Hi everyone!
The ICT lesson for this week is really great as more amazing web tools have been introduced by Russell, therefore, it is worth for me to share those tools with you guys in this entry. I will explain all the tools in separated entries. So, enjoy!
First tool: Zimmer Twins
What is it?
A movie-maker tool that allows users to create cartoon movie endings from pre-created starters or even users can start their own animated movies from the scratch! It is designed based on the Qubo animated-series.
How does it work?
A movie-maker tool that allows users to create cartoon movie endings from pre-created starters or even users can start their own animated movies from the scratch! It is designed based on the Qubo animated-series.
How does it work?
# Create a free account
# Choose the pre-created starters if you just want to continue the existing story or click the 'make from scratch' tab if you want to make the movie from the beginning
# After clicking "Make Movie From [your chosen title]", you can simply click, drag and modify the rest of your story. If you want to make from scratch, just click on it and start to arrange your screen plays.
# By clicking on the elements in the sentence, you can change character, setting, and other features of the clip. Word and thought balloons can be modified- just click and type. The tabs allow you to add different elements such as actions, reactions and feelings!
For online training video, simply log on to Russell Stannard great website
How can it be used in the classroom context?
# [Writing task] Continue the existing story:
- Teachers preview the pre-created starters to engage learners with the tools, later ask them to work in pairs or groups and select one of the starters.
- Learners need to finish story however they would like based on the instruction from the site or hand out from teachers
- Learners need to write down the complete story in their writing book.
# [Movies festival / competition]
- Teachers ask learners to work in groups and produce their own group movie from scratch based on selected topics. This will encourage collaborative learning environment.
- Teachers and the other learners will evaluate and give feedback and comment on how good the movie is and how to improve it.
# [Movies festival / competition]
- Teachers ask learners to work in groups and produce their own group movie from scratch based on selected topics. This will encourage collaborative learning environment.
- Teachers and the other learners will evaluate and give feedback and comment on how good the movie is and how to improve it.
Examples of lesson plan:
ii) Lesson plan II
What are the learning styles that involve?
1) Gardener's Multiple Intelligences:
- Visual spatial: learners work with colourful and cute animation
- Linguistic: learners involve in selecting appropriate vocabulary and writing the characters' dialogue
- Musical: learners listen to the sounds from the animation
- Interpersonal: Learners discuss with their pairs or group members in completing the task
2) Blended Learning:
- Teachers show how the beginning of the short animation to learners on an interactive whiteboard or projector, then let students take over on classroom computers, working together, or writing a journal entry
3) Bloom taxonomy:
- Creating- Learners will plan, design, and produce their own movies.
- Evaluating- Throughout the lesson, learners will experiment, check, and critique the movies. They can give their own feedback at the end of the lesson
- Analyzing- Learners will select appropriate characters, speech bubbles, action and movement. Then they will organize what they find and compare them with each other.
- Applying- Learners will use Zimmer Twins as instructed.
- Understanding- Learners will demonstrate their understanding of the movie project and explain their own story through a visual medium.
- Remembering- At the end of lesson, learners already have knowledge about this tool in their mind as and know how to use it. Therefore, they can produce another movie during their spare time using their long term memory.
Who are the learners?
# All levels: beginner, intermediate, advanced learners because as long they know how to use this tool and vocabulary that has been introduced, they can try to create the movies. (suggestion: teachers can pre-teach the vocabulary)
# Upper-Primary and all Secondary School students
# Age range : 11 - 17 years old
Example of the end product:
This is the movie that I have created in the class with my friend, Tiqa. I cannot embed into blog and share to people worldwide because only VIP Members that pay the fee can do so. Therefore, I can only share the link with others through email. To view the movie, just click on the picture below:
This is the movie that I have created in the class with my friend, Tiqa. I cannot embed into blog and share to people worldwide because only VIP Members that pay the fee can do so. Therefore, I can only share the link with others through email. To view the movie, just click on the picture below:
What are the advantages?
1. Develop creativity and boost the motivation : as learners need to direct and produce their own animated movies, therefore their learning process involves the use of memory, motivation and thinking (cognitive psychology)
2. Personalisation: by using this tool, learners construct their own knowledge by choosing their favourite characters and contexts, provide the characters with dialogue and emotions, write their own screen plays based on their personal experience and ideas. This allow them to contextualize and personalise the information by themselves (constructivism)
3. Allow learners to become active rather than passive as they are doing meaningful activities that are practical and require them to think and reflect on their own learning
4. Foster autonomous learning: this tool is provided online, therefore learners can do the task on their own space anywhere and anytime as location and distance are not issues.
5. Various suggestion for classroom practices: click HERE!
1. Develop creativity and boost the motivation : as learners need to direct and produce their own animated movies, therefore their learning process involves the use of memory, motivation and thinking (cognitive psychology)
2. Personalisation: by using this tool, learners construct their own knowledge by choosing their favourite characters and contexts, provide the characters with dialogue and emotions, write their own screen plays based on their personal experience and ideas. This allow them to contextualize and personalise the information by themselves (constructivism)
3. Allow learners to become active rather than passive as they are doing meaningful activities that are practical and require them to think and reflect on their own learning
4. Foster autonomous learning: this tool is provided online, therefore learners can do the task on their own space anywhere and anytime as location and distance are not issues.
5. Various suggestion for classroom practices: click HERE!
What are the limitations?
1. If users do not register the account (require email address), they would not be able to save their creation
2. For the free members, their movie can only be watched by those who have the movie link. If they want their movie to be watched worldwide, they must pay the fee.
3. Users cannot edit the starter, they just can continue the story
4. Limited access as it can only be used if the computers and internet access are available (there is no software downloaded version)
5. Users need Flash 8 (or higher) installed for the Zimmer Twins to work properly
Notes: Even though users need to pay certain amount to enjoy more beneficial features especially for the classroom purposes, but it is worth paying as it is affordable and beneficial. To compare the benefits, just click HERE
1. If users do not register the account (require email address), they would not be able to save their creation
2. For the free members, their movie can only be watched by those who have the movie link. If they want their movie to be watched worldwide, they must pay the fee.
3. Users cannot edit the starter, they just can continue the story
4. Limited access as it can only be used if the computers and internet access are available (there is no software downloaded version)
5. Users need Flash 8 (or higher) installed for the Zimmer Twins to work properly
Notes: Even though users need to pay certain amount to enjoy more beneficial features especially for the classroom purposes, but it is worth paying as it is affordable and beneficial. To compare the benefits, just click HERE
Further suggestions:
i) Kerpoof! : another great website for digital story-telling as it provides opportunity for learners to create animated movie and even create the story and turn them into books, make greeting cards, draw and colour the pictures, making it as teacher-friendly resources where many activities can be integrated into language learning classroom environment.
ii) Toontastic and Story Patch: application that are very good for educational purposes, but only for iPad users. The former is useful for making animated movie while the latter is a story-telling application that is beneficial for language learning.
~Because English is FUN! :) ~
i) Kerpoof! : another great website for digital story-telling as it provides opportunity for learners to create animated movie and even create the story and turn them into books, make greeting cards, draw and colour the pictures, making it as teacher-friendly resources where many activities can be integrated into language learning classroom environment.
ii) Toontastic and Story Patch: application that are very good for educational purposes, but only for iPad users. The former is useful for making animated movie while the latter is a story-telling application that is beneficial for language learning.
~Because English is FUN! :) ~
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