I had a lot of fun exploring Bublr, a tool that allows an individual to create comic strips using photos from Flickr. This tool seems like it was developed for the English Language Arts classroom (I'm only slightly biased!) and has endless possibilities. Students search Flickr for images by putting key words into the "tag" box and then work to add text into the conversation bubbles. One of the first ways I would like to use it in the classroom would be as an introductory activity at the start of the year. Students would be able to create a comic strip using images that they think describes themselves, their personality and their lives, the strips could then be shared with classmates to learn about one another and begin building a strong classroom community. Students could also create comic strips using images that illustrate vocabulary, themes from texts, character dialogue interactions, scene and setting interpretations and so much more. I think it would be great to see the undoubtedly different images students use to describe the same scene/event/character/theme from a text that is being read in class! These comic strips can be shared and published providing students with a wider audience. They can be added to a classroom blog or school website allowing other classes, teachers and parents to view what students are working on.
You can view my comic strip in more depth by clicking here.
Brittany,
ReplyDeleteIt certainly looks as if Bubblr would be quite useful for developing language skills!
A Macbeth creation shows up at the top of your post, but the link at the end isn't active. Can you fix that?
Dr. Burgos