Due to being a hybrid teacher last school year I do have a bit of experience with creating video lessons. I used Canvas Studio to do such as it was the LMS my school chose to use last school year. However, I did not do anything fancy due to lack of time, just a powerpoint or Google slides presentation that I turned into a video with a voice over. For this assignment I chose to explore Prezi, Kapwing, and Animoto. 

Prezi: I chose to use Prezi for my video because it seemed to be the most user friendly. I liked the simplicity of it and that users can either upload powerpoint slides or create their own as they go. I also liked the multiple options for recording: only you, you and your slides, or just your slides. As a teacher I prefer to record myself as a tiny little bubble in the corner or just my voice while I read and flip through the slides. I did not like that inorder to download the presentation/video that I created I had to have a subscription. Three dollars a month is not ridiculously expensive, but as a teacher/librarian little subscriptions like these add up over time. 

Kapwing: I really like all the features that Kapwing offered, the workspace reminded me a lot of Canva. I attempted to make my video on this site, so that I could add cool transitions and music to the background of my video. However, the learning curve was a bit steep and I wanted to budget my time a little more wisely. Teachers/librarians who are techy and fast learners would really enjoy this site as it has so many great things to offer. On the downside, this site also has pricing plans which is not ideal for educators who depend on this site for classroom or library continent.

Animoto: This site reminded me a lot of Kapwing at first, but I think that I liked this site the most and the many templates it offered. This site could produce some really nice presentations and short videos that educators could use in their classrooms/libraries. 

I think some of these sites, especially the last two, have rather steep learning curves. Also, they do not offer everything for free so student usage may be a problem. However, if teachers/librarians make a lot of presentations like these they may be worth the subscription fee.