Bitstripes For School
Teachers create a virtual classroom for their students where each student has their own private account they can sign into and can begin by creating their own avatar.
Bitstripes for school. Students can produce online comics to explain different curriculum content areas and demonstrate mastery of materials to teachers. Students join using a class name with a code distributed by their teacher. We are in the process of emailing teachers links to download all of their classwork and activities. Bitstrips for schools was developed and published by jacob blackstock and shahan panth in 2007.
Teachers can create engaging assignments in the form of interactive comic strips. A look at how bitstrips for schools is used in one grade 4 5 classroom. The educator s version is more private and safe than the original. The service was originally envisioned as a means to allow anyone to create their own comic strip without needing artistic skills.
Bitstrips is a digital storytelling tool. It would be great for a minds on activity to create discussion within the classroom. Bitstrips for schools is an educational and safe web service that empowers students to make and share great comics without drawing a line and lets teachers unlock the educational power of comics. Bitstrips is a visual fun and totally personalized way to interact with your classmates.
Dear bitstrips for schools users we re sorry to announce that bitstrips for schools has closed earlier than planned. Bitstrips was co developed by toronto based comic artist jacob blackstock and his high school friend journalist jesse brown. Bitstrips is an excellent tool for all grades. For the younger grades kindergarten up to grade three teachers can create bitstrips in order for students to visually analyze discuss the topic presented.
Brown explained that it s so difficult and time consuming to tell a story in comic book form drawing the same characters again and again in these tiny little panels and just the amount of craftsmanship required. As a teacher you need to know your students and their capabilities. Bitstrips for schoolsis simple for teachers to use and provides a creative alternative for students to complete projects at any level and in any subject. Bitstrips for schools allows students to express themselves by creating avatars and comics.