Comic+and+Storytelling

Comics are amazing: A long time ago I sat with a group of kids who were staying after school to write up their science projects using a cartoon program called Hollywood High. This was not your usual after school group. In fact normally these were the same kids who couldn't wait to leave at the bell. But there they sat working their comics, programming the animations, engaged, engrossed, and happy. Unfortunately Hollywood High was not updated to run on the newer machines but a new crew of cartoon/comic creation programs have come on the scene and I hope your students will find them as engaging as mine. Is the graphic elements that add to the story, the small writing space that relieves white paper syndrome, the animations that help guide the viewer to action. Start your dabbling into comics and graphics with this great book: //Adventures in Graphica// by Terry Thompson ISBN: 978-1-57110-712-1

This is a **fun blog** that explores graphica and education: []

Using Comics for Reading: Nice series can be found at [|www.capstonepress.com], [|www.redbricklearning.com] and [|www.rosenclassroom,com]

Want your students generate comics, start with some of these great sites: http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Comic+Tools
 * List of tools for creating comics **
 * [] Great sites listed, updated, select art in the subjects list **

A neat iPad/iPod app called Comic Touch lets students add speech bubbles to their photos to add a comic touch. Comic creator Tool for creating simple comics that seems to get through most school website restrictions. Comic Creator [] Strip creator [|http://www.stripcreator.com/make.php#]Pixton []
 * Young Learners:**

[|www.kerpoof.com]
 * 4th and 5th grade**

[|www.bitstrips.com] [|www.toondoo.com]

__ @http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Special-Needs/ __ This is a great site that also has tools that support students with special needs focusing on a variety of uses of picture supports as a student writes or to help a student to develop there own social story. They also offer teacher ideas on how to use the comics with students. []

[|www.zooburst.com] A great story generator that can create 3-D popup books. To see a sample click this link []

[|www.alice.org] the start of animation [] Early animation programming [] DoInk ( That's really Do Ink which is a web based or app driven animator) [|www.**doink**.com] Here is a video to get you started using DoInk on the iPad with a stylus pen from Wacom []
 * Middle and High School Level:**

Comic series US government: Preview Copy available: [] []

Here is a nice wiki of comic based supports including iPod and iPad apps. http://livingyourlifeinthecomicsatia2011.wikispaces.com/ http://livingyourlifeinthecomicsatia2011.wikispaces.com/APPS+for+the+Itouch%2C+Iphone+and+the+IPAD

Toontastic: iPad App for making cartoons