Animoto has been featured on Free Technology for Teachers many times over the last year and is included in Twelve Essentials for Technology Integration. And just when I think Animoto has reached the zenith of awesomeness, they make more improvements. In an email that I received today from Animoto I learned that they have made infrastructure improvements that will improve upload times and decrease buffering times. These improvements should make for a better user experience at times of peak activity on the site. The Animoto video player has also been improved for ease of use.

Applications for Education
For some ideas about using Animoto in your classroom please read any of the blog posts listed below.
Animoto in the Special Education Classroom
Using Animoto (and Glogster and Wordle) to LEARN
Where I Live… Another Use for Animoto
New Use for a Favorite Resource
Animoto for Education – The End of Boring Slide Shows