COMIC LIFE FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSROOM Created by Winnie Milner, media specialist For Warren County Career Center November 2013

WHAT IS COMIC LIFE? AN AWARD WINNING APPLICATION USED FOR A MULTITUDE OF VISUAL PURPOSES BUT DON'T ONLY THINK OF IT AS A COMIC STRIP CREATOR! YOUTUBE 3-MINUTE INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

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 SOCIAL STUDIES? A DAY IN THE LIFE OF… A PARTICULAR HISTORICAL FIGURE, A TYPICAL PERSON DURING A TIME PERIOD SLAVE TEMPLATE DOWNLOAD

HOW CAN IT BE USED IN SOCIAL STUDIES? GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, CULTURE OR RELIGIOUS STUDY, THIS IS A VERY ELEMENTARY EXAMPLE, BUT YOU GET THE IDEA.

HOW CAN IT BE USED IN SOCIAL STUDIES? EXAMINING LINE BY LINE OF THE CONSTITUTION, BILL OR RIGHTS, OR OTHER IMPORTANT HISTORICAL PRIMARY SOURCE, DEPICTING, EVALUATING, DEFENDING & ARGUING CURRENT ISSUES, PERSUADING CIVIC ACTION, ENGAGING IN LOCAL ISSUES BY REACTING TO PRESENT LEGISLATION, EXAMINING HISTORICAL EVENTS AND ANALYZING WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED IF GIVEN A DIFFERENT SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES, COMPARING HOW DIFFERENT SOCIETIES ADAPT TO OPPORTUNITIES OR CONSTRAINTS PERTAINING TO THEIR PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS, PRESENTING RESEARCH ON DIFFERENT HISTORICAL TIME PERIODS,

VERY BASIC & EASY TO USE USERS CHOOSE FROM: TEMPLATES (ABOVE RIGHT), BLANK PAGES WITH DRAG & DROP STYLES (BOTTOM RIGHT), OR COMPLETELY BLANK PAGES

RESOURCES GREAT DEPRESSION COMIC LIFE (PROJECT & RUBRIC)(PROJECT & RUBRIC) WESTWARD EXPANSION COMIC LIFE PROJECTPROJECT PORT WASHINGTON DISTRICT’S POOL OF EXAMPLESEXAMPLES SLIDESHARE PRESENTATION ON COMIC LIFEPRESENTATION

TIPS & TRICKS YOU DON’T HAVE TO JUST USE PICTURES IN YOUR COMICS DOCUMENTS, POWERPOINT SLIDES, ETC. CAN BE CONVERTED INTO IMAGE FILES (JPG, TIFF, PNG, ] STUDENTS CAN USE PERSONAL DRAWINGS AS WELL AND THEN IMPORT THEM TO COMIC LIFE

ONE LAST NOTE… COMIC LIFE CAN BE EXPORTED BY USING QUICKTIME, STUDENTS CAN MAKE A SLIDESHOW/ MOVIE Link to Comic Life movie