Howard County Library
Creativity Challenge #1

It’s September and everyone wants to know…what did you do over the summer? Well, don’t just tell us, show us!

What to do:

Create a 30-second Animoto video featuring highlights from your summer.

How to do it:

  • Collect your favorite photos and videos from this summer. Between eight and ten photos or videos, and three-to-five second video clips will work best.
  • Visit www.animoto.com. (You’ll need to set up a free account or sign in if you already have one.)
  • Use the blue button in top right corner to “create video”.
  • Choose your style. (Be sure to choose “create a 30-second video for free.”)
  • Upload your photos and video. Put them in the order you like. Use the tools to spotlight special photos or add text to your project.
  • Choose background music.
  • Finalize your video.
  • You can re-mix your project as many times as you’d like. Keep going until you’re happy with it!
  • How to get it to us:

  • Copy the code to embed your video. (Under your video is a button to get to the “toolbox”. In the toolbox, click on the “embed” button. Click the “copy” button.)
  • Paste the embed code in an e-mail and send it to teenzine@hclibrary.org. (Don’t forget to include your name in the e-mail!)
  • We’ll choose our favorites and post them to Teen ‘Zine.

    Want to see a sample project? Here’s what we did, this summer. We spent it with you!

    We can’t wait to see what you did, this summer!

    posted by Administrator

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