{"id":12221,"date":"2016-05-16T06:36:57","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T10:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/?p=12221"},"modified":"2016-05-09T09:43:35","modified_gmt":"2016-05-09T13:43:35","slug":"videotoolsapps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/videotoolsapps\/","title":{"rendered":"14 Web Tools and Apps for Creating Short Videos &#038; Films"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/camcorder-camera-digital-equipment-15944\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12224\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12224\" src=\"http:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/camcorder-15944_640-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"camcorder-15944_640\" width=\"171\" height=\"114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/camcorder-15944_640-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/camcorder-15944_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\" \/><\/a>Motivate your language learners to practice their English by creating\u00a0short videos and films. Your language learners will have fun\u00a0producing their own\u00a0silent films, movie trailers, tv\u00a0commercials, interviews, music videos, vodcasts, soap operas, stop motion films, game shows, plays, or public service announcements. Below is a list of 12 web tools and apps learners can use to produce\u00a0videos. For lesson ideas and activities, check out our webinar recording, <a href=\"http:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/tesol-webinar-video-projects-for-digital-learners\/\" target=\"_blank\">Video Projects for Digital Learners<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">To\u00a0learn more about\u00a0integrating technology to support English language learners, attend our <a href=\"http:\/\/americantesol.com\/tesol-lectures.htm\" target=\"_blank\">free Friday webinars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Web Tools<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Powtoons<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Create fun animated videos with a\u00a0library of music, text, and characters to choose from or upload images.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moovly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Moovly<\/a>&#8211; Make a movie up to 10 minutes with uploaded images, audio, and templates.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wevideo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">WeVideo<\/a>&#8211; Web tool, iOS and Android app to make a collaborative or individual video with images, audio, and templates. The free version\u00a0lets you publish up to 5 minutes a month and have access to 22 songs.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/plotagon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Plotagon<\/a>&#8211;\u00a0A web tool and app to create animated avatar videos.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wideo.co\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wideo<\/a>&#8211; Create videos with uploaded images, animations, and add audio.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zimmertwins.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ZimmerTwins<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Make a cartoon featuring the Zimmer twins,\u00a0 type in the dialogue, choose a\u00a0background scene, and create a fun movie.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peanutgalleryfilms.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Peanut Gallery<\/a>&#8211; Add voice narration to silent film clips.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvolver.com\/moviemaker\/make.html\" target=\"_blank\">Dvolver<\/a>&#8211; Create a short film and choose from their library of characters, backgrounds, and props.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Video\u00a0Creation Apps<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.magisto.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Magisto<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; iOS and Android app to create a video with up to 25 clips or 30 photos free. Choose a theme and soundtrack, and add text, images, and video clips.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>-iOS and Android app to record\u00a0up to a minute of live streamed video and add various filters. Share on this popular social network with others.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/capture\" target=\"_blank\">Youtube Capture<\/a>&#8211; iOS app to create videos and upload them to Youtube.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/sock-puppets\/id394504903?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\">SockPuppets<\/a>&#8211;\u00a0iOS app\u00a0for creating short movies with talking socks.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/puppet-pals-2\/id589141096?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\">Puppet Pals<\/a>&#8211;\u00a0iOS app with fun characters set on a stage. Students narrate the characters and can upload their own images.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/toontastic\/id404693282?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\">Toontastic<\/a>&#8211;\u00a0iOS app for creating short videos with fun characters that students animate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Check out\u00a0the <a href=\"http:\/\/esltec.com\/\">Teaching with Technology Certification course<\/a>\u00a0 we offer online.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Live TESOL webinars are presented every Friday at 4 PM EST or New York time with Shelly Terrell. TESOL Lectures are open to the public, so feel free to invite a friend. To enter a TESOL Webinar, click here \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/americantesol.adobeconnect.com\/_a754204412\/terrell\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/americantesol.adobeconnect.com\/terrell\/<\/a>. 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