Toondoo


 * Name of Lesson**: Toondoo: Using Comic Strips to Teach Languages

Author: Dr. Shaoyu Chi, Lead Instructor, Chinese NOVASTARTALK and Instructional Designer, Northern Virginia Community College, Extended Learning Institute _ Audio Tools _ __Video Tools__ _ Collaborative Tools _ __Online Resources / Social Media__ || Culture: Use culturally-appropriate images and situations, create scenarios to encourage target language discussions || _x_ Beginner _x __Intermediate _x__ Advanced || Multingual Keyboards || _x_ Teacher Developer ||
 * **Photo (Thumbnail/Screenshot)** || [[image:Toondoo.jpg link="Toondoo#www.toondoo.com"]] ||
 * **Unit/Theory** || _x __Presentation Tools__
 * **Objective** || At the end of the lesson, participants will be able to
 * Show how to use Toondoo comic strips in language teaching
 * Show students how to make their own target language comic strips
 * Choose from characters, props and backgrounds to create a cartoon image/strip
 * Upload images to create characters, props and backgrounds for a cartoon image/strip
 * Create own characters, props and backgrounds for a cartoon image/strip
 * Create multi-language texts for a cartoon image/strip
 * Edit characters, props and backgrounds for a cartoon image/strip
 * Embed a cartoon image/strip in a website, wikis, blogs, etc.
 * Share, email, tag a cartoon image/strip
 * Conduct discussions about a cartoon image/strip online ||
 * **Standards Addressed** || Communication: Interpretive, Presentational
 * **Web URL** || www.toondoo.com ||
 * **Skill Level** || _ Novice
 * **Materials** || Internet access, access to toondoo.com
 * **Prerequisites** || * basic use of Internet
 * how to copy and paste
 * how to save a file
 * how to download a file
 * how to upload a file
 * how to create folders
 * how to send an email attachment ||
 * **Time for Completion** || 5 hours ||
 * **User Track** || _x__ Teacher
 * **Activity Management for Faculty**
 * Developers** || * show a sample cartoon image/strip created using Toondoo
 * brainstorm with users about how they can use the product in their classrooms
 * show the online tutorials
 * have participants create their own cartoon images/strips
 * have participants share their cartoon images/strips online ||
 * **Keywords** || cartoon, comic book, character, technology, presentation ||

We will use Toondoo to create cartoon images or comic strips (book) to communicate ideas creatively, to teach a concept, or to discuss a current event. Comics are effective for the teaching of sequencing and storytelling. This assignment lends itself to team work and helps students perfect their narration skills in the target language.
 * Written Instructions**

Tutorial Contents: a step-by-step online video tutorial to demonstrate to the participants how to: a pdf file to show the detailed step-by-step procedures of the tutorial Several video clips will be included in Presentation Tools Unit
 * sign up for Toondoo
 * to register to open an Toondoo account.
 * sign in to Toondoo character
 * to use Toondoo Maker
 * to select a layout
 * to choose a character
 * to choose a pop
 * to choose a background
 * to insert a clipart image
 * to enter texts
 * to use ImagineR
 * to upload an image from your computer
 * to grab an image on the Internet
 * to rotate an image
 * to flip an image
 * to goofify an image
 * to use TraitR
 * to choose from among a variety of facial features, body parts, clothes and accessories to create your own character
 * to use TraitR
 * draw your own character
 * to use BookMaker
 * to make a new comic book
 * to embed the image or the book in a website, a blog, etc
 * to email the image
 * Attachments**
 * Video Lesson**


 * Related URLs**

Toondoo Spaces is an online environment where institutions can keep their collections of Toondoos safe and secure: []

Toondoo's Info on Multiple Languages: []

Typeit.org: Easy typing in Western languages. Cut and paste your comic text from here: []

LCTL Keyboards to type in less-commonly-languages: []