Comics
Comics are perfect for developing the 4 C’s (Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration and Creativity) across grade level. One comic story can easily work for elementary and for high school. Comics are great for the reluctant reader and reluctant writers. Putting pen to paper to write a comic triggers something in a student to learn more about the story.
Resources - Comic Making
Storyboard That Digital Storytelling
Sign up with Google and you can create two free storyboards per month. You can print, download as an image or to Powerpoint, create a slide show or embed in a webpage.
Pixton is a comic creation site for classrooms where teachers and students can both make and share their comic strips. A free version includes limited content.
How to Create Comic Strips in Google Slides.
This tutorial is by Richard Byrne from FreeTechnology4Teachers.
Resources - Using Comics in the Classroom
Using Comics to Teach the 4 Cs
How to Read Nancy: The Elements of Comics in Three Easy Panels
The Benefits of Comics in Education
Teachers Guide to The Use of Comic Strips in Class: Some Helpful Tools
White Paper by James Whiting Ph.D on "Using Comics in the English Classroom"
Graphic Novels in the Classroom: A Teacher Roundtable
Five ideas for creating comics in the classroom
Comments or Questions? Email me at sbudreau@longmeadow.k12.ma.us