the world. It also offers ways for students to fastrack a career in the digital arts. So, in keeping with real-world applications, I'm going to blog about INNOVID.COM.

You can check out their site which has a demo right on the home page:

http://www.innovid.com



INNOVID.COM integrates and superimposes ads and games with your uploaded videos in a variety of new and interactive ways. These interactivities can inspire students for one. They can come up with unique ideas just to go along with the different superimpositions, like 'pong' or widget-type links for live news. Another thing that Innovid offers is ways to integrate textual information, citations, and hotspots into their videos. They can use Innovid with their other classes too as far as projects go.
Finally, an important motivator for creating new videos and animations is monetization. Innovid offers ways to insert ads into your assets. Ads mean traffic and traffic means money. Making money off of your creativity is the ultimate reason for why a class that creates graphics and animations would be important to my students...or anyone paying attention.