1. Explore the comic sites above. (some are simple to use, others may take more time - perservere but think about ease of use for your class)
2. Create a comic that explains a key concept, process etc from your subject area
3. Choose which of the comic programmes above you like the best and share with a partner. Why? How easy is it to use? How could students use it?
Stripgenerator
Super hero comic maker
Charlottes Web comic maker
Go animate
Bitstrips
Your task
1. Explore the comic sites above. (some are simple to use, others may take more time - perservere but think about ease of use for your class)
2. Create a comic that explains a key concept, process etc from your subject area
3. Choose which of the comic programmes above you like the best and share with a partner. Why? How easy is it to use? How could students use it?
Why Use Comics in Education?
Because they are engaging, visual, entertaining... http://www.humblecomics.com/comicsedu/strengths.html
Why use comic life?
http://www.macinstruct.com/node/69
Examples of students work
Monsters unit
Instructions
http://homepage.mac.com/dzora1/comiclife/
Mrs Breza's Class Project
Links to lessons with comics
http://ly.glenview34.org/iltce/comic_life_lesson_plans.pdf
read.write.think
TESOL
http://www.digmo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/ComicLife.pdf