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Cameras, Comic Life and iPhoto in the Classroom
Explore these sample iPhoto and Comic Life Projects...
I Can Make 3! - iPhoto book based on a 5 year old child’s
conversation with his mother.
Kindergarten Pattern Book - This book was made and printed as an Apple iPhoto book.
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Trip to Farmer John’s - Field trip photos become an iPhoto
story
Back in Argentina – a seven year old's travel journal, using one or two photos a day as writing prompts. (iPhoto Book in pdf format).
Ice Cream Pie – A recipe book in Comic Life (also an example of how Comic Life exports for the web.)
In
the Spotlight - Sharing classroom experiences with families
Lego Car - a six year old's creation and perspective shots
Flyers and Newsletters -  Comic Life makes for great flyers and newsletters. Download a newsletter you can personalize in Comic Life. iPhoto has great postcard templates, too.
“Our
School” Photo
Essay - Heart-warming range of subjects
illustrate what kids care about - great to share with visitors, families,
pen pals, or at a staff meeting.
School Tour Book - Kids take visitors and new students on a tour of our school (CL)
 Famous People Trading Cards - Kids trade knowledge in history with this
project that puts digital photos into an AppleWorks database or Comic Life file. (PDFs: made in AppleWorks; made in Comic Life)
Some things to do with your Trading Cards:
- Sort your cards by when people lived, and make a timeline.
- Sort your cards by what people did or why they were famous.
- Play “Who Am I?” Draw a card and let your partner ask questions to guess who you are
You can also make historical event trading cards, vocabulary trading cards, grammar trading card, science trading cards with different plants, animals or even elements from the periodic table!
Mystery Spots - Kids create a visual challenge for their peers. Adaptation: Use USB microscopes to take close-up photos of objects. (CL, iP)
Make a Webbing Belt – a how-to guide posted on Instructables.com (CL)
View our sample school newspapers (and our latest edition) for more photos at work!
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