Booklet Z Generation İn Digital Classroom Booklet Z Generation

ToonDoo ToonDoo is mainly for elementary school students, but writing reflections and answers on a comic strip is very fun and engaging even for high school students. By choosing from a great variety of characters, studen ts can develop their understanding of English vocabulary words, such as “woman, old, hair, hat, etc”. ToonDoo is a great way for students to develop their creativeness and share their work with the rest of the world. There is even a possibility to publish their comic strips in a blog or a website that they want. Through Toondoo, students can express their points of views, opinion, anxiety or anything else. Here are a few educational outputs that students can do with Toondoo according: Create visual/graphic summaries of readings and authentic course experiences An alternative or option for journaling, diaries, blogs, etc. This can be used with older students. Timelines Initial format before writing (graphic organizer) Text/article/cartoon/event reviews, analyses & summaries Reflections & responses Conversations Interviews (Q&A) Family, event, historical pathways (trees) Upload images from their computer or from anywhere else on the web by using the ImagineR tool. Toondoo’s main feature is to use it for education. The teachers can use Toondoo for educating their students about a concept, talking about a current, social, national or international event, or just for fun! Students have the opportunity to publish, share and discuss their comic strips with their group members in a secure and private environment! Furthermore, Toondoo is a great place for social networking. Students can send their toons to friends, comment on other toons and interact with other classmates via the toondoo forums. Of course, all their interactions have to be done in English, since it is all about learning a second language. Some of the topics that could be used for elementary classes are the weather, clothing items, Christmas or any other holiday, animals, etc. Some of the topics that could be used in high school are more serious issues, such as politics, science, and they can express their opinion through it. Moreover, here are other ways that ESL teachers can use Toondoo in their classes: •Explain a topic or concept with toons. •Make class assignments interactive with ToonDoo. •Explain school processes and procedures with toons. •Test learning of new concepts and skills. •Get their students to think about what they have just learned by making them create stories about it. •Make language learning fun. •Get Pictures to speak LOUDER than words. first-toondoo-student-guide (Word document) Comic Strip Creators Website: http://www.toondoo.com/ Difficulty: Medium Platform: Web Price: Free tools. Printable images for a fee Toondoo Spaces http://www.toondoospaces.com/ (paid subscription) : allows you to manage a private and secure environment, aimed at schools and other educational instituti ons. Many users can register without needing email. It is pos sible to coordinate and monitor students’ activities within ToonDoo

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