Online+Comic+Strips+-+Danielle

Online comic strips are comic strips that students can create- online! MAKEBELIEFSCOMIX.com is one site that students can use to make their own comic strips. On this particular site, students are able to choose their characters and emotions, add talk or thought balloons, backgrounds, and objects. Students can also add a title to their comic, move or change the size of objects, change the background color, change the number of panels, and add panel prompts (such as To Be Continued…). When students finish, they can print or e-mail their comic. This site includes a Teacher Resource page that features “21 Ways to Use MAKEBELIEFSCOMIX.com in the Classroom." The online comic strips are appropriate for use by students of all ages—elementary to high school and beyond. Some of these uses include:
 * Writing an autobiography
 * Practicing new vocabulary words
 * Adding dialogue/conversation to writing
 * Creative writing
 * Composing a daily diary
 * Sequencing story events
 * Illustrating cause/effect relationships
 * Illustrating conflict resolution or life skills
 * Demonstrating character perspectives
 * Illustrating news stories or politics for a school newspaper
 * Practicing foreign language skills

The Character Education committee at my school chose seven character traits that students at Churchville should exhibit. Each trait begins with a letter in the name of our mascot--Charger. The Charger traits are courteous, honest, fair, respectful, good choices, effort, and responsible. Each month, we focus on a different Charger trait in our classroom. Students participate in lessons and activities to learn about that particular trait. My students could use online comic strips to illustrate examples of a particular trait. Click this link to view my "Being Responsible" comix!

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