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A little reflection...

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There has been a lot of new EduTech portrayed on here this semester and I used Storybird to create a cute little book to reflect on the value of some of the apps I talked about. I was resistant of its charms at first, but I really like it actually! I did mess up though. I signed up as a student and because of that, I can't embed the link on my blog, but I do have a handy link below that will take you to it! Just click HERE !

Cartoons are making a comeback!

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So I love memes, (like a large part of society) and I try to use them whenever possible, but sometimes you have more information to share than what a mere meme will allow. For that, we have... comic strips! I test drove 3 websites that allow users to make their own cartoons and I have thoughts and opinions about them all. This first one was made using Pixton. Pros and cons, people. Pro: Pixton would be great for having students create a digital comic strip to represent something or summarize something. Con: The free version comes with next to nothing to work with. My comic person (who I THOROUGHLY enjoyed making and was fully customizable) is stuck in a dorm-like room because that was one of the 4 options available. If you are willing to buy the packs with more options, they run about $15 each. BUT, you can set up class groups on there and have students log into your Pixton account and create toons, so that's a big plus (especially if you can get your department to pay for some