Explainer videos are short, conversational and informal 90 second animated videos which generally educate, entertain and explain. The free Adobe Voice app for ipads looks wonderfully effective and easy-to use. Watch this video to get a feel for its potential.
There are also alternatives such as Powtoon which I find a little clunky. I use Camtasia Studio to create videos as it gives so much control over elements although the just launched Snagit 12 also from TechSmith has video creation capabilities - Camtasia Lite
Potential use: asking students to create 90 second explainer videos may well prove a popular homework
It is a very good concept of how explainer videos can be use to teach students. I think all the schools should contact animated explainer video companies to provide them with videos.
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