Bit Strips Comics

Bit Strips is an innovation that allows for users to develop a comic (in a variety of styles i.e. new yorker, gag strip, story strip etc.) creating their own characters and incorporating their own storylines.

I think that within a classroom this could be extremely useful as a tool in the classroom for teaching a number of subjects including English and Health. There is an additional site called "BitStrips for Schools" which allows teachers to easily control and monitor what students are able to do and access within the bitstrips website. Using this site students can create and develop their own comic strip which is both fun and engaging for them. It is an interactive activity where students are able to participate and become engaged with their learning.

During the presentation on Bit Strips, I created my own comic strip, you are able to share your comic strip by automatically embedding it into facebook, myspace, digg etc. or you can post it into a blog, presenting it in one of two ways:




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This application is easy to use and will allow for students to be easily engaged within a lesson. I think that I will frequently use this application within my classroom, but as a whole class, and as a pre-prepared aid for lessons.

Wiki's

A wiki is an online space where people are able to share information with others. They allow for others to contribute to them, however this may be monitored by the creater of the wiki page. Wiki pages can be used in a variety of situations, including within classrooms. Wiki's allow for pages to be added to the original wiki, as well as for other images, links and documents etc. to be embedded within the document. For example, inspiration brainstorms, you tube videos, bitstrips comics etc.

Using within classrooms:
Wiki pages can be incorporated into classrooms in a number of ways, they can be used as blogs, web quests, journals, information pages etc.
They allow for the students to either develop the page themselves as a research assignment, or they can follow and use the wiki page as a guide through lessons.

I think that I will be using wiki pages within my classroom both as a guide to students learning (e.g. webquests) and as a base for students to record and contribute information.

First Blog Post

This is the first post that I have made for my technology class.

We have so far discussed blogs and the benefits that they can have within a classroom.

Here are some of the main aspects of blogs: