10 Ways to Create Comics Online
Creating cartoons and comic strips can be a good way to get reluctant writers writing. While creating comics you and your students can work through the elements of fiction in a context that is fun and familiar to them. Witty Comics provides a simple platform that students can use to create two character dialogues.
Welcome to the online fairy tales page!
People have been telling each other fairy tales since ancient times. A very significant literature genre, fairy tales are present in all cultures around the world. In comparison to myths and legends, the time and place of occurrence in fairy tales are not defined. Their characteristics include the appearance of fantastic elements in the form of talking animals, magic, witches and giants, knights and heroes.
6 Great Android Drawing Apps for Students
November 27, 2015 A few months ago we reviewed five of the best iPad drawings apps for both kids and adulats and today we are curating another list of similar apps to use on Android. Whether doodling, painting, drawing or sketching, these apps will definitely unleash kids creativity and inspire the imaginative muse inside them. We invite you to try them out and share with us your feedback. Enjoy 1- How to draw Graffitis ‘Draw Graffiti is an app that teaches you how to draw graffitis step by step.
21 Ways to Use MakeBeliefsComix.com in the Classroom
How to Play with MakeBeliefsComix.com How to Play: For Educators Click here to watch a video of students at City College, New York, talking about how MakeBeliefsComix.com helps them learn English. Their instructor, Tamara Kirson, was named The New York Times 2009 ESOL Teacher of the Year. To see her lesson plan click here. By Bill Zimmerman, Creator, MakeBeliefsComix.com
Fun Kids Online Math Games
"Sheppard offers everything from early math to pre-algebra. The lessons include interactive activities to practice concepts. Students can shoot fruit, pop balloons, and even play math man (the math version of pac man!). Fractions, place value, money, and basic operations are some of the areas that are covered. Check it out at " --Shannon Jakeman , sjakeman.blogspot.com
Short Stories
New Study Group publication: VILE by Tyler Landry #1 in the new Study Group Sketchbook Series: VILE by SOCIETY’s Tyler Landry. 12pp + covers, blue riso on blue & orchid paper. $4 Edition of 150 Vile 2013 – by Tyler Landry Tyler Landry serves up one new vile image every day leading up to Halloween. – VILE 2013 END - EDNA II – by Sophie Goldstein David chose to live his life outside the domed city, giving up medically-maintained eternal youth in his search for God. When his robot companion, Edna II, is damaged in a fall he must venture into civilization to face the ghosts of his past. – YOU CAN OWN EDNA II IN IRENE ANTHOLOGY #3 -
Comics
Once considered only child's fare, comics have emerged as a genre worthy of serious study and application. Comic books not only engage, they help develop analytical and critical-thinking skills. They prompt students to decipher meaning, purpose, and tone. They also provide creative possibilities for differentiated learning and expression. Moreover, successful cartoonists need a wide range of skills: researching, drawing, writing, computing, storyboarding, and designing. Cartoonists need to make their stories engaging and persuasive.
Reading Rockets - vocab
By: Linda Diamond and Linda Gutlohn Consider some excellent lesson models for teaching vocabulary, explaining idioms, fostering word consciousness, instruction for English Language Learners, and mnemonic strategies. Vocabulary is the knowledge of words and word meanings.
Some of The Best Android Apps for Creating eBooks with Students
March 8, 2016 After writing about iPad apps for creating story books, we received a couple of requests for featuring a similar list for Android users. Below are some of the apps we recommend for using with students to create ebooks and story books. The apps are easy to use and provide students with a variety of tools to help them unleash their creative writing. 1- Book Creator
Class Tech Integrate : Graphic Design Tools for ALL Students
Students are constantly bombarded with graphics in their daily lives. Social media, web page adds, video game consoles, and the environmental print around them all use graphic design tools to give our students information. So the question quickly becomes, how can our students create graphic representations of the information we want them to report and present? While there have been tools like Microsoft Paint and Adobe Photoshop out there for years, they haven't always been "student friendly." The thought of a student quickly using those tools to make a short presentation or exit ticket was hardly an option.
Science Fiction Comics And Books (Page 1 of 2)
The origins of science fiction comics can be traced back to the superheroes who launched the whole industry. One in particular, Superman, holds all the key ingredients that would later spawn the whole genre. Amongst the major titles here are two long runners Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds and Planet Comics.
Use These Chrome Apps to Unleash Students Creativity
March 26, 2016 Chrome web store is packed full of all kinds of educational apps and extensions some of which are also integrated with Google Drive. For those of you looking for a handy resource of Chrome apps to use with students in class, check out this comprehensive chart. In today’s post we are sharing with you a collection of some practical Chrome extensions to unleash learners creativity. Using these resources, students will be able to engage in a number of creative literacy activities that will allow them to multimodally communicate their thoughts, share their ideas and develop new learning skills.1-Collaborative Brainstorming
