Hi everyone! Its me again!
For this week, I am going to introduce another amazing websites that may help to improve students' writing and speaking skills!
Here they come!
Bubblr and Bookr!
What is it?
Bubblr: a tool to create comic strips using photos from Flickr.com
# Simply find image from flickr through their search engine located on the same screen as comic strip (for Bubblr) or book editor (for Bookr) by typing any tags, depending on your topic
# Drag the chosen picture to the storyboard
# If you are using Bubblr, just add bubble to the picture and after that, you can start typing your caption and story
# If you are using Bookr, the space for you to write your story is already provided.
How can it be used in the classroom context?
# Teachers can show to students the layout of bookr and how to search for images
# Teachers can ask them to see some examples from the archive
# For the beginning, teachers find a theme or topic that the students will have a large range of photos of and are comfortable in writing about. For example, "A Day at the Zoo"
# If the students are already get used to this tool, teachers can assign them homework to do at home and they can choose the topic that they want.
What are the learning styles that involve?
# Gardener's Multiple intelligences:
i) Linguistic intelligence: This type of learners learn better through writing the story or caption
ii) Visual spatial intelligence: Visual elements are useful for providing comprehensible and meaningful input for second language learners
# Flemming's VAK:
i) Visual: Visual learners might like this kind of lesson very much because images does help to facilitate information retrieval, thus helping them to convey their own thoughts and ideas
Who are the learners?
# Secondary school students whose the age range is from 13-17 years old (in Malaysian context)
Who are the learners?
# Secondary school students whose the age range is from 13-17 years old (in Malaysian context)
# This site is also suits all levels, even for the beginners because they can choose their own favourite pictures and construct their own story or caption using simple sentences and vocabulary that they have.
Example of the end product:
Example of the end product:
I have produced this story regarding my trip to Turkey during last summer by using Bookr.
How to blog this book...
What are the advantages?
# It is free, therefore, students will not break the copyright
# A fun way to present variety of topic. Students can choose any pictures that they want
# Develop students' multiple skills which are speaking skill through presentation and writing skill while they are doing the work
# Create personalisation as students can work on their own space based on their own topic
# It is interesting as students can learn better through visualisation
# Students can share their own production by sending the link or embed on their blog
What are the limitations?
# A fun way to present variety of topic. Students can choose any pictures that they want
# Develop students' multiple skills which are speaking skill through presentation and writing skill while they are doing the work
# Create personalisation as students can work on their own space based on their own topic
# It is interesting as students can learn better through visualisation
# Students can share their own production by sending the link or embed on their blog
What are the limitations?
# Students might search for the inappropriate pictures
# Limited spaces to write, therefore it is not suitable for writing long sentences
# Limited access to internet will slow down and distract the lesson
# Sometimes it is quite distracting as there are too much images presented in one time
# Student can only view and read their own story if the internet access is available
Further suggestions:
Further suggestions:
i) tikatok: an award winning site endorsed by educators where students can write, illustrate and publish their own story. So why not help your students become published authors!
ii) storybird: a tool that allow students to create virtual books using beautiful drawings by various illustrators and they can print their own story to be a part of their book collection.
All free for very valuable and incredible benefits!
~Because English is FUN! :) ~
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