American
History - Colonial America and Westward Expansion
has curriculum based graphics perfectly
suited to for students to use in making reports and doing homework.
Teaching
Ideas
Kreative
Komix was developed with the goal of adding an element of fun
to creative writing activities. The purpose of this section is
to suggest interesting possibilities beyond the obvious. We have
found that using the program as an instructional tool engages
students in the process of writing, allowing them to explore information
from an entirely new perspective. Most of ideas in this section
originated from the explorations of teachers and students from
first graders to seniors in high school using Kreative Komix at
our beta-test sites.
One reason
we believe that so many interesting ideas cropped up is that Kreative
Komix is especially well suited for students who have grown up
in a world in which many of their experiences occurred within
multimedia environments. Kreative Komix is a natural extension
of those experiences, allowing students to create stories that
not only print out, but also can actually become animated movies
that can be shared over the Internet.
In the end,
you too will probably get your best ideas from using Kreative
Komix with your students, in a large group context if possible.
We as adults, have built up preconceived notions of what communication
is. Hopefully, the examples below will help you break free and
create.
Characterization
Puppets are
a great tool for encouraging students to build an understanding
of character traits. Have the students create a character in the
Character Maker, and then write a short description of their character.
Include likes and dislikes, behaviors, and even values. Culminate
your activity with a play that includes characters created by
several students.
Instructional
Posters
The Poster
Size Printout feature of Kreative Komix is perfect for creating
instructional posters for your classroom. This is a great way
to display student writing and create a print-rich environment
in your classroom.
Make
classroom displays and graphics. In addition to teaching writing
skills, Kreative komix is particularly useful for vocabulary and
phonics instruction.
Kreative Komix
allows a variety of print and output options.
Print poster
sized versions for display and decoration.
Save your
art to use in other applications.
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for educators.
Make
story books and panels.
Make
slide show movies.
Make
and send E-mail greeting cards.
It's
super easy and really fun!
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