Comic Life Creativity“It Slices… It Dices…”

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Scott Meech

• Plano District #88• Joliet Professional Development

Alliance (March 7th – Wikis)• Poster Sessions tomorrow• IL DEN• DeICE

Free Raffle

• First and Last Name • No @symbols please• Listen for one idea I provide or

brainstorm a use on your own…

Prize

• 2 Winners• 25 Seat Licenses

A Bad Infomercials…

• Not selling the product…• Comic Life is just a Tool…• Not the Magical Cure all…• Mac and PC platform compatible!

Volunteers

• 3 Volunteers Please (Colors Comic)

• Sit up front• 1 ½ Minute Commercial Break:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY-abu2GW4k

• 2nd Commercial Break? Sledge O’ Matic

Great Product Name / Terrible Product Name

• Basic Premise of Comic Life• NETS Standards – All of them…• Practical Reasons – Easy Learning Curve• Daniel Pink’s A Whole New Mind• Dr. Jason Ohler’s 4th R - Art

Buyers Guide

• SMeech Presentation Wiki: http://smeech-presos.wikispaces.com/Comic+Life

• Reference Handout• Judy Epcke and Marilee Sarlitto’s Wiki

http://comic-life.wikispaces.com/

1st Testimonials…

• Plano Students - Special Education Project on Bats: Quicktime Video

• Regan History Project – Teachertube – Dehrharthttp://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=0a9c4655800e8a7b9ea2

Quick Demonstration

• Quick Walkabout• Chicago Cubs are going to win the Pennant!• How To Tutorial Handout

Curriculum Uses

• Quick List• Highlights

– Math - Reading– Literature - Scicence– Social Studies - Health– Tech - Foreign Language

Example Projects

• 1st Grade Monster Projects • TESOL -- Class Projects with Comic Life • Norren Dooley Comic Life Examples K-5 • Elementary Student Comic Life Examples • How-to example from Wenatchee School District • Rick Paula's Flat Stanley Adventures • Mr. Leahy's Class American Revolution Vocabulary

Cartoons • Mrs. Breza's Class Biographies

Example Projects

• American Revolution Project • Gold Rush Project • Marengo Story Comics • Dull Vocabulary: • Comic Books from Second Life and Gaming Sites • Provide 8 Pictures and ask students to create a

story out of them! • Flickr and Comic Life

Save your Time!

• Fast Learning Curve• Lack of Superfluous Features• Commercial #3 – Walkthroughs

http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=7f89ddbebc2ac9128303

Teacher Productivity

• Certificates • Graphic Organizers • Grading with Bubbles • Group Progress Tracker

Teacher Productivity

• Seating Chart– w/ Mac Camera – for substitute teachers with comments

• Loan System for Teacher materials in conjunction with camera

• Yearbook

Does Comic Life Slice and

Dice?

• Discussion with Volunteers• View Panel Projects• Raffle