weekly11-15-10

Weekly Activities - Nov 15, 2010 - Comic Strip Generators
1. __Activity #1__: Comic strip generators have many educational applications. Students can find engaging ways to write stories and create dialogue using various generators.

a. Take a look at this slideshow for an overview of comic strip generators and their benefits for students:

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b. See this sample comic strip that I created as a demonstration.

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c. Create your own comic strip at @http://stripgenerator.com. First, create an account. Then, make a comic strip that talks about some aspect of your library program, such as book care, a curriculum topic, or an upcoming event. Select your desired frame layout, characters, items, and text boxes as you create a simple, short comic strip. The point of this exercise is to familiarize yourself with the various functions. Note that you can click on the dots at the bottom of the characters and items to bring up more selections. You can copy figures and drag them to various frames. You can resize, flip, and layer objects. You can edit frames to make them the sizes you need. If you get stuck at any point, we can talk about using Stripgenerator.com at our next face-to-face meeting.

d. When you are finished, you can save and publish your comic strip. Share the comic strip by getting the embed code and embed it in a page on your library wiki.

e. __Using with students__: Don't have students create individual accounts for Stripgenerator. Instead, you may want to have students work anonymously or create various teacher accounts and log them in. Continue to experiment with other comic strip generators until you find some that work for you safely and securely. In our next class, we will talk more about making iterations of your gmail account.

2. __Activity #2__: Write about this week's experiences in using a comic strip generator in your blog.

3. __Activity #3__: Look at your Google Reader for at least ten minutes.

4. __Activity #4__: Attend the online meeting in Safari Live. See the agenda and login link here.