"This is a fun and easy 6th grade project I made for my students. It is similar to one I did when I was in 6th grade. Have fun making some of your own designs!"
Screenbird is an online method of recording step-by-step tutorials and sharing them with colleagues, classmates, anyone. What I particularly like about it is there's no log-in required. Students can record their how-to, save it to a class wiki and create a collection of how-tos that everyone-even teachers-can use.
You can create a 30 minute video (Animoto's is 30 seconds)
Screenbird will host 150 minutes on their server, but you can create a lot more if you host it on your own wiki or YouTube.
You can capture the entire screen or just the part you want.
It's intuitive, allowing it to be more student-centered than other online tools.
There are great tutorials on the website. The class can watch the videos, test it out, and get help where needed.