● How did you organise the groups?
We had 4 groups of five people.
● What was the sequence of tasks that you followed to get to the final product?
First, we watched a tutorial on how to create a comic with Pixton. Then, all of them decided on the subject we were going to talk about. As we are studying environmental issues, such a comic was the chosen one.
Then, we organized the groups. One group wrote the script, which we decided was going to be simple because we wanted to use it to be shown to ESO students. Then, another group decided on the characters, their physical appearance, their clothing, the setting... Another group began creating the comic on the computer with the assistance of the other groups and the last team checked if there were mistakes or if anything should be added.
First, we watched a tutorial on how to create a comic with Pixton. Then, all of them decided on the subject we were going to talk about. As we are studying environmental issues, such a comic was the chosen one.
Then, we organized the groups. One group wrote the script, which we decided was going to be simple because we wanted to use it to be shown to ESO students. Then, another group decided on the characters, their physical appearance, their clothing, the setting... Another group began creating the comic on the computer with the assistance of the other groups and the last team checked if there were mistakes or if anything should be added.
● What were the specific learning objectives for this activity? How did the use of the tool help the learners achieve these objectives? Please be specific and give concrete examples.
-Reflect on the use of simple vocabulary to achieve a complex task: as the comic is for ESO students, they had to choose appropriate vocabulary
-Decide in groups what was going to be used: This took quite a long time, as they had to agree on the setting, the characters and the sentences used.
-Revise vocabulary related to recycling and the environment. They revise words such as reuse, revise, recycle etc.
● In what ways (be specific) was creativity and the use of imagination encouraged in your students?
They had read many comics but never done one, so this was an opportunity to do some thinking about the way to do it.
They had read many comics but never done one, so this was an opportunity to do some thinking about the way to do it.
● What did your students enjoy most / least about this activity?
The technical part was hard as we only had one computer. They enjoyed creating the comic strip
The technical part was hard as we only had one computer. They enjoyed creating the comic strip
● What would you change next time?
● How were the finished projects shared with the rest of the class?
I sent them via Google Classroom
I sent them via Google Classroom
- · What opportunities were there for students to co-evaluate and discuss the learning experience with each other?
They reflected on the finished product by watching it on screen and giving their opinion as to what things to change and which were good the way they chose them.,
