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Bitstrips for Schools is an educational tool that engages students using a medium they love - Comics!

  • Fun & social comic-making tools
  • 100% web-based with nothing to install
  • Hundreds of curriculum-connected activities
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Take the time and effort out of drawing

  • Design and dress fully poseable characters
  • Give them words, actions and emotions
  • Add scenes and props from our growing collection, or import your own images
  • Share, remix, collaborate and comment!
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Kids love comics!

  • Get students hooked on reading and writing
  • Motivate them by making homework fun
  • Spark their creativity - the possibilities for self expression are endless
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More than just the funny pages

  • Teach a wide range of critical skills
  • Adapt lessons from any subject
  • Great for K-12, university students, ELL and children with autism
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Reduce your prep time

  • Easily find curriculum-relevant activities by grade, subject and popularity
  • Assign them to your students, review their work and provide individual feedback
  • Create and share your own activities
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Stay on top of everything

  • Private virtual classrooms
  • News dashboard showing you the latest student activity
  • Student permission settings that ensure you're in control

Bitstrips For Schools in action

What teachers are saying

"I would put it up there as one of the best education apps of all time."

-Royan Lee, Charles Howitt Public School

Royan Lee

"I'm loving Bitstrips for Schools, as are my students. It really is turning my students (avid readers but reluctant writers) into kids who love to write at school and at home."

- Diana Maliszewski, Agnes Macphail Public School

Diana Maliszewski

"I am raving about Bitstrips for Schools to any colleague I can reach. I am totally blown away by it. It opens up a whole new way of communicating to children who are not artists. I love it."

- Rick Hay, Maurice Cody Junior Public School

Rick Hay

"Bitstrips for Schools is a great motivational tool for reluctant writers. Students who would normally shut down at the thought of a traditional writing assignment end up asking to stay in at recess to work on their comics."

- Lindsay Porter, Byngmount Beach Public School

Lindsay Porter

"Bitstrips for Schools is the best thing that has ever happened to my students. The students are so engaged, they don't even know how much they are learning."

- Beth Cantwell, St. Bernadine School

Beth Cantwell

"Bitstrips for Schools has been a very nice addition to my teaching units. The kids enjoy a change of pace, and visual literacy is becoming a very real component of the curriculum. Thanks for providing such a timely service."

- Louise Zimmerman, Saint Edward's School

Louise Zimmerman

"With Bitstrips for Schools students don't have to be limited by their drawing talent. And the feature where we can upload and even search for our own images will mean that anything we can think up is possible!"

- Shannon Powell, Central Montcalm Middle School

Shannon Powell

"I love Bitstrips for Schools. It is user friendly and it's great how students can share their work."

- Judy Stoner, G C Huston Public School

Judy Stoner

"I think Bitstrips for Schools is excellent and the kids absolutely LOVE it."

- Melissa Clarke, Tweedsmuir Public School

Melissa Clarke

"I used Bitstrips for Schools with my students and they LOVE it. They were absolutely engaged and motivated to create characters and strips."

- Michelle Parrish, Golden Learning Center

Michelle Parrish

"I just wanted to let you know that my students love Bitstrips for Schools! What an awesome and safe teaching tool. My kids think that I am the greatest. Thanks so much for creating such an engaging website. My writing program is going to soar!"

- Michele Zoccoli, Virgil Public School

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From the blog

Share Your Black History Month Activities

Posted on: February 01, 2013 | By: Dana Herlihey

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To celebrate Black History Month we’re asking teachers and students to share their favourite Black History Month activity comics. Below we have included a number of featured activities that encourage students to reflect on the contributions made by significant historical figures and the importance of studying black history.

Submit the link to your public class gallery to us via Facebook or twitter! Or if you have  great idea for a Black History Month activity, you can share it with us from the My Activities page in your account and we’ll add it to the Activity Library!

Black History Month: Courageous Women
http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/activities/P8F/
Students display the struggles and courage of Harriet Tubman, Viola Desmond, or Rosa Parks.

Martin Luther King
http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/activities/8PT/
Students learn about respect and freedom using famous quotes from Martin Luther King, Jr., and reflect on these ideas in their comic strips.

Why Black History Month?
http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/activities/L6D1/
Students create a comic explaining the importance of studying black history.

Moments in Black History
http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/activities/T3D1/
Students create a comic that depicts a significant event in black history.

The Underground Railroad
http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/activities/M6D1/
Students create a comic showing how the Underground Railroad worked and what its historical consequences were.

There are a number of other Black History activities in the activity library which you can find here:
http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/activities/?search=black%20history

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Have a Happy and Healthy 2013

Posted on: January 16, 2013 | By: Dana Herlihey

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We’re celebrating 2013 with a series of featured activities promoting a healthy and happy New Year! These activities are a fun way to encourage your students to make positive changes and healthy choices. Ideal for all grade levels, help your students reach their goals for 2013 with the following activities:

New Years Resolutions
http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/activities/B589/
Students create a comic describing one of their New Year’s resolutions and how they plan to keep it.

My SMART Goal
http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/activities/GJS/
Student create a comic that reflects on what it means to set a SMART goal (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Relevant, and Timed).

Healthy Choices
http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/activities/PLL/
Students show their understanding of the effects of diet and exercise on physical health.

Winter Sports
http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/activities/J99/
Students create an advertisement to illustrate the benefits of being active during winter.

Positive Statements
http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/activities/MPT/
Students create different scenes where they might interact with each other and show their avatar making positive or encouraging statements to other students.

Have a great idea for a goal-oriented activity? Share it with us from the My Activities page in your account and we’ll add it to the Activity Library!

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