Targeted for K-12, “MakeBeliefsComix” is a wonderfully interactive, easy to use Web site that can serve varying constituents, from Education majors learning to teach in K-12 to those teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and Basic Educational Skills courses. In fact Google and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) selected MakeBeliefsComix as among the world’s most innovative sites to encourage literacy and reading. It is now being used by educators in 180 countries to teach English and other languages.

Here is a video of City College instructor Tamara Kirson (named The New York Times 2009 ESOL Teacher of the Year) discussing how she uses MakeBeliefsComix to help her students learn.