[etni] great website

Hi,
I'm passing this email on to anyone who might like to have a look.  I've had a 
look and not only is it fun and easy to use, but it can be a terrific tool to 
get kids to write.

Renee

Dear reader,
> I am an author of books that are used in many educational programs to
> encourage students to express themselves through writing.  I have launched
> a free new web site -- http://www.makebeliefscomix.com -- where students
> can create their own comic strips.  The site offers fun animal and human
> characters with different moods, thought and talk balloons to fill in with
> words, and story prompts.  It's a wonderful resource to spur children and
> adults to write, read and communicate their ideas and to practice English,
> Spanish and other languages. It is also being I am an author whose books
> are used in many school programs to used as a tool by educational
> therapists who work with deaf and autistic people to help them understand
> concepts and communicate.  I would be very appreciative if you would share
> with your  members and colleagues, or tell me whom I should contact to
> share this information. Any list-servs you might suggest would be welcome.
> I need your help because it takes a community to build a community
> resource like this.
> With thanks,
> Bill Zimmerman
> 
> Online Educational Comics Launched to Encourage Writing,
> Reading and Storytelling in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German and
> Latin by Author/Journalist Bill Zimmerman
> -- http://www.makebeliefscomix.com
> 
> Dear reader,
> 
> I want to share with you news of my newest educational project and also
> ask for your help to make it succeed.
> 
> A year ago I launched a new web site -- http://
> www.makebeliefscomix.com -- where children and adults can create their own
> comic strips.  They can select from 15 fun characters with different
> oods  -- happy, sad, angry, worried - and write words for  blank talk and
> thought balloons to make their characters talk and think.  There also are
> story ideas and prompts to help users create graphic stories.
> 
> This site can be used by educators to teach language, reading and writing
> skills, and also for students in English-as-a-Second-Language programs to
> facilitate self-expression and storytelling, as well as computer literacy.
> It is now being used in 160 countries by educators. Some educational
> therapists use it with deaf and autistic people to help them understand
> concepts and communicate.  Parents and children can create stories
> together, print them to create comic books or email them to friends and
> family.  Others will find the site a resource to be creative, calm down
> and have fun.
> 
> Because so many Spanish-speaking users asked us for the ability to write
> their cartoons in Spanish as well as in English, we recently upgraded the
> site to accept words written in Spanish, including appropriate accent
> marks. This can be a useful tool for someone who is learning Spanish as
> well as someone whose first language is Spanish.   This feature is being
> expanded to other  languages, such as French, Italian, German and Latin.
> 
> I am hoping that you will share http://www.makebeliefscomix.com  with your
> colleagues, teachers, students or readers of your publications and
> resource lists.  The site is free with no advertising.  Any help you might
> offer in getting word out about this project is very appreciated.  If you
> can suggest other people or groups whom I might contact to make them aware
> of the site please send me their names, email addresses or phone numbers.
> Any list-servs I might join?  Relevant Internet resource sharing groups
> would be helpful, too.  It takes a community to build a useful resource
> like this one.
> 
> As one who learned to read with comic books, I know that creating comic
> strips can help people tap into their creativity and practice their
> language and storytelling skills.  The site is free and stems from my
> lifelong mission to create resources that help people find their voice and
> express themselves. The concept for makebeliefscomix.com is derived from
> my earlier books, Make Beliefs and Make Beliefs for Kids of All Ages
> (which can be found on my other web site:
> http://www.billztreasurechest.com).  A Make Beliefs interactive feature
> appeared for 13 years on my syndicated Student Briefing Page for Newsday,
> and in National Geographic's World Magazine.
> 
> I hope you like http://www.makebeliefscomix.com and will use it in your
> work and personal life.  Your feedback is welcome and very helpful.
> 
> With thanks and every good wish,
> 
> Bill Zimmerman
> (wmz@xxxxxxx)

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