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Scott Meech Plano District #88 Joliet Professional Development Alliance (March 7 th – Wikis) Poster Sessions tomorrow IL DEN DeICE

Plano District #88

Joliet Professional Development Alliance (March 7 th – Wikis)

Poster Sessions tomorrow

IL DEN

DeICE

Free Raffle First and Last Name No @symbols please Listen for one idea I provide or brainstorm a use on your own…

First and Last Name

No @symbols please

Listen for one idea I provide or brainstorm a use on your own…

Prize 2 Winners 25 Seat Licenses

2 Winners

25 Seat Licenses

A Bad Infomercials… Not selling the product… Comic Life is just a Tool… Not the Magical Cure all… Mac and PC platform compatible!

Not selling the product…

Comic Life is just a Tool…

Not the Magical Cure all…

Mac and PC platform compatible!

Volunteers 3 Volunteers Please ( Colors Comic ) Sit up front 1 ½ Minute Commercial Break: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY-abu2GW4k 2 nd Commercial Break? Sledge O’ Matic

3 Volunteers Please ( Colors Comic )

Sit up front

1 ½ Minute Commercial Break: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY-abu2GW4k

2 nd Commercial Break? Sledge O’ Matic

Great Product Name / Terrible Product Name Basic Premise of Comic Life NETS Standards – All of them… Practical Reasons – Easy Learning Curve Daniel Pink’s A Whole New Mind Dr. Jason Ohler’s 4 th R - Art

Basic Premise of Comic Life

NETS Standards – All of them…

Practical Reasons – Easy Learning Curve

Daniel Pink’s A Whole New Mind

Dr. Jason Ohler’s 4 th R - Art

Buyers Guide SMeech Presentation Wiki: http://smeech-presos.wikispaces.com/Comic+Life Reference Handout Judy Epcke and Marilee Sarlitto’s Wiki http://comic- life.wikispaces.com /

SMeech Presentation Wiki: http://smeech-presos.wikispaces.com/Comic+Life

Reference Handout

Judy Epcke and Marilee Sarlitto’s Wiki http://comic- life.wikispaces.com /

1 st Testimonials… Plano Students - Special Education Project on Bats: Quicktime Video Regan History Project – Teachertube – Dehrhart http:// www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey =0a9c4655800e8a7b9ea2

Plano Students - Special Education Project on Bats: Quicktime Video

Regan History Project – Teachertube – Dehrhart http:// www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey =0a9c4655800e8a7b9ea2

Quick Demonstration Quick Walkabout Chicago Cubs are going to win the Pennant! How To Tutorial Handout

Quick Walkabout

Chicago Cubs are going to win the Pennant!

How To Tutorial Handout

Curriculum Uses Quick List Highlights Math - Reading Literature - Scicence Social Studies - Health Tech - Foreign Language

Quick List

Highlights

Math - Reading

Literature - Scicence

Social Studies - Health

Tech - Foreign Language

Example Projects 1st Grade Monster Projects TESOL -- Class Projects with Comic Life Norren Dooley Comic Life Examples K-5 Elementary Student Comic Life Examples How-to example from Wenatchee School District Rick Paula's Flat Stanley Adventures Mr. Leahy's Class American Revolution Vocabulary Cartoons Mrs. Breza's Class Biographies

1st Grade Monster Projects

TESOL -- Class Projects with Comic Life

Norren Dooley Comic Life Examples K-5

Elementary Student Comic Life Examples

How-to example from Wenatchee School District

Rick Paula's Flat Stanley Adventures

Mr. Leahy's Class American Revolution Vocabulary Cartoons

Mrs. Breza's Class Biographies

Example Projects American Revolution Project Gold Rush Project Marengo Story Comics Dull Vocabulary: Comic Books from Second Life and Gaming Sites Provide 8 Pictures and ask students to create a story out of them! Flickr and Comic Life

American Revolution Project

Gold Rush Project

Marengo Story Comics

Dull Vocabulary:

Comic Books from Second Life and Gaming Sites

Provide 8 Pictures and ask students to create a story out of them!

Flickr and Comic Life

Save your Time! Fast Learning Curve Lack of Superfluous Features Commercial #3 – Walkthroughs http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=7f89ddbebc2ac9128303

Fast Learning Curve

Lack of Superfluous Features

Commercial #3 – Walkthroughs http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=7f89ddbebc2ac9128303

Teacher Productivity Certificates Graphic Organizers Grading with Bubbles Group Progress Tracker

Certificates

Graphic Organizers

Grading with Bubbles

Group Progress Tracker

Teacher Productivity Seating Chart w/ Mac Camera for substitute teachers with comments Loan System for Teacher materials in conjunction with camera Yearbook

Seating Chart

w/ Mac Camera

for substitute teachers with comments

Loan System for Teacher materials in conjunction with camera

Yearbook

Does Comic Life Slice and Dice? Discussion with Volunteers View Panel Projects Raffle

Discussion with Volunteers

View Panel Projects

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