Comic Life is a little used application that has been on my computer, unused, since I turned it on for the first time in 2005. I actually opened the application to see what it was all about, oh about a year later, and closed it again without exploring it very much.
I like the application, Comic Life. It was really easy to use, once the steps were explained to us. This particular application could easily be used by even 2nd and 3rd graders, it was that simple to figure out. Basically it is just drag and drop, then decide if you want shadows, dialogue boxes, & borders around the pictures inside the panes.
I used some family photos to make a colorful poster. I tried many of the styles for the picture, and decided to use both the colored pencil and comic styles, as well as the drawing style to give my photos a unique look. My finished product is a poster that I plan to use as a backdrop for a 12 month calendar.
I think that Comic Life would be a practical program for classroom use. This is an alternative to the traditional written book report format and the colorful presentation will make any resulting pages interesting, with a natural flow, if the artist decided to insert page or pane numbers. Best of all, a student could tell a story using Comic Life in a short period of time, allowing more time so that others could also present. This could also be used for student based lessons; the student could use Comic Life as a teaching tool.
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