Comic Creators for Educators - Using Comics in the Classroom
This Jog was greated for the Comic Creators session of Techapalooza 2011(The links on these pages are provided as a courtesy of Stevie Kline (Intermediate Unit 1) and J. Mason. Stevie, Joyce, nor IU1 makes no endorsement, express or implied, of any links to or from its site, nor are they responsible for the content or activities of any linked sites.)
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1Techapalooza 2011 wiki - Comic Creators page
Hope you find some useful information and links here.
http://techapalooza2011.iu1.wikispaces.net/Comic+Creators
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2Tap into the World of Comics
S. Hendy created this presentation. She is always looking for innovative ways to integrate the use of ICT into teaching and learning.
http://www.slideshare.net/shend5/tap-into-the-world-of-comics
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3!00 Tips Tools and Resources for Using Comics in the Classroom
By Kelsey Allen Gone are the days of children sneaking comics past diligent parents and teachers watching out for sub-par literature. The comics of today not only have plenty to offer, they are gaining well-deserved recognition and awards. Take advantage of the natural affinity children have for comics and use them as a powerful teaching tool in your classroom. The following tips, tools, and resources will get you started.
http://www.teachingdegree.org/2009/07/05/comics-in-the-classroom-100-tips-tools-and-resources-for-teachers/
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4A Fair(y) Use Tale
Professor Eric Faden of Bucknell University created this humorous, yet informative, review of copyright principles delivered through the words of the very folks we can thank for nearly endless copyright terms.
http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/documentary-film-program/film/a-fair-y-use-tale
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5Image Chef
Express yourself instantly
http://www.imagechef.com/
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6Voki for Education
Studies show that using technology in education improves students' achievements. Voki is a unique tool to engage your students in creative expressions. As Albert Einstein once said: "It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge." There are endless ways of using Voki in your classroom! You can use Voki for any subject and any grade. Our users upload their lesson plans for your convenience. Additionally, we encourage you to visit the Teacher's Corner to learn and get inspired by our community of educators.
http://www.voki.com/Voki_for_education.php
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7Comic Creator
The Comic Creator invites students to compose their own comic strips for a variety of contexts (prewriting, pre- and postreading activities, response to literature, and so on). The organizers focus on the key elements of comic strips by allowing students to choose backgrounds, characters, and props, as well as to compose related dialogue (shown at left). This versatile tool can be used by students from kindergarten through high school, for purposes ranging from learning to write dialogue to an in-depth study of a formerly neglected genre. The tool is easy to use, made even easier with the Comic Strip Planning Sheet, a printable PDF that comic creators can use to draft and revise their work before creating and printing their final comics. After completing their comic, students have the ability to print out and illustrate their final versions for feedback and assessment.
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/comic/
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8Comic Master
From Reading for Life - create your own graphic novel.
http://comicmaster.org.uk/
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9Kerpoof
Kerpoof's multimedia software is used by kids worldwide to create original artwork, animated movies, stories, greeting cards and more. The site is meant to be fun, but we're serious about its educational value. Elementary and middle school teachers can use Kerpoof in many ways to enhance classroom activities while meeting a range of educational standards. (K-8)
http://www.kerpoof.com/teach?c=overview
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10Professor Garfield's Comic Lab
The Comics Lab is a non-traditional exercise in which students can develop and refine their creative writing skills, while learning how to develop storylines or plots. Comic strips contain similar attributes to short stories, with a beginning, middle and end. Use the lesson button to find instructional handouts. There are 5 main components to the Comics Lab site: The Interactive Comic Creator Comic Strip Templates, where students can draw their own comic strips by hand Video instructions on writing Video art instruction Written instructions
http://www.professorgarfield.org/pgf_home.html
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11Go!Animate
GoAnimate state-of-art animation tools are perfect to complement your teaching and get your students to put learning into practice. Our Lesson Gallery is a growing database of educational materials creating by educators around the world. A great place to share your practices and experiences. Free for up to 100 accounts. Easily create an animated cartoon using a variety of characters and props. Select backgrounds and props to enrich the storyline. A single teacher account gets unlimited access to all GoAnimate4Schools features. Free teacher educational account allows for the creation of up to 100 student users. The teacher can also post animations to GoAnimate4Schools public gallery. Students accounts have access to following features: Make animations up to 2 minutes long Upload own music Text-to-voice and voice recording with a microphone.
http://goanimate4schools.com/public_index
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12GoAnimate Tutorials
GoAnimate can do loads of stuff! While we do our best to make it easy to use, it is always hard to pack so many features onto a computer screen and make it easy for say a chihuahua with its legs attached behind its back to use. Whether you have trouble creating animations or you want to learn about the more advanced features of the application, this page is the place to be! Tutorials are being added on a regular basis so come back for new content. If this page does not include what you are looking for, let us know what you need in the suggestions section of the forum or drop us an email at support@goanimate.com.
http://goanimate.com/howdoesitwork
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13MakeBeliefsComix
Site created by Bill Zimmerman. No account needed. Made for educational uses. Can write in a variety of languages easily. Cannot save in the site, but the comic can be printed and emailed
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/
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14Pixton
Can sign up for a free trial. This is fee based program. Use the fully-loaded Comic Creator Access from home or school Import your class list for easy set-up Create projects with problem & solution Mark comics & send back for revision Browse and share in Project Bank Group messaging to students Download unlimited PDFs, free Download unlimited JPGs and PNGs, free
http://www.pixton.com/schools/overview
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15Cute PDF Writer
This tool will allow you to save the cartoons you can only print. Create professional quality PDF files from almost any printable document. FREE for personal, commercial, gov or edu use! No watermarks! No popup Web ads! Now supports 64-bit Windows.
http://www.cutepdf.com/
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16Bubblr
This site is a public site with no educational version, so it should be used with guidance and supervision. It is designed to use pictures from Flickr to create comics.
http://www.pimpampum.net/bubblr/
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17Make Me a Superhero
This is a free site - do not need a login . This tool allows students to create a super hero for a comic book cover. Please preview thesite to make sure it is suitable for you age students. Some of the costumes provided (or lack of them) may make it unsuitable for younger students.
http://cpbherofactory.com/
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18Xtranormal
xtranormal’s mission is to bring movie-making to the people. Everyone watches movies and we believe everyone can make movies. Movie-making, short and long, online and on-screen, private and public, will be the most important communications process of the 21st century. Our revolutionary approach to movie-making builds on an almost universally held skill—typing. You type something; we turn it into a movie. On the web and on the desktop. Please preview the tool to make sure it is appropriate for your students. Xtranormal for Education Click "Accept" to install a cookie in your browser that will enable the education-safe version of xtranormal.com. Once installed, your browser will always use the education-safe site. To clear this cookie once installed, please follow your browser vendor's instructions for clearing cookies
http://edu.xtranormal.com/