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About Comic Chat
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Each chat room has the option to change to a Comic Chat format.
The chat moderator (teacher) can activate this feature through
the 'options menu' in the chat room. Once activated, participants
need to select the Comic Chat icon in the bottom right of their
chat window. What is Comic Chat?
Comic Chat looks like a comic strip. Participants choose
a character and whatever they type comes up in a cartoon comic strip
with speech bubbles.
Comic Chat is a synchronous communication tool that is motivating
and enjoyable. 
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Comic Chat a hit at Windaroo Valley State High School
Year 8 Visual Arts students have been highly motivated by a Media unit that uses Comic Chat to create their own avatars and comic strip. The unit was a great incentive for less motivated students.
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 Gary Clark, SWAMP cartoonist has created
our own wonderful SWAMP comic characters. Each of his SWAMP characters has 12
emotions that help you bring meaning to your Comic Chat.
Comic Chat is only suitable for very small numbers of participants.
The best Comic Chats occur when there are between 2-5 participants as
each person has their own unique character. Plan your Comic Chat well
and it will be an enjoyable success.
Participants can choose from a bank of comic characters or they can create
their own characters. If
you create your own character, you must follow the character specifications,
as the Comic Chat room will only accept
characters in the required format.
Why use Comic Chat?
Comics have a wide appeal to children and adults. Chats can be printed
and put into class books to share with others. The visual elements of
comics and the use of smaller chunks support literacy development.
Students who
are reluctant readers and/or writers enjoy the freedom and fun of the
comic environment as they are guided to write stories based on their
character’s
emotion and background (setting).
Comic Chat can be used for the following
reasons:
- Improve reading and writing skills
- Teach the comic strip genre
- School or class newsletters
- LOTE activities
- Scaffolding story writing
- Improve any writing experience
- Funky meetings
- Chats with experts
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