COMIC LIFEFOR THE MATH CLASSROOM

Created by Winnie Milner, media specialistFor Warren County Career Center

November 2013

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 INTRODUCTION

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 MATH?

• DEFEND OR SUPPORT THE STEPS DEMONSTRATED IN A PROBLEM OR PROCESS• NARRATE THE THOUGHT PROCESS

IN A MULTI-STEP PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESS

HOW CAN IT BE USED IN MATH?• MATH PUZZLES, BELLWORK &

EXTRA CREDIT

HOW CAN IT BE USED IN MATH?• DEMONSTRATING MASTERY

VERY BASIC & EASY TO USEUSERS CHOOSE FROM:• TEMPLATES (ABOVE

RIGHT),• BLANK PAGES WITH DRAG

& DROP STYLES (BOTTOM RIGHT), OR • COMPLETELY BLANK

PAGES

RESOURCES• PORT WASHINGTON DISTRICT’S POOL OF

EXAMPLES• PARK FOREST MIDDLE SCHOOL POOL OF

EXAMPLES (SCROLL DOWN FOR THE NEAT “MATH GIRL” COMIC- BEGINNING IS PICTURED RIGHT)• PRE-ALGEBRA EXAMPLE• SLIDESHARE PRESENTATION ON COMIC

LIFE