Thing # 9

This was a lot of fun also! I really liked the cartoon of Mike. I remembered him from Monsters, Inc. This was a fun cartoon I watched with my daughter when she was younger. He was a great character and the picture says, "More Coffee!" to me, lol. I love the huge eye. I think this idea would be a lot of fun for students to play with. Kids love cartoons and they would have a great time learning about history or any other concept by creating a cartoon to tell the story in their own words. I think I might test this out next year in social studies to make it more interesting for them. It would be also a great idea to have students retell stories in class for other classmates. I did something similar to this on manila paper, but this would definitely make it more updated and motivating! I am sure I could find other fun ways to use this idea in the classroom in the future. I am very excited about incorporating this new technology in my classroom next year! ;)

I did not like Custom Sign generator because it kept locking up my computer and going into error. Every time I tried to upload an image and create a sign it would go into error and I don't think I trust this site. I ran a "sweep" and scanned for viruses just to be on the safe side. I think I will stick to Photoshop. However, I was able to use the Comic Strip Generator, even though I found it to be suspicious also. I had difficulty with it also and just decided to do a basic cartoon search. There I was able to find Mike, from the movie Monsters, Inc. and add a caption to it. I then copied and pasted the html information to my blog. I then tried Image Chef and had more luck with that site. It reminded me of Photobucket and seemed easier to use and more trustworthy. I was able to upload a photo and the simply add text and then poof it was done. I copied the html information and pasted it on my blog.This site was quite easy to use and actually enjoyed this one. ;)