Throughout history, storytelling is the foundation for cultural heritage, teaching, and entertainment. From oral, paintings, text, projectors slides, and video versions, storytelling shapes civilization and records the biography of humanity. Today, storytelling continues to impact past, present, and future. Yet, the nature of storytelling has adapted to the digital age through video production software and online slideshow presentations.
Animoto, a cloud computing customer, represents modern storytelling. This free web application allows users to create a digital story using images, video, and sound. Additionally, users can easily upload presentations to the web or embed in social networking sites (Dick, 2011). The many uses for these online stories include sharing classroom performance, marketing, and communication with family and friends. Passing down traditions and memoirs no longer require synchronous meetings. With the web, telling a story that reaches around the globe takes only a few minutes of editing on an online platform.
A key concern regarding Animoto involves user protection as cloud computing faces the challenge of information security threats (Hanna, 2009). This notion rekindles another recurring theme in history . . . homeland security. What models and resources will emerge to reduce threats to user data and applications? Currently, experts suggests knowing where data is located, testing security, backup information, and only use programs referred by reliable sources (admin in Cloud Hosting, 2011).
Kelly’s video (2007) reveals the impact of the web on the future of humanity by explaining the embodiment, re-structuring, and co-dependency of humankind based on this “one machine.” The notion that the web embodies the material world and leads to complete co-dependency rekindles the idea of totalitarianism. Without battling religious arguments, the idea that everything regarding personal existence will connect to this one machine relates to the complete control and dictatorship of society. Maybe my idea seems extreme. However, thinking in terms of the future, to say that the web will personify existence provokes a feeling of uneasiness as humankind has always been an exclusive group and condition. Now, it seems as though we will become a new kind by uniting with an all-encompassing object that has yet to develop a name and surpass human processing.
References
admin in Cloud Hosting. (2011, Janurary 9). 5 Tips for cloud computing security [Web log comment]. Retrieved from http://webhostingblog.us/2011/01/5-tips-for-cloud-computing-security/
Dick, J. (2011, January 3). Tool review: Animoto [Web log comment]. Retrieved from http://newlearninginstitute.blogspot.com/2011/01/tool-review-animoto.html
Hanna, S. (2009). Cloud computing: Finding the silver lining. Retrieved from http://www.ists.dartmouth.edu/docs/HannaCloudComputingv2.pdf
Kelly, K. (2007, December). The next 5,000 days of the Web [Speech]. Speech delivered at the EG 2007 Conference, Los Angeles. Retrieved from http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/kevin_kelly_on_the_next_5_000_days_of_the_web.html
Krypteia. (2007, August 6). Animoto promo [Vodcast]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvjRzaUYoLw
This sounds like a great program, it sounds like photostory a software program that we have in our district. the kids really like doing them, and they are a great alternative to powerpoints...
ReplyDeleteThe only downfall is the 1 minute time limitation. There are many educational uses for this technology like vocabulary slideshows, activiating prior knowledge, and student collaboration for research. It is just finding the time to take the images and video. Using Animoto is very quick, but you have to do the leg work of course.
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The Animoto is a great program, however, I agree with Marci that the 1 minute time limitation is a downfall. When I viewed Kelly's (2007)it reveals the impact of the web on the future of humanity by explaining the embodiment, re-structuring, and co-dependency of humankind based on this “one machine.” This presentation reminding me of the Next Generation Star Trek's episodes about the borgs. Where everyone was connected to a center computer (the queen borg). They all experience the same thoughts and objectives.
ReplyDeleteDo you think this re-structuring will eliminate individual thoughts, opinions, creatively and imagination?
Kelly, K. (2007, December). The next 5,000 days of the Web [Speech]. Speech delivered at the EG 2007 Conference, Los Angeles.
I think it would be worth putting the time in to take images and videos if it would enhance new technolgy in a classroom setting. It would allow students to be engaged and learn the benefits of embracing new technology.
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