Thing #12

I found bitstrips http://www.bitstrips.com/ when we first started the course through just playing around. It could be pretty amusing to see what kids could come up with as far as putting a comic strip together or using it as a storyboard for a book report. I think you could even use it to explain processes like the water cycle or life of a plant, etc... For language arts it would be fun to have them create a story telling about themselves and creating avatars of themselves and friends or family. Maybe a good beginning of the year project for getting to know each other.

Wordle http://www.wordle.net is a great site, it makes you want to be creative. It is a great way to present poetry, tell about yourself, etc. the guy who designed it worked for a big corporation so he's reallyy cautious about how or where it's used. I guess because he was still working for that company when he created it, so technically it belongs to them. There are easy instructions for how to embed your wordle. I have ended up losing mine and not being able to find it in the gallery. I did put a cartoon from bitstrips on my wiki that relates to a personal joke between me and my sister so if no one gets it-that's why.