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Comic Strips in the Classroom
February 4, 2009 | Tagged TCEA2009, technology integration, web 2.0 | Leave a Comment
So, I try and go to the session called “Comic Strips in the Classroom” but had no luck. I show up to the room where the session was to be held and there were a ton of people waiting to get in. So, being the gentelman that I am, I waited my turn and did not cut in line like many others. ;0) …Well, by the time I got up to the door, it was standing room only; however they would not allow standers, everyone had to be sitting in a seat. So, I was a little disappointed that I could not attend the session.
But, have no fear as I learned from Kirsten Lisenbardt’s blog on the TCEA 2009 Ning site, it covered much of what I have already worked with or have read about in regards to comic strips in the classroom. Here is one that I created last year to describe the difference between digital natives and digital immigrants (you may not be able to see the comic strip below because of a web filter):
Below are the sites mentioned in the session. (I have not tested these sites through our district filter)
Websites:
How do I use the comics?
- Sequencing things
- Math explanations
- Social studies
- Classroom procedures
- Rules
- Safety rules
When I looked at this technology last year I was still a little unsure if teachers would be interested in something like this or if they were ready for comics in the classroom. Seeing how many people attended that session and how many more were turned away shows that some teachers are ready to use comics and Web 2.0 tools in the classroom!
