A couple weeks ago I blogged about the website Animoto for those interested in creating quick and easy movies that require very little input from the creator.  Although Animoto is extremely user friendly, the site does not offer much in the way of movie production or customization.  Stupeflix is a great alternative to Animoto and allows for students in the class to determine what their end product will look like prior to rendering.  The example above is a student creation based on the Virginia Standards of Learning USI. 3a-b.  The movie centers around the Inuit culture and highlights how the Inuit were able to use their environment in order to meet their basic needs.  Unlike Animoto where the movie is automatically generated with little student input, Stupeflix allows for the user to group and choose the order of the images, add text to specific images, choose the the effects and transitions, and allows for multiple musical tracks to be played at various times throughout the movie.  Below is a link with directions on getting  started using Stupeflix.

• Stupeflix Directions

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