Students from English Martyrs Catholic Primary School in Oakham, Rutland make some great comics using Comic Life. This comic about the tale of George and The Dragon was hand drawn by Rebecca and Adam. The students in the class used…
Teaching Letter Sounds
Bobbie of Bobbie Tales uses Comic Life to illustrate examples of letter sounds in words. In the two-page comic below she emphasizes the schwa (ə) sound formed by the letter A. It’s more fun than a sound chart, wouldn’t you…
Fast and Easy Newsletters
While the high school in this comic is real (it’s my alma mater) the newsletter shown here is not. I created this comic as an example of how Comic Life can be used to put together a information packet quickly…
Attack of the Angry Birds
The Davyhulme Primary School 4B class goes all out making their photo comics with Comic Life. Their instructions given to the students were genius, and what they created is awesome. “Class 4B today made some fantastic comics combining different apps…
Volcanoes!
Two students, Yam and Leon, created a wonderfully in depth explanation of volcanoes. These year five students used the Retro template from Comic Life 2 for iOS to get started. They did an impressive job of fitting in all of…
Super Hero In A Snap
It’s easy to fly. And it doesn’t take fairy dust or a jet pack either. All you need is a sidewalk, some chalk and a camera. I know my photographer has a hard time catching that perfect shot of me…
A Case For Comic Life In University Classrooms
Need a little inspiration for bringing Comic Life into your class this week? Check out this awesome video from Seton Hill University featuring Professor Emily Wierszewski. Prof. Wierszewski uses Comic Life for iPad because “you don’t have to be an…
Comic Tutorial: How to Blabberize
From the inspired shelves of the Daring Librarian we have a post about how to Blabberize. We love this comic because not only is the content useful, but it’s a great example of how you can use Comic Life to create…
MY HERO Project Fundraiser
Hello Everyone! We are delighted to be sponsoring the MY HERO Project Organization for our 2012 fundraiser. For one week we will be donating 25% of our individual Comic Life sales. Join us! We’d love to have your support in…
Temple Grandin Speaks at TED
We think TED videos are great things, and this one with Temple Grandin is no exception. In her talk she “makes the case that the world needs people on the autism spectrum: visual thinkers, pattern thinkers, verbal thinkers, and all…
From Vacation to Bedtime Story
We know that educators have used Comic Life to teach in the classroom, but what about using Comic Life to teach at home? Just recently we had an email from one of our users, Steve, with a great comic about…
Battle of Troy Comics
A Year 5 class from Irk Valley uses Comic Life to show what went down they day the Trojan Horse rolled through the gates of Troy. Students use pictures taken with their computers’ built in camera as well as some…
Tip of the Week: Panel Placement
Hello! This week we’re talking about using panels in comics. Image panels can be extremely helpful in setting the pace of your comic and guiding a reader through the plot. If a story has a steady progression the panels can…
Teaching PE with Comics
What’s a great way to show kids how to slam home that perfect badminton shot? Show them how the pros do it! And that’s exactly what PE Teacher, Ben Leonard, has done. Take a look at how he used Comic Life 2…
Those Bird Cartoons
Hello! Allow me to introduce you to Michael Elliot. Or, as we know him, Mick. His background is mainly in Advertising, but for his own enjoyment he has written and illustrated comics. “I started playing with Comic Life when it was…