Make+Beliefs+Comix

Description: //MakeBeliefsComix.com allows students to create original comic strips by adding text and characters in up to six different languages. Students can change characters emotions, add objects, and include familiar features of comic strips. The site does not store the comics you made, so you must print immediately.//
 * Make Beliefs Comix**

Publisher/Manufacturer: //By Bill Zimmerman, Guarionex Press Ltd.//

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Pricing information: //Free//

Application to the classroom

Students hone in on their reading and writing skills when they create an original comic strip. || Encourage teamwork and cooperation as students engage in the writing process as they interact with the entertaining features in the program with a partner. // Comic Book :// Every student contributes a comic strip about a certain character(s) to create a class Comic Book. || Think through pre-writing in a visual way. Use three panels to pre-write "Beginning-Middle-End" of a fiction/speculative story. Print out the comic to use a graphic organizer for writing. || After new vocabulary has been introduced, have students create dialogue using new vocabulary words as a way to transfer learning in a meaningful context. // Theme :// After students have read a story, illustrate the overall theme (message) of the story in the comic strip. || In the comic strip panels, students illustrate safe and responsible use of technology. || Once students have practiced creating comics in this program, students will then demonstrate how to use this program to a buddy class who has not used it before. ||
 * NETS*S**
 * **Creativity and Innovation** || // Creative Writing ://
 * **Communication and Collaboration** || // Collaborate with a Partner ://
 * **Research and Information Fluency** || // Pre-Writing ://
 * **Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making** || // Vocabulary Development ://
 * **Digital Citizenship** || // Digital Citizenship Scenario ://
 * **Technology Operations and Concepts** || // Demonstrate the Program ://

**NETS*T**

Manipulating characters, creating whit dialogue, and adding graphic features all contribute to the high level of creativity this program offers to students. The creative possibilities are endless. || Personalizing your curriculum is easy to do with this program. Children are able to work on their level, as the teacher is able to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of their learners. || Practice real-life scenarios, for example going on a job interview, in the comic strip creator. || This website has been highly recognized by numerous outlets: New York Times, Parents Choice Foundation, Google, Good Housekeeping, NEA, Read.Write.Think, and many, many others. Get engaged with this sound, practical resource appropriate for elementary-middle school aged children. ||
 * **Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity** || // Inspire Creativity ://
 * **Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Environments** || // Personalize Learning Activities ://
 * **Model Digital Age Work and Learning** || // Simulate Real-Life //
 * **Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility** ||  ||
 * **Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership** || // Highly Recognized ://