Colleagues.

"Graphica" (comic books, comic strips, graphic novels and  
photonovels) are available in some libraries to encourage print  
literacy.
http://www.ennisdailynews.com/news.php?id=3206  I think some adult  
literacy and ESOL programs use them, too.

Marian Thacher has provided a short list of free software (to which I  
would add Go! Animate, http://goanimate.com ) and has asked if anyone  
on this discussion list has used any of these tools with students,  
has had students making digital cartoons,  and has examples.

Marian, could you share with us the examples that people have e- 
mailed you that have public web sites? If there are others on this  
discussion list who have examples, could you share them with everyone  
here?

The Fall 2008 Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal has a good  
article on creating photo novels, and there was just a great  
discussion about photo novels for health literacy on the health  
literacy discussion list, archived at http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/ 
healthliteracy/2008/date.html (beginning with message 2457)

Are you working or have you worked with students creating  
"graphica" ? If you are, please let us know. Let's use this  
technology discussion list as a "Community of Practice" to share what  
tools we are (or in the absence of replies -- are not) using with  
students, and if we are using them, how.

I would like to see more "shop talk" here on how teachers are  
actually using technology with students, especially as tools for  
project-based learning. Anyone else interested in this?

David J. Rosen
DJRosen at theworld.com

On Dec 4, 2008, at 1:41 PM, Marian Thacher wrote:


> OTAN is planning to post an article about using Web sites that  

> allow students to create their own cartoons. Sites allow students  

> to create characters, cartoon panels, and speech bubbles. These  

> could be used as writing activities or discussion prompts.

>

> There are many of these sites, and I'm sure some of you have used  

> these with your students and have good examples of their work.

>

> Some of these sites are:

>

> http://www.bitstrips.com

> http://www.pimpampum.net/bubblr/

> http://comiqs.com

> http://www.makebeliefscomix.com

> http://www.toondo.com

>

> Have you used any of these, or other ones, with your students? And  

> do you have any examples of student work that your students would  

> be willing to share in the article? Please email me or Kristi  

> directly if you do

>

> Thanks,

> Marian Thacher, OTAN

> mthacher at otan.us

>

> Kristi Reyes, MiraCosta College Adult Education

> kreyes at miracosta.edu

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