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.
Kate I've really enjoyed reading your blog posts - you have a very casual and confident style of writing which is great for blogs. Your blogs have been informative and I particularly like the way you focus on the educational context.
ReplyDeleteI had great fun with Bitstrips and like you I can see the potential it has for classroom use. Thank you for including your example and the different ways it can be embedded within other digital resources.
Lina :)