Last 10 Minutes of Class

Professor Garfield

You have 10 minutes left in class and what do you do? How about going to the website Professor Garfield and create a comic strip to review the concept? It is very easy to do and students love comic strips. I skip the intro and turn off the sound by clicking on the left side quiet mode. It still allows for you to move the cursor and have each activity read aloud. Click on Comics Lab. Log in. When you log in, it saves everything you do to that computer so if you try a different computer, you won't have any of the things you created. Click on Comic Creator. Then click on one of the "edit this panel". There you can change the background, characters, props, and write in a speech balloon or even create your own character. When you are done with that panel, click done and create the other 2 panels. Once you are done with the review, click on print or save and you have a wonderful review for the day you can post on your whiteboard so students can review. If you do print it, make sure your printer is on landscape, not portrait. The first couple of times, you can create the comic strip, but eventually let the students create it. What a great way to check for understanding and help with the last ten minutes of class.