Comic Life As An Instructional Tool

6. Comic Life: Comics As An Instructional Tool Essential Equipment Computer (PC or MAC) Comic Life Software Optional Equipment Digital Camera

7. Comic Life: Comics As An Instructional Tool Possible Uses Biographies Community Snapshots Memoirs How-To’s Short Stories Tutorials Possibly any writing that can be enhanced with images

10. Standards These productions address the following NYS Learning Standards MST Standards Standard 5: Technology Students will apply technological knowledge and skills to design, construct, use, and evaluate products and systems to satisfy human and environmental needs. Standard 6: Interconnectedness: Common Themes Students will understand the relationships and common themes that connect mathematics, science, and technology and apply the themes to these and other areas of learning. http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/nysatl/mathstand.html

11. Standards These productions address the following NYS Learning Standards ELA Standards Standard 1: Language for Information and Understanding Students will listen, speak, read, and write for information and understanding. As listeners and readers, students will collect data, facts, and ideas; discover relationships, concepts, and generalizations; and use knowledge generated from oral, written, and electronically produced texts. As speakers and writers, they will use oral and written language that follows the accepted conventions of the English language to acquire, interpret, apply, and transmit information. Standard 2: Language for Literary Response and Expression Students will read and listen to oral, written, and electronically produced texts and performances from American and world literature; relate texts and performances to their own lives; and develop an understanding of the diverse social, historical, and cultural dimensions the texts and performances represent. As speakers and writers, students will use oral and written language that follows the accepted conventions of the English language for self-expression and artistic creation. http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/nysatl/engstand.html

12. Standards These videos address the following NETS Learning Standards 1. Creativity and Innovation Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. 2. Communication and Collaboration Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. 3. Research and Information Fluency Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForStudents/2007Standards/NETS_for_Students_2007.htm