GoAnimate

Feedback from our ITQ tutor
"Annoying things I found was that it wasn't really clear how to log in to retrieve saved videos you'd created and that although there were lots of templates on screen for you to use, there would be limited number freely available but lots you could 'upgrade' to. While this is obviously how they will generate their revenue it gets a bit frustrating so ideally would've preferred a simple 'demo' version alongside the subscription site. A lot of the animate characters need 'coins' to change the appearance which is another frustration.

Once on the site, you have you own account where you can store your videos, there are fairly comps where you can earn 'gopoints' or 'gobucks' and coins, forums etc.  You can win 'badges' for animations viewed. After I published my first video I earned my first badge as a 'novice animator'. I can see how this would appeal to young students as a reward system, you have to do certain 'tasks' to gain awards. 

You can make a quick video using templates or start your own full movie maker.

I loved the quick video.  I was able to alter the voices to nationalities and make male or female. 

Only downside was the stilted quality and some concerns about the content of animations available for viewing by students.  Once complete animations can be uploaded to YouTube, Facebook etc.

Certainly one to use along side SCRATCH.