I chose this program because I thought it would motivate the students who lack interest in writing. This was a program I found that was already on my Mac book computer. I believe it also can be downloaded from a website as well. It is a program where you can import any picture from your camera or the Internet and make into a comic. It allows you to insert text through comic bubbles or by inserting text boxes to explain the entire page. Students would be able to use this program to enhance their writing and creativity. Students would be able to either decide to tell the story through the characters in their pictures (using the bubbles) or summarizing the page through the text box or both!
Another positive aspect of this program is that it has the ability to incorporate many types of writing projects. For instance, in the project I created was more of an autobiography. I made an all about me comic which introduced all the important people in my life. Students could use this activity the first week of school to get to know their peers. Teachers could also use this when they want children to research a famous historical figure (or another type of bibliography). They would simple down load the pictures and use the comic bubbles to tell what they learned. This type of digital story telling is a fun hands-on way for students to appreciate digital/visual literacy! The fact that this can be used in the classroom to promote literacy is very exciting to me as a future teacher. Students will be able experience visual literacy on a personal level when using this program. In comparison to traditional literacy, this is much more exciting for students. To see and write about their own personal experiences gets students fired up to do a good job and the share with their peers. I remember when I was in 3rd grade the most excitement I had was getting out of my seat to walk to the library and pick out a book! In my opinion, this is an exciting program that upgrades literacy. I will be sure to incorporate in my future classroom!
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I really enjoyed seeing your project in class. It is a new twist on digital storytelling and I think it would really spark the students interst. I like your idea of doing this project as a way for the class to get to know each other and begin working on the classroom community. You might even be able to use the comic strip you already made as a way to introduce yourself to your class next year in your internship!
I agree that this would be an excellent idea to use for classroom community in the beginning of the year. I think it is a great way to do story telling of themselves and it doesn't even have to be so serious if students feel the need not to get intense when they do not/may not know each other, but can shed light on the situation but being humorous with various comic strip bubbles they can add.
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