I had my students export their Comic Life pages as HTML files so we could use the projectors to show the whole class at once. It went very well, they found out that like a powerpoint the font and color scheme you use makes a difference. Also some of the text was a little distorted at times so the class would ask questions for clarification. I really liked that part because it helped the group presenting understand that if they were to make a stand alone comic they would have to make sure it was clear enough for their audience to understand.
Using Comic Life also kind of forced them to be more to the point, so they chose their words carefully. Though many students took notes from the pages, looking at quiz scores, I don't think it was any different than doing a powerpoint or poster to deliver their message. They did like it better so from that point of view it was a nice change from what they do in other classes. I'm sure I'll use it again with a few tweeks here and there, but overall, it was worth doing.
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That looks like a great application for Comic Life! Less is often moire where words are concerned.
This will be a good discussion in this month's MILI meeting--storytelling. Comic Life sounds like a good tool for teaching concise statements maybe even paraphrasing.
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