Comic Life
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Transcript of Comic Life
COMIC LIFEFOR THE MATH CLASSROOM
Created by Winnie Milner, media specialistFor Warren County Career Center
November 2013
WHAT IS COMIC LIFE?• AN AWARD WINNING APPLICATION • USED FOR A MULTITUDE OF VISUAL
PURPOSES
• DON'T JUST THINK OF IT AS A COMIC STRIP CREATOR!• YOUTUBE 3-MINUTE INTRODUCTION
GENERAL USES OTHER THAN TYPICAL COMICS…• ANNOTATED IMAGES, SIGNS & EVENT FLYERS,• HOW-TO GUIDES & INSTRUCTION MANUALS,• DYNAMIC PHOTO ALBUMS, ARTICLES, SCRAPBOOKS & FAMILY
TREES,• FIELD TRIP & INTERNSHIP DEBRIEFS,• GREETING CARDS & NEWSLETTERS,• STUDENT, STAFF & CLASS INTRODUCTIONS, ORIENTATIONS,
PROTOCOL OR RULES,• GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS, TABLES, CHARTS & TIMELINES,• SPECIAL CERTIFICATES,• PICTURE BOOKS, CULMINATING ASSIGNMENTS & MORE...
HOW CAN IT BE USED IN MATH?
• DEFEND OR SUPPORT THE STEPS DEMONSTRATED IN A PROBLEM OR PROCESS• NARRATE THE THOUGHT PROCESS
IN A MULTI-STEP PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESS
HOW CAN IT BE USED IN MATH?• MATH PUZZLES, BELLWORK &
EXTRA CREDIT
HOW CAN IT BE USED IN MATH?• DEMONSTRATING MASTERY
VERY BASIC & EASY TO USEUSERS CHOOSE FROM:• TEMPLATES (ABOVE
RIGHT),• BLANK PAGES WITH DRAG
& DROP STYLES (BOTTOM RIGHT), OR • COMPLETELY BLANK
PAGES
RESOURCES• PORT WASHINGTON DISTRICT’S POOL OF
EXAMPLES• PARK FOREST MIDDLE SCHOOL POOL OF
EXAMPLES (SCROLL DOWN FOR THE NEAT “MATH GIRL” COMIC- BEGINNING IS PICTURED RIGHT)• PRE-ALGEBRA EXAMPLE• SLIDESHARE PRESENTATION ON COMIC
LIFE