Thacker, Charles. (2007). How to Use Comic Life in the Classroom. Retrieved September 23, 09,from http://www.macinstruct.com/node/69
The educational and multimedia software called Comic Life was designed to introduce fun, hands on instruction with creativity for today’s students using the latest in digital media technology. The program uses intuitive resources presently available in most classrooms – a computer, camera, scanner, and other digital media. Additionally, the software can be used to facilitate student projects in all types of classrooms and with some creativity; anyone can develop exciting imagery to bring to life textbooks and classroom lessons. This innovative approach to delivering instruction can enhance the performance of each student.
The author of this article, Charles Thacker, provides some assignment ideas that lend themselves to the use of Comic Life:
• Timelines (history, events, sequences)
• Historical figures (history of, life of)
• Instructions (step by step, details, illustrations, easy to follow)
• Dialogue punctuation
• Character analysis
• Plot analysis
• Storytelling
• Pre-Writing Tool
• Post-Reading Tool
• Teaching Onomatopoeias
Our Comic Life workshop is designed to aid instruction by introducing ideas and examples of software using technology that will engage their students in creative and artistic learning. Many ideas and tools mentioned by Thatcher will be facilitated in the workshop. Teachers joining the workshop will go away with sample projects they can use instantaneously in their classroom. Participants will become comfortable with the technology and learn how to fulfill the state and national standards using Comic Life in their lessons while fulfilling recent technology requirements.
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This article you chose, Barry, helped me look beyond the creative aspects of Comic Life and focus on concrete examples of how Comic Life can be used in to futher learning. I know my students who are learning English and content at the same time would really benefit from the picture/text correlation in all of the content areas.
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