Many Worlds, One Li-Bro-rian

Ever wanted to create your own comic online?  Well today I'll show you a few tools that you can use and give you my thoughts on them.  Comics can be a great way to connect to students and make a lesson much more interesting.  I've used comics in a few different ways in the classroom, like using particular graphic novels as part of a lesson and having students create their own comic strips.  One of my favorite beginning of the year activities is having the students create comic strips demonstrating lab safety rules.  Though they usually do them by hand, I do give them an option of turning in their work digitally.  And now I have a few more tools to offer! Pixton Pixton is a pretty neat tool that even has educator/ student accounts.  The interface is pretty easy to use, and it has plenty of options in the graphics you can put into your strip.  With an educator account, you can set up a class for your students to join.  The program has you c...

There are several parts to a book that not everyone is familiar with.   Here are a few: 1 .      1.   Endpaper- These are the first and last pages in the book, directly next to the covers.   Sometimes they are blank, which is pretty boring, but often in children’s books they print designs and pictures on them. 2.        2.  Casewrap- When you buy a hardcover book, they often have a laminated covering called a jacket.   The cover paper underneath that jacket is the casewrap. 3.        3.   Book Block-   This is the main body of the book. 4.       4 .   Gutter- The space where the page meets the binding in the middle is called the gutter.   5.        5 .  Headband- This is a small decorative strip at the top and bottom of a casebound book that fills the gap between the spine and cover. 6.     ...