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I very much appreciated all we learned from Barbara, our guest instructor.

Barbara gave us some great handouts about "multiple intelligences" in the technological world.

Today we learned about **Comic LIfe** and **Bitstrips**. Here is my **Bitstrip.

Bitstrips

Advantages over CL:** --no need to find images --no hassle over copyright of said images --many people find it more fun, such as my 11 year old son. --you can move your character(s) into any position

I had fun making the Bitstrip, but I prefer Comic Life because it is more creative and artistic.

March 20: I just found a wiki which helps you learn how to use Bitstrips more effectively: []


 * __Comic Life:__

Advantages over Bitstrups: --**much more artistic. --you can translate the poetic feeling of a work of literature into pictorial images --you can create your own work of art.

We learned more about what CL has to offer today, and how to export a file.

--one distressing thing: I have been using Gettyimages because I misunderstood what "royalty free" means. I thought it meant one could take the images without violating copyright. --no such luck. These images are not free. "royalty free" means you only have to buy them once, but you still have to buy them! --this means my lovely Comic Life strip about Midsummer Night's Dream is illegal, and I should not use it in my portfolio unless I buy the images.



ETA March 19: This week I fell in love with Bitstrips. The fact that one doesn't have to find images is a huge advantage, and also that you can make a continuous narrative. --Comic LIfe is easier if you have photos already...if you can get friends to pose as the characters in the narrative you are creating --Bitstrips lets you create your own characters, and that is most gratifying. --Bs works best for a comic narrative, and also needs a punchline, but I rather like this. I think I could be good at it.

I used Bitstrips to make a comic strip for my French class, as one activity in a unit on a novel for grade 9 --I did a novel called Le Piege de l'ombre by Helene Vachon --I am very pleased w the Bitstrip I drew --I felt excited to use this new technology for the class

--I put the lesson plan for Comic Life and the one for Bitstrips in my portfolio, and it was my teacher's favourite part. I also made an avatar/teacher for myself.

I regret I didn't learn moviemaker and audacity better in this class. However I'm excited about all I've learned about Bitstrips and Comic Life, and how much I like them. They both have so much potential.


 * Photoshop:**

I would like to learn how to use this, but Jenny and I worked the whole time on our multimedia presentation. We studied the attributes of 21st century learners. Jenny and I had very complementary skills: she is quite tech savvy and so could help us with that, and I am a strong writer and so could shape us an effective script.