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Re: anyone home?
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alle-@speakingweb.net
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Jul 10, 2006 12:17 PDT
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Hi, Leonard. Thanks for replying. I think the GNIE forum must have lost
most of its members.
Your comic is interesting and I personally agree completely with its
point of view. You might also mention (this according to NPR) that while
people often buy suburban sprawl houses because they think it's safer
for their kids to play, these houses have a very high (the highest?)
automobile-child death rate and the drivers are usually family members.
A sad thought.
Back to my project. The type of graphic novel/story I'm looking for is
the compelling, absorbing story that someone would choose to read for
entertainment value, something with strong plot, characters, dialog, and
visuals. A hard thing to combine with a political message, but not
impossible. For the purposes of learning language, the motivation to
read and keep reading is really crucial.
Good luck with your educational comics. If you run across any material
that is compelling and progressive, I'd love to check it out.
Allegra
Leonard Rifas wrote:
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A slow reply (just got back to town.) Your project interests me.
So far I have created only one web-comic. It was not a success (but again,
it was my first try.) "Feet First Comics," an educational comic on the
environmental consequences to consider when choosing between a walkable
neighborhood and a sprawl development, has moved to:
http://plonenw.onenw.org/external_files/feetfirst/comics/.
Regards,
Leonard Rifas
rif-@earthlink.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Allegra May [mailto:alle-@speakingweb.net]
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 11:17 AM
To: gni-@topica.com
Subject: {GNIE-L} anyone home?
Hello, my name is Allegra May and I see this list has been inactive
since October 2005. Perhaps the list has migrated to another host or
location? Please let me know!
My interest in this list is that I am a web developer with an education
background and I've developed a web-based application for learning
languages and literacy, called Speaking Words.
I'm eager to combine Speaking Words (users touch a word on a web page to
hear it speak) with graphic novels/stories on the web, to create a new
form of exciting language and literacy material for older learners (Jr.
High through adult). I think this could be a wonderful type of language
material for reluctant readers, ESL/ELL students, and people with
learning delays.
If this list is still active, I would love to have feedback from you,
and I'm looking for partners, collaborators, and contacts to make
speaking graphic novels happen. And my apologies if broaching an
entrepreneurial adventure is an inappropriate use of the list.
Allegra
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