Using laptop in the classroom

Why use a laptop in the classroom?

Some suggestions:

1. To replace existing media e.g chalkboard, the overhead, video projector, slide projects (can do all in one).

2. To enable instructor to face the class while showing visuals or while entering information on the computer (and projecting this information onto the screen for the class to see).

3. Unlike the large and cumbersome desktop computer, the laptop does not form a large, physical barrier between the instructor and the students (thus easier for instructor and students to see each other).

4. Easy for the instructor to move the computer depending on the location of outlets, or on the way in which the laptop is to be used in class (e.g. on podium, on instructor's lap during a round table discussion).

5. Easy for students to use (e.g. to assist the instructor by taking notes on a discussion; for students to project work they have created in or out of class).

6. Ongoing record of class (as opposed to erasing what is on the board). This record can then be posted onto the class web page or e-mailed to students via the class alias.

7. To integrate the Internet "live" in the class (e.g. to show web sites relating to the day's topic; to refer to the course web-based discussion).

http://www.2simple.com/2createastory/

this application use to make simple educational stories

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx

sofware to make digital photos to life story 3 for Windows.

http://www.flypaper.com/

Brochure about comic life book for the educational students

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This one of project done by students for the National Park and they use comic life software and they wrote the name of their park and their message on top of the image in text boxes.

http://plasq.com/comiclife/
This website tells you about the main feature of the application and how each of them used for and gives description for everything on it.


http://www.macinstruct.com/node/69
This website talk about how to Use Comic Life in the classroom and why we use it in the classroom and how it will help to facilitate student participation.


http://plasq.com/comiclife/gallery/
This website shows you a lot of example for different topic of comics done by different of people with different style.


http://comic-life.en.softonic.com/mac
In this website use can download the comic life software version 1.5.2 and also there are many comment about people who use this application and the website give you a chance to give your comment about the application.


http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-comic-life-software-226275/
The website show you video about comic life application and how to use this software to create a comic strip with tips from a graphics application expert in this free graphic illustration.

The video talk about how we can use the comic life software it the steps of making comic as you want. Also, it show you the each option of the software and for what we can use it and how. Moreover, the video show us how to create comic and give example to teach you how use everything in the software. Also, it teaches you how to drag and drop the image and use the speech style for your comic. Finally, the video show the final result for the example and how we can save by using different way even from the icon save or from file.

Comic life is a software application is use to create comics, images, album, greeting card, scrap books, story books, and instruction guides and brochures. In Comic life left side there is a window allows you to adding remove or arranges what use does while you working. The right side of the window there is libraries and settings for page layouts and templates. Moreover, there is an option to use the image from the computer or capture it in the same time from your camera. In the bottom of the software there is a collection of text containers to create annotations, speech and thought bubbles in a variety of styles and you can use it by drag and drop what you like as a result you will be able to create any content quickly without spending a lot of time to learn how you can use the tool. In addition in the top of the window there are many options for the font and image. As for the font you can make it bigger or smaller, color and font style. There is also option for the image which is the style of the image. Moreover, we have many different of option for the page like zoom out, zoom in and zoom to fit that make you control the size of the page. The final options in the comic life software that use can save, print and send what you have done in the same time. Finally, we can use this application in the education technology by make the students creating reports of any kind and this helps them to improve their practice. Finally, they will enjoy experimenting with the software and learn how to use it while having fun creating comics.