[GLC] Online Educational Comics Launched for Literacy, ESOL

[WmZ@aol.com]

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With thanks,
Bill Zimmerman

Online Educational Comics Launched for Literacy, ESOL   –- 
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com

Dear reader,

I wanted to share with you news of my newest educational project and also ask 
for your help to make it succeed. 

I’ve just launched a new web site -- http:// www.makebeliefscomix.com -- 
where children and adults can create their own comic strips.   They can select 
from 10 fun characters with different moods   -- 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.   

The 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.   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.

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 and posts 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.    Relevant Internet 
resource sharing groups would be helpful, too. 

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 at aol.com)

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