Comic+Life!

__ COMIC LIFE __ Comic Life is versatile desktop publishing software created by [|plasq]. It is dual platform For the pre-reader, a comic can be purely graphical in nature and help provide practice with sequencing as well as concrete to abstract transitions using illustrations instead of written words. The written component of a comic can be introduced when the early readers are ready to connect words with images. Comics can help early readers or readers with language acquisition problems by providing visual clues to the context of the narrative http://comic-life.wikispaces.com/Schools examples


 * __PROS__**
 * allows creativity.
 * Personalization.
 * Tools are clearly laid out with a drag and drop application.
 * Add your own pictures.
 * Alternative way of recording and story telling which is fun.
 * Good assement tool for story structure. Use of speech bubbles.
 * Differentiation with a wide variety of styles and tools to choose from.
 * Tools are pictorial so you know what they do.
 * Good for collabrative work.
 * Can become a product that the children have created, print copies like an actual comic book.

__**CONS**__
 * No sample to show the different styles you can create.
 * No video tutorial - up to practitioners to explore and creatre own.
 * Because there is so much variety a child could be overwhelmed by the amount of choice.
 * depending on ability of children could need an element of adult support/direction so they can see the variety of choice.
 * does rely on a certian level of ability - with text size/box size/ placement of smaller graphics.
 * No internal library of pictuires such as clip art - requires own pictures or sample pictures.
 * Limited space for sentence structure.