Cartoons and Comics Strips
This was my first time creating comic strips and I absolutely loved it. Although I lacked creativity, I can see the advantage of creating this type of digital assignment for my students. The use of comic strips is an effective way to engage students in a fun and meaningful learning experience where they get to practice vocabulary, reading, writing and communication skills. It is a great way for student to easily process, understand and remember information through the use of visuals and texts. Students can easily develop their creativity in so many ways and have fun doing it too. The use of comic strips can be implemented in all subject areas which makes this digital tool so much valuable for teachers and learners. It is a great way for teachers to see if their student has mastered the skill and for students to practice skills in all subject areas as well as to show their creative side.
Pixton was one of my favorite web-pages for comic strip creation. The website included so many features and tools available for the free version. Although it took me quite a while to think about what I wanted to do, I had fun producing my comic strip. I was able to add and delete images and text so easily from one slide to the next and go back and forth from slide to slide. I did not encountered any issues while working with the comic strip everything just seemed to flow so smoothly. I believe students will have lots of fun creating their own comics strips especially if they use this specific website.
Title: Scavanger Hunt:
https://share.pixton.com/pw0jecd Comic strip
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MakeBeliefsComix
Title: When I grow up, I want to be...........
This web-page was similar to Pixton it had a lot great features to work with. I think it is also a great web-page for cartoon and comic strip creation but it also had its limits. I did not have the option to create and account and if I wanted to share with other, I was only allowed to print or email my comic strip. This is a great site for students because it doesn't let them post anything on social media and it provides a safe experience. I will most likely recommend it to my students. It is another great site they can use for comic and cartoon creation besides Pixton and I think they will get lots of opportunities to use and share their imagination in so many ways.
FotoJet
I was not to fond of this web-page and I do not think it is something I would use again nor share with my students. It was difficult for me to get started and I was getting a little frustrated throughout the whole process. I wasted a lot time trying to center images, shapes and text, and it wasn't doing what I wanted to do. I did not see an option to create a link but It did give me an option to downloaded and save my copy as a pdf. Overall, it was not user friendly and I do not think it is something I would like to share with my student.
Title: Welcome to the Library Media Center
When I examined MakeBeliefsComix, I did not think about the fact that it does not allow you to make an account. I agree with your assessment about making this a safe place for students to create.
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