Storybird- Comics brings fun and knowledge

The first time I learnt about that comics could apply to education purpose is in one of my grammar class, my teacher used comics strips to demonstrate certain grammar knowledge, embedded with grammar structure within it. At that time, as a student myself, find out this way to teach grammar is quite engaging. 

So, today I made my own comics which are focus on grammar as well. This Thanksgiving Plan comics focus on demonstrate the way of how to asking for people's opinions. And two structure I used here is quite basic and simple one: how about/what about doing something. 

Overall, I think the idea of introducing grammar via comics is great for teachers. Also, I think instead of making students do regular grammar exercises, asking them to make their own comic strips with the apply of target structure is a good way to check their understanding as well. 

Stupeflix-A simple way to make your own photo stories

This is my first time to try make my own video and with the help of online tools, the outcome is quite satisfying. The tool I used is called "Stupeflix", it is an online editing video tool that can assist users to create their own videos. The fabulous feature of this tool is: a) it provide new users with 60 second photo show; and b) the video can be converted to HD version for free(one-time trail).

I made a short video about "how to plan a trip" and I think this can be used as a warm-up activity at the beginning of a class, since watching a video and then introducing the topic is always an attracting and popular way in a second language classroom.

In future, I think not only myself, but also my students can utilize this tool to complete assignments like: video presentation, digital story telling, field trip slide show...and much more. The advantage of easy to make and time-saving makes this a really great tool to use.