Comic Life

What I remember from elementary school is reading, writing, and more reading and writing. It was not until middle school that I remember using fun activities to learn certain skills. I believe that children need to have a mix of traditional work and fun work. One tool that I found to help add fun into lessons is the comic life.

The comic life is an app that is free to download on any computer. You can also buy the app in the app store for $4.99. There is also updated versions that are more expensive, but I personally like the original version. This app can be used not only to make comic strips, but also scrapbooks, brochures, cards, books, or anything you can come up with. To get started you choose a template, which there are over 200 to choose from. Next, you can add photos and text. Once you have all the context, you can add filters, text containers, and thought bubbles. When you are done with the comic, you can save it and share it with others, or print it for yourself.

Comics are great to use in classrooms, because students have the freedom to make their comic unique. The uses of comic life are endless. They can be used for storytelling, book reports, sequencing events, plot or character analysis, timelines, grammar and punctuation, following directions, etc.. Comics can be used through all subjects, and can be used from very early grades all the way though high school. Comic life is a great tool that can help teach many challenging concepts and show the student's creativity as well.

http://comic-life.en.softonic.com/