Bitstrips+for+School

During my first placement in a grade 11 applied English class, my mentor was having trouble engaging the students in Shakespeare’s //A// //Midsummer Night’s Dream//. The cumulative task that my mentor had originally thought up of was to write a basic essay on the play; however after listening to the moans and groans of the students he asked for my help in finding a creative cumulative task that the students can work on. I asked him about some of the creative assignments that he had given to students before and after going through a number of basic assignments I came across //Bitstrips for School//. This is a website where teachers are able to electronically assign their students a task of creating a virtual comic strip and monitor their progress through the confidential classroom forum. All the teacher has to do is sign up their classroom with each students’ name and the students will be able to login through their own computers at school or at home and individually work on the comic strips. I thought this website was brilliant! It got the students engaged in the material and they were able to show off their creative side while having fun creating their own avatars within the forum. (my students came up with some crazy creatures!) Teachers are also able to assess their understanding of the unit (in this case the students’ understanding of the play) and if they notice a student that is not comprehending the work or unit they can tackle that issue early on. This website can also be used for other courses like the social sciences, history, math and science.

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