23 Things keeps getting better and better :) I really loved this Thing, it was so much fun and its amazing what great tools there are out there. I had a look at MakeBelieveComix, Xtranormal, Animasher and Storyboard.I think they all have potential for getting a message across. I've seen Xtranormal used for library conferences and also presentations during Orientation Week at university and I think it has so much potential for helping us engage with students. My old workplace used it for Orientation Week because students hadn't been responding to previous library presentations (not surprising given the amount of new information students have to process during Orientation) so they tried something different and for the first time students really paid attention to what was being said.
I really liked MakeBelieveComix, just because it was so much fun to create something and really simple to use. My partner and I can both see ourselves spending a lot of time on this site. I think for libraries it could be very useful for making a short point but in an interesting, humorous way. You can view one of the Comix my partner and I created here
Well done.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry- but I think I missed this post somehow! I love your comix and totally agree that you can use these types of tools to say something in a different way. For instance- I might not read or remember a library sign about short loan- but maybe I would if it was a comix??
Glad you had fun :)
Hi Kate,
ReplyDeleteActually its my fault that you missed this post, I backdated my posts to keep them in order after doing Thing 18 before Things 16 & 17. So you probably haven't seen Thing 16 either. I agree I think students are much more likely to remember a Comix about something library related than a lot of text or a sign.