Edgar and Eva Zimmer are 12 years old twins who appear normal but have developed psychic powers strange things began to happen when the twins adopted a black cat named 13 . On ZimmerTwins students create their own endings to story starters or create stories from scratch.
Some features of ZimmerTwins
Here is a set of features that characterize ZimmerTwins service :- It does not need any registration to use it
- It provides easy to use movie making skills
- Members can create their own music videos, serials, or even commercials
- It provides a “sharing” service so that users can share their work with the rest of the world ( only for pro members )
- It enables interaction between its users by leaving comments and messages on each others’ pages
- It also allows for easy accessibility to favorite movies by using the favorite page.
- It has an extra service which is that of downloading interesting games to iphone and ipad.
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how can I get started using ZimmerTwins ?
Log in to ZimmerTwins main page
As I have already said , ZimmerTwins can be used without registration , however, students will not be able to save their creations. Creating an account is easy and requires only a valid email address ; a teacher can create a class account that every student uses to access ZimmerTwins and save their videos .
To create a movie click on “ make a movie “ button .
First you need to pick an animation clip . There are actually 4 different types of clips to choose from :
1-Talk bubble clips
Use this clip to make the character sing, talk, whisper….etc2-Action Clips
Action clips make the character play, sit, laugh,……etc3- Close-up clips
They make the character act bored, confused,dizzy ………..etc4-Star Clips
This is for fun things like typing a newspaper headline ,there are many clips to choose fromWatch this video tutorial to learn more
Or you can watch ZimmerTwins official video on how to make a movie
Applications of ZimmerTwins in Education.
Here are some ideas that might be of some help to support you in integrating ZimmerTwins in education :- Students can use ZimmerTwins to create their own animated movies from scratch.
- Students watch a starter and finish the story and publish their finished work
- Students can “Collab-o-write” and work together to create a collaborative video
- Students can use ZimmerTwins to create movies about certain historical events, to describe their experiments or concepts, as a story problem in Math, or for vocabulary review.
If you have any questions, comments or additions , feel free to add them below.
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