Primary2

=More Web Tools for Primary ELT=

//For the purpose of these activities, 'primary' refers to 6-12 year olds.//



**Bitstrips** http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/ **What it is:** Create cartoon strips **Suitable for:** 6+ **Requires:** computer **Time:** 30 mins+ **Beware:** n.a. **Some examples:** A Really Good Class | Having a ball | **Suggested use:** Create comic strips to display on the classroom wall



**Kerpoof Storybook** http://www.kerpoof.com/#/activity/storybook **What it is:** Make a storybook **Suitable for:** 6+ **Requires:** connected classroom (classroom with PC & Internet) / computer room / email address (for account) **Time:** 30 mins+ **Beware:** n.a. **Some examples:**|Pop the Stars | **Suggested use:** Ask learners to make their own storybook from one they know or Start off a story in class and work on it together, deciding what happens next



**Moshi monsters** http://www.moshimonsters.com/ **What it is:** Adopt a digital monster pet **Suitable for:** 6+ **Requires:** connected classroom (classroom with PC & Internet), email address **Time:** 10 mins+ (works best if it's regular part of your class) **Beware:** Stay away from some of the games as they have no language content to them (try them out yourself first) **Some examples:** n.a. **Suggested use:** Adopt a monster for your class together. Decide on a name. Decorate the house by buying things in the shops. Make friends and send them messages. Makes a good warmer/filler for a primary class. More about Moshi Monsters here: @http://www.educational-freeware.com/news/moshimonsters.aspx
 * Tips:** Some of the activities you can do with your monster are better than others. Many have no linguistic value, so you have to use the monster as the basis for classroom discussion, etc. Others such as the Quizzes are very good and have lots of language input. When it comes to games, //Guesstimation// is a good one to play. //Pet Grooming Studio// is another one with potential.
 * Alternatives:** @http://www2.shidonni.com/ is another similar site



 **Bubblr** @http://www.pimpampum.net/bubblr/ **What it is:** Bubblr is a tool that lets you select from the Flickr photo archive to create a strip of photographs with comic strip bubbles **Suitable for:** 6+ **Requires:** connected classroom (classroom with PC & Internet) or computer room **Time:** 10 mins+ **Beware:** Browsing the archive of what people have created not recommended with a class **Some examples:** Animals, Penguins, Where am I from? **Suggested use:** For use in class, make a vocabulary set (animals, for example) or a picture dictionary. With upper primary students, create your own comic strips with simple dialogues together in the computer room **Tips:** When you publish the strip, you can embed it into a blog



 **Gombinoscope** @http://gombinoscope.free.fr/ **What it is:** A face generator **Suitable for:** 10+ **Requires:** connected classroom (classroom with PC & Internet) or computer room **Time:** 5 mins+ **Beware:** n/a **Some examples:** n.a. **Suggested use:** In class, use the face generator for work on descriptions (long hair / short hair / bald / etc) - in the computer room, dictate a face and ask the students to duplicate it (then let them have a turn)

There are lots more automatic generator sites here: @http://generatorblog.blogspot.com/

More ideas here: http://ylphotoandvideoprojects.wikispaces.com/animatedcartoons

and here: http://web2meltingpot.wikispaces.com/