Graphic novels in the classroom:

graphic novels and general literacy

• Going Graphic. By: Carter, James Bucky. Educational Leadership, Mar2009, Vol. 66 Issue 6, p68-72, 5p;

• Scott McCloud TEDS talk on comics and visual knowing -- Media provides us with windows to re-enter our world (e.g. via story) These windows back int allow us to triangulate our understanding of the world, of existence (see minute 16 of video)
• Glogster: Digital posters: Composing with an online canvas -- Kevin Hodgson

• Art Detectives. By: Khourey-Bowers & Croley .. Educational Leadership, May2007, Vol. 64 Issue 8, p51-52

• Building Literacy Connections with Graphic Novels: Page by Page, Panel by Panel  
• "In Defense of Graphic Novels"  -- Hansen (2012) English Journal
  
• "Exploring the Connection between Graphic Novel and Film"  - in fifth grade classroom 
  
• An Introduction to Graphic Novels (20:53) - podcast from RWT
• Comics and Graphic Novels (resources from ReadWriteThink)
• Teaching Strategies for Graphic Novels - to support panel reading
  

graphic novels and disciplinary content learning

• Using Historical Graphic Novels to Teach Disciplinary Literacy - (History, JAAL - 2016)
  
• How I Use Graphic Novels in the Social Studies Classroom - (History, PBS - 2016)
  
• 15 Graphic Novels for the Science Classroom - (Science)
• Exploring Literary Devices in Graphic Novels - (English)
  

Tools and resources for composing:

• Bitstrips - comic software and share community

• Comic Life

• PowToon