Comic author Rob Reid unveils Copyright Math (TM), a remarkable new field of study based on actual numbers from entertainment industry lawyers and lobbyists.
"What happens when you take a comic book artist, an inventor, and a toy designer? You get Howtoons. Our mission is to provide engaging content that teaches kids how to build things, combining instructions with storytelling. Howtoons has a foundation of science and engineering education, inspiring creativity through art and imagination."
This cartoon strip from nerdson blog has been translated and reproduced on the UNESCO elearning blog. It is an interesting way to explain to students about how Creative Commons works.
From the same stable as the marvellous xkcd comic, 'what if' is a blog providing a series of crowd-sourced 'what if' questions ... and answers. A potentially rich source of intriguing questions to set your students the challenge of answering.
Looking for something to jazz up your literacy lesson? Check out Domo by goannimate. A free animation tool that allows you to create funky looking animations. A great tool for any literacy lesson especially if wanting to emphasise dialog, setting and characterisation for creative writing.
"What happens when a pirate meets a fox in the woods? You have the power to decide -- meeting new characters, going on great adventures and creating your very own story along the way.
My StoryMaker lets you control characters and objects - and creates sentences for you! Once you are done with your story, you can print it out."
All cartoons are under a Creative Commons license. In short: you're free to reuse but you have to give credit to "Manu Cornet" and link to www.bonkersworld.net . Commercial use requires purchasing a license, please drop a mail to contact@bonkersworld.net for that.