![]() Each month, there could be a new committee elected.Įvery time I use the comic life application I learn new and exciting things to encompass in my execution of the program. To limit the amount of teacher work, the class could elect a "comic editing committee" which would be responsible for publishing the class poster. This would serve as a wonderful way for students to review what they have learned and also take pride in their accomplishments during the school year. The posters could be displayed on a class bulletin board. *I also really like the idea Skip shared of taking pictures throughout the week in class and then designing a poster that incorporates the learning activities for the week. *Use as a tool with very young children and perhaps students with special needs to go over upcoming events (field trips, guest presenters,new routines, etc.) and the expected routines and rules so students can anticipate what to expect. ![]() *Academic Uses: create a poster that illustrates phases of the moon, describes the elements of a particular habitat, demonstrates the stages in a life cycle of a butterfly, etc. *Use as a team building activity by having teams create posters including a team name, pictures of teammates, and team colors. We could use the poster to begin class meeting the following week as a means to review the previous week's discussion. Two students could then be the designated "comic editors" and create a comic illustrating what the class discussed during the weekly class meeting. It would be great fun to have students role play and act out different rules, incidents on the playground, and other social contexts each week. Class meetings are a designated time for class building, developing social skills, and discussing rules and any problems or issues that arise throughout the year with students in the class. For older students, I would have them take pictures at home and then bring them into school to upload on the laptops.Īnother way I see incorporating this into a classroom setting is during class meetings. Classmates would then have to guess to whom each poster describes, and really get to know information about their peers in the process. Another fun idea would be to have the kids take pictures of objects that describe them and not include pictures of themselves. When finished with this project, we could print them off and after sharing them, make a class bulletin board or post them around the room for our parent open house which takes place the first few weeks of school. Students would then work with their buddies to create a comic life poster. With primary students, I would most likely have them work with their buddy class (usually 5th or 6th graders) to take pictures of things that describe them (what they like to do, their favorite book to read, favorite subject in school, etc.). Next year, I would like to try to do this assignment with my students as a "get to know you" activity at the beginning of the year. I enjoyed the creativity in selecting my own personal pictures to illustrate and tell a story behind a specific place. I'm glad I had the experience of getting to use this program again in ED 329 under a different context. ![]() It was wonderful to see the enormous growth this student made from creating and reviewing these social stories. He was even more thrilled with looking at himself in each picture which allowed him to take ownership in his learning and be more engaged in the learning process. This particular student was so engaged in the entire process of taking pictures, editing the clips, and designing captions. I was amazed to see the strength of this tool when applied in this kind of personal context. Some of the topics we addressed in different social stories included raising his hand before speaking and not interrupting, following the five steps to good listening, asking a friend to play a game, and his morning routine upon first arriving in the classroom. Each comic ended with a picture of the student being positively reinforced for making good choices. In his comic, we included pictures of the student interacting in different social scenarios. Last year I created social stories for a student in my class who is autistic. This was my second time using comic life for university coursework.
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