I loved using Comic Life! I can see students REALLY getting into this as an alternative final unit project.
I guess, as an undergraduate fine arts minor, I used space as the biggest guiding force behind my comic. I recalled the few comics that I have read, like the "Bone" series and Maus. I used the pictures more as a painting already on a canvas and just designed the text bubbles withing the space of the pictures.
Comic Life looks so professional and I think that kids see the validity behind that. Other Language Arts technologies that we have used, like Voicethread, seem a bit clunky compared to this. I can see this as a real advantage for kids to express themselves through this comic medium. Graphic Novels are becoming a huge influence with students and I think comics could be a fun way to engage kids.
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