Functional Digital Skills Tasks - Comic Strip - Menu - Storybook
These worksheets have been carefully designed to engage learners in a variety of subjects, fostering knowledge, creativity, individuality, and the development of essential functional skills. They are ideal for use in Tutorial, English or Digital Skills sessions.
This bundle include the following 3 Digital Functional Skills Challenges.
1) Comic Strip
"These worksheets guide learners through the process of creating their own comic strip based on criteria they choose. Using ChatGPT, they will generate a six-panel storyline before bringing it to life in Canva. Learners will select from various templates, add backgrounds, characters, and speech bubbles, and ensure their final comic is polished and engaging. To complete the task, they will check spelling, download their work, and share it with peers and their tutor.
The structured, step-by-step workbook ensures learners have all the support they need to complete the task successfully. It includes completed task examples as well as start-up guides for ChatGPT and Canva (for first-time users)
Extension Activity Idea: Higher-level learners could enhance their comic strip by Animating It using Canva’s animation feature to add movement.
They could also add a voice by record dialogue and turn it into a short video.
2) Story book
This particular set of worksheets guides learners through the process of creating a 500-word story using a set of criteria they choose themselves. Learners will use ChatGPT to generate the story and a front cover, then transfer their work into Microsoft Word. From there, they can edit the text, add images, borders, page numbers, and any other enhancements before printing the final version in booklet form.
The structured, step-by-step workbook ensures learners have all the support they need to complete the task successfully. It also includes a detailed guide on how to sign up for ChatGPT (for first-time users) and how to print correctly.
Extension Activity Idea: Higher-level learners could enhance their story by adding extra images throughout different stages of the story. They could also design a realistic back cover, including fictional reviews, a barcode, a book price, and other details to give it a more professional look.
3) Restaurant Menu
This particular set of worksheets guides learners through the process of creating a professional food menu for their own fictional restaurant. Learners will brainstorm their favorite foods, interact with ChatGPT to generate dish ideas, and then design their final menu using Canva. The structured, easy-to-follow workbook includes step-by-step guides on how to sign up for ChatGPT and navigate Canva, ensuring learners have all the support they need to complete the task successfully.
As an Extension Activity idea, higher-level learners could add a Specials Board
These resources are available as a PDF download and is designed for learners working at Entry Level 3 to Level 1. They can be adapted to suit individual learning needs—if you require a Word document version, please contact SmartbooksED@outlook.com.
