K-Comic+Life+Staff+PD

= Comic Life Staff PD = = May 13, 2010 =

= Agenda:  = = • What is Comic Life? = Comic Life is an award winning application for creating not just comics (obviously), but also: • annotating images • creating dynamic photo albums • creating greeting cards • creating scrapbooks or storybooks • creating instruction guides and brochures Comic Life allows you to create page layouts with boxes for images and text. = • Why Use Comic Life in the Classroom? = “From pre-readers to high school students, from English to ESL to Science and Math, comics can help students analyze, synthesize and absorb content that may be more difficult when presented in only one way.” • “Comics also have the ability to meet the needs of students in a variety of learning styles.” • “Use Comic Life to help break down complex ideas and to create entertaining content for material that can sometimes be dull.” = • Comic Project Ideas = • Historical figures (history of, life of) / Timelines (history, events, sequences) • Instructions (step by step, details, illustrations, easy to follow) • Dialogue punctuation • Character analysis • Plot analysis • Storytelling • Pre-Writing Tool • Post-Reading Tool • Teaching Onomatopoeias • Create posters for hallways for important events (Spirit Days, Service Learning Activities, etc,) • Bring attention to an event by creating inserts for parent newsletters • Introduce new staff members with a comic • Highlight student & staff achievements • Create manuals or how to guides • Photograph and display classroom procedures • Create instructions for an activity or lesson • Recognize student achievements/student leaders • Use in conjunction with an eKit = • General Procedures for Comic Life =



= = = Resources: = Click here to download Comic Life Software.

Click HERE for Comic Life resources, suggestions, and tools

Please click HERE to complete a brief Professional Development Workshop Survey = =