I was pleasantly
surprised and impressed with Comic Life 3. This software was extremely user
friendly and easy to navigate. After watching a few tutorials for the software,
I realized that the free version does not offer all of the bells and whistles
of the paid version, but I am still impressed with the 30-day trial version I
was able to use.
My comic book
story teaches about how rocks are formed and classified, so I needed specific
images of rock types. I was impressed with the large variety of media provided,
and didn’t have to look outside of the software for additional media. I also
really like that the images are from creative commons and cited upon use.
I used a variety
of panel types and liked the ease of deleting, adding, and moving image blocks
to accommodate the information when necessary. Having the templates gave me
ideas of how to organize the information but didn’t restrict my creativity or
keep me from adjusting the format when I needed to.
Seeing the pages
come together to form a story from the storyboard was really exciting. I
believe my students would love working with Comic Life 3 and the benefits are
definitely present. Comic books provide great visual representation, which most
of us need for comprehension and memorization and could motivate students to
both read and write. I am really proud of the overall comic book story I
created, and I can’t wait to see what my students produce with their creative
minds!
