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Karen LaBonte

Comic Creator - ReadWriteThink - 1 views

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    "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."
James Miscavish

Comics in the Classroom: 100 Tips, Tools, and Resources for Teachers | Teaching Degree.org - 1 views

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    Excellent compendium of practical strategies and resources for using comics in the classroom for a variety of purposes.
Karen LaBonte

Comic Life in the Classroom - 4 views

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    22 ways to use Comic Life in the classroom
The0d0re Shatagin

Tech Tips For Teachers: Free, Easy and Useful Creation Tools - The Learning Network Blo... - 7 views

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    Ryan Goble, who often coaches teachers in what he calls the "mindful" use of technology, has written today's guest post on user-friendly tools that enable the creation of student projects.
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    NYTimes article recommending 5 free tools: Visualizing Text, Comic Text, Interactive Timelines, Digital Interactive Presentations, Idea Maps & Brainstorms
Leslie Healey

The Reading Brain in the Digital Age: The Science of Paper versus Screens: Scientific A... - 18 views

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      on the other hand, I just tried to change the color of my highlighter, and redo a highlight that supported a different conclusion, and Diigo would not let me--I learned that on my iPad
  • no obvious shape or thickness.
  • "haptic dissonance"
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  • e screen-based reading is more physically and mentally taxing than reading on pape
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      this is the big problem for me
  • t scrolling
  • drains more mental resources than turning or clicking a page, which are simpler and more automatic gestures.
  • people reading on screens take a lot of shortcuts—they spend more time browsing, scanning and hunting for keywords compared with people reading on paper, and are more likely to read a document once, and only once.
  • When reading on screens, people seem less inclined
  • metacognitive learning regulation—strategies such as setting specific goals, rereading difficult sections and checking how much one has understood
  • Sellen has learned that many people do not feel much ownership of e-books because of their impermanence and intangibility: "They think of using an e-book, not owning an e-book," s
  • Participants in her studies say that when they really like an electronic book, they go out and get the paper version.
  • Why not keep paper and evolve screen-based reading into something else entirely?
  • Some Web comics and infographics turn scrolling into a strength rather than a weakness. S
  • e Scale of the Universe tool
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    paper vs screen in your brain
Stephen Davis

When to use i.e. in a sentence - The Oatmeal - 9 views

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    The Oatmeal has some great posters relevant for English teachers! I have the "How to Use a Semicolon" poster in my class!
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    The Oatmeal has some great posters relevant for English teachers! I have the "How to Use a Semicolon" poster in my class!
Todd Finley

Comicraft Fonts | Sale - 10 views

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    "It's almost a New Year, and once again it's your one-day-only opportunity to rummage through Comicraft's remainder bin and snap up Comicrazy for a mere twenty dollars and ten cents rather than $395! And, yes, yes, yes, and thrice YES, ALL of our fonts will be on sale for $20.10, even the ones that usually cost $19! We're THAT crazy! Those of you who have enjoyed our sale in previous years know that it begins at midnight December 31st and ends midnight January 1st wherever you are in the world, so technically New Year's at Comicraft is a 36 hour day! Maybe longer, I didn't look it up or anything."
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    Great deal on custom comic fonts (some costing hundreds of dollars) on January 1st, only. All fonts are $20. Discerning Powerpoint presenters use these.
Melody Velasco

How To Use An Apostrophe - The Oatmeal - 20 views

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    Interesting visual to explain the appropriate usage of the apostrophe.
Caroline Bachmann

Graphic Novels CMIS Evaluation Fiction Focus - 8 views

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    Resources and recommendations for teaching graphic novels
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