1. COMIC LIFE FOR THE MATH CLASSROOM Created by Winnie Milner, media specialist For Warren County Career Center November 2013

2. 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 INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

3. 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...

4. 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

5. HOW CAN IT BE USED IN MATH? MATH PUZZLES, BELLWORK & EXTRA CREDIT

6. HOW CAN IT BE USED IN MATH? DEMONSTRATING MASTERY

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

8. RESOURCES PORT WASHINGTON DISTRICT’S POOL OF EXAMPLES EXAMPLES PARK FOREST MIDDLE SCHOOL POOL OF EXAMPLES (SCROLL DOWN FOR THE NEAT “MATH GIRL” COMIC- BEGINNING IS PICTURED RIGHT) EXAMPLES PRE-ALGEBRA EXAMPLEEXAMPLE SLIDESHARE PRESENTATION ON COMIC LIFEPRESENTATION

9. 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

10. ONE LAST NOTE… COMIC LIFE CAN BE EXPORTED BY USING QUICKTIME, STUDENTS CAN MAKE A SLIDESHOW/ MOVIE LINK TO COMIC LIFE MOVIE