Bubblr or bubbles?

BUBBLR

hello peeps! :)

its time for me to write about something this time. But what is it??

Ok, this time I will write about BUBBLR. What is bubblr? well Its not bubbles obviously, but a tool that we could find on the net to create presentations or comic strips. This tool allows us to choose any pictures from everywhere, any pictures that we want to use especially from flickers and it comes with bubbles for us to write dialogues or thoughts.

Now, HOW TO USE BUBBLR?

1. Open the website, bubblr.com

2. Search tag word that you want to find, related to your presentation or cmic strips. For example, flower and click 'go'.

3. There will be photos related to your search appear and you can choose any pictures that you like and drag them to the white box.

4. If you want to add more pictures simply click 'after current' or before current.

5. To add text box or bubbles for your dialogues or thoughts, drag the bubble icon and place it anywhere  you like on the picture. If you want to delete it, just drag out the bubbles.

6. when you already think you are satisfied with your presentation or comic strips you can now click publish and view them in archive.

7. You can publish your bubblr in your blog by embedding the codes or share its link anywhere you like such as facebook and twitter.


WHY BUBBLR?

1. this tool is very simple and easy to navigate. So, it is suitable for all level of learners.

2. It is free. As a teacher we dont want to put burden to students if they have to pay.

3. It has ownership elements as it allows learners to decide almost everything in their presentation or comic strips. It inculcate sense of personalisation in students.

4. It encourages creative thinking in learners. Students will have to think about suitability, presentations when they are using bubblr to make it as interesting as it can be.

5. It is very interesting compared to the normal activity of writing dialogues and power point presentation that has been used in the classroom. It should be another motivation for learners to learn better.

Despite having numerous advantages, teacher should look forward to some limitations and problems as well. Bubblr could be very interesting if the students manage to deal with it very well. For example, there are numerous pictures that appear in any tag words that students may choose. Selecting a few pictures from hundreds of pictures coud be quite stressful and time consuming. Teacher needs to be really aware of this and make sure that she/he will inform students and give clear instructions before the activity is carried out. In addition to that, some times, the tag used for pictures are not accurate and could be another factor that will demotivate the students as they get bored looking for pictures they want. Also, there are inappropriate displayed when we search for certain tags even though it is not related. It could be quite dangerous for young learners as they might not be able to handle it appropriately. 

Considering a few limitations and problems in using this tool, it is safer for teachers to make sure that any activity using this tool suits their students and provide the students with clear instructions.