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10 reasons to use comics and cartoons in the classroom

December 18, 2017

There are at least ten good reasons to use cartoons or comics in your lessons. This article explains what they are, with links to research and useful resources.

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In Using and Teaching Computing & ICT, Audio Tags comics, cartoons, audio
This is an image I created using pulpomizer.com. Thanks to Julian Wood for drawing my attention to this application in one of his talks.

This is an image I created using pulpomizer.com. Thanks to Julian Wood for drawing my attention to this application in one of his talks.

A cornucopia of comic-making applications

October 10, 2017

If you like to use comics and cartoons in your teaching, and encourage students to do so too, you'll like this collection of comic-making utilities.

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In Round-up, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags comics, cartoons

7 ways to use comics and cartoons in the Computing classroom

January 3, 2017

Here are seven suggestions about how to use cartoons or comics in your classroom -- not an exhaustive list. It contains examples of some of my own efforts (I expect I'll be contacted by the Tate Gallery any time now), and a great video.

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In Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags Gene Luen Yang, cartoons, comics

25 useful resources for teachers

January 3, 2016

This article contains details of 20 websites for creating free cartoons and comics, plus Scratch, educational blogging, creating games, old sounds, and the international space station.

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In Computing, Digital Education, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags resources, cartoons, comics, games creation, Tim Peake, International Space Station, blogging

Review of Comic Strip Creator

February 13, 2015
HoloAppI thought I’d explore Comic Strip Creator, which is a program you can use to create comic strips, funnily enough. Here are my initial thoughts:
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In Reviews Tags Comic Strip Creator, comics, review
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