Thoughts about GoAnimate

My first experience with GoAnimate was pretty smooth. The website includes detailed tutorial to guide me through the processing part. The layout for designing is very user-friendly. I picked up a few skills pretty quickly. Even students can make simple videos through GoAnimate. I will definitely incorporate the use of videos into the classroom in the future. The followings are some pros and cons regarding GoAnimate:

Pros:

•        It arouses students’ interest to understand the material being taught in the video
•          It can simulate the situations of teaching material through animations
•          It introduces a different teaching method in addition to traditional classroom teaching
•          It can act as a reinforcement for students’ grasp of knowledge through visual imagery
•          It encourages innovative and divergent thinking among students

Cons:

•          It can distract students’ focus onto the cuteness of animation
•          It can be time-consuming in teachers’ perspective
•          It may not be able to address issues deeply