comic life plasq
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Watch students ENJOY writing!. Comic Life www.plasq.com. Make learning FUN!!. By Joel Solomon Instructional Technology Coach Cherry Creek Schools. Agenda. Introduction/PowerPoint presentation Overview of ComicLife Get to know your workspace Take pictures and transfer to iPhoto - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Comic LifeComic Lifewww.plasq.comwww.plasq.com
By Joel SolomonBy Joel Solomon
Instructional Technology CoachInstructional Technology Coach
Cherry Creek SchoolsCherry Creek Schools
Watch studentsENJOY writing!
Make learningFUN!!
Agenda
• Introduction/PowerPoint presentation• Overview of ComicLife• Get to know your workspace• Take pictures and transfer to iPhoto• Create a Comic• Add captions, speech bubbles, and titles• Save + Export your masterpiece!
Have FUN teaching writing
to your students!!!
Writing Standards
Standard 2:Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences.
– 2a. Generate topics and develop ideas for a variety of purposes (plays, storytelling, newsletters, writing a letter, book reports, and introducing a speaker)
– 2b.Organize writing using logical arrangement of ideas.
– 2c. Select and use clear and concise vocabulary.
6-Trait Writing
VOICE!
Organization
Sample: Science
Sample: Vocabulary
Sample: Social Studies
Sample: Math
Sample: Story Elements
Sample: FUN Stuff!
Overview of Comic Life
• Intro to the Workspace– Page Templates– Caption and Speech Boxes– Details and Styles– Image Libraries– Exporting
Overview of Comic Life
• Step ONE: – Select a page template– Drag into comic
Overview of Comic Life• Step TWO:
– Customize your comic with STYLES– Lock boxes so they don’t move
Overview of Comic Life
• Step THREE:– Add captions and
speech bubbles– Give them some “style”
Overview of Comic Life• Step FOUR:
– SAVE your style for future comics
Overview of Comic Life• Step FIVE:
– Add images and make your comic!
Overview of Comic Life• Step SIX:
– EXPORT your finished comic
Overview of Comic Life• Online Resources for Images
– http://www.pics4learning.com/
– http://yotophoto.com/
– http://pro.corbis.com/
– http://www.nypl.org/ (digital collections)
– http://www.cdpheritage.org/
– http://www.morguefile.com/archive/
– http://del.icio.us/mole555/digital_images(my
del.icio.us page for images)