Make a comic strip with bubblr

I have just discovered bubblr (see above) which comes to us from the people who brought us bookr They have a number of flickr toys that enable you to create with flickr photos. For those who can't read Japanese (or see it as it's way too small), the dog is simply saying - "I want my dinner. What are you looking at. Hurry up!"

It is a very easy way to create simple comic strips - using flickr images. Simply type a flickr user name or tag in the search box and it will provide a series of images for you to choose from. The trick to this is finding images that actually relate to each other. I did find a whole heap of images of one particular dog, which I could have used to create an interesting comic strip - but my students are far more creative than me and so I shall see what they can do in the not too distant future. The comic strips or single images will of course be in Japanese or French (depending on the class) and I think a prize will be on offer for the most creative and most popular (they'll vote on this ... hmmm, could use some sort of online poll for this ...). Anyway, ideas are developing in my head and so will put together a plan and see how it goes ...

Now where was I ... Bookr looks good

Wow, haven't been here for a while! I have been thinking about it a lot but never quite got here.

Anyway, the reason I am here is that I have just had a very quick foray into Bookr , a site which allows you to make very short and simple story books - using Flickr photos. Very simple to use and I probably haven't yet explored it enough but ... In an attempt to make 'daily routine' as a topic in Japanese a little more interesting (we are now learning to tell the time and I was looking for the next step) I went back to some very old bookmarks and this is where I ended up:



Simple, but when trying to inspire the students a little more than usual, it may work .... I'll let you know what happens.

Flickr photo by: svenwerk