Stupeflix is a newer service that allows user to quickly and easily create video montages using their favorite images and audio clips. In many ways Stupeflix reminds me of Animoto, but there are a couple of differences that are worth noting.
Stupeflix allows users to drag and drop their images into the sequence that they would like the images to appear. Adding text to the images is easier in Stupeflix than it is on Animoto. Stupeflix offers only one default soundtrack so you have to upload your own audio clips. That said the advantage of Stupeflix is that you can use more than one audio clip within the same video. The one significant drawback of Stupeflix is that the videos you create cannot be shared as easily as Animoto videos can be shared. Stupeflix is still in beta so hopefully they will make some more improvements soon.
Applications for Education
Stupeflix is a good tool for students to use to create video montages of images. Stupeflix is a good alternative to old-style, boring slideshows. The captioning and editing tools are easy to use which makes Stupeflix a tool that most students above age 10 could use.
Here are some related resources that may be of interest to you:
Photo Peach – Quick and Easy Audio Slideshows
Animoto for Education – The End of Boring Slideshows
Animoto vs. Photostory 3 – Side by Side Comparison