Adobe Express Animate from Audio FETC 2025

Adobe Express Animate from Audio

Your presenter today is Dan Larson. Dan has his Masters Degree in Education Leadership, he has 21 years experience in education. Dan was Teacher of the Year in 2006 and 2020. He was a Digital Learning Coach in Spring ISD, and currently a Digital Learning Specialist in Aldine ISD. Dan is also the founder of Technically Educating Educators.

Your Animation Presentation Team

Your co-presenter today is Belinda Howell. Belinda has her BA in History, from Idaho State University. She has taught Middle School Social Studies, and earned the Campus Instructional Technology Specialist Employee Excellent Award, in 2021. Belinda was the Digital Learning Coach / SS for Spring ISD and is currently the Digital Learning Specialist for Aldine ISD.

How can animated audio really help me engage all of my students?

Engagement

"The idea is quite simple: that teaching and learning are inseparable, that one can't really teach if the other isn't learning too, and that education, finally, isn't just about knowledge, but about action. The problem is harder. In a world where information is instantly accessible on every screen, teachers can no longer rely on simply lecturing at the front of the class. We have to find ways instead to engage and inspire our students, to help them connect what they're learning to the world around them and to their own lives."- Sir Ken Robinson

"See how easy and engaging that was? With Adobe Express, any teacher can create animated lessons that their students will love. Thanks for your help, everyone!"

"Great insights, everyone! Now, let's see this in action. I'm going to use Adobe Express to create a quick animated lesson about the water cycle with Riley here as my star."

"That's a crucial point, Cornelius! Jordan, any final thoughts?"

"Absolutely! Cornelius, how about you?"

"Excellent point, Riley! Dakota, what do you think?"

"Let's meet our experts. Riley, you're up first! Why do you think animated characters are a great way to engage students?"

"Hey everyone! Today we're diving into Adobe Express and exploring a fantastic feature that can bring your lessons to life – animated characters! And I've got some special guests here to help me demonstrate."

Choose Your Own Adventure

The water cycle

Here is another way to use animated characters to help you with engaging your students. This is an example of a Choose Your Own Adventure activity using Google Slides and of course, Adobe Express animated characters.

Put animated characters to work for you on a website where students can access help on any subject matter of your choice.

Self Service Center

It begins with an audio message.You can record your own voice message, or, you can upload an audio message either from your recording or from a text to audio recording site.

Getting Started

Step One: Open your Adobe Express program.Step Two: Locate the Animate from Audio option and open.Step Three: Choose your character, your background and size format.Step Four: Record your 2 minute message, or upload an audio file you recorded elsewhere.Step Five: Watch the magic happen, download MP4 file or open in the Express Edit mode to edit your creation.

How do you do it?

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More examples of how to engage your students in the learning.

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