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ToonDoo

This website was kind of difficult to navigate through. I personally thought it had way too many options and I know students would take way more time figuring all that out rather than typing out a story. Maybe if we have students write out the comic first then go on there are mess with the site it will be effective. I had a little trouble working with it because I couldn’t figure out certain things like how to add text without a speaking or thought bubble. It was okay after I figured it out but that took about an hour and as a teacher we all know we just don’t have that time. I would use this for my GT, advanced students, and upper grades.

Pixton

https://www.pixton.com/storyboard/k6j1fl05

Pixton was a little bit easier. The only thing I didn’t like was that you could only chose up to 3 characters. However, I did like that you could add as many comic squares as you wanted to continue the strip. I didn’t like that pending on the background that had talking bubbles, but did like that there was room to narrate at the bottom and write titles at the top. This will help students who seem to run out of space to talk. I would use this for general level students and my low.

Make Belief Comix

This was the easiest to learn how to use, you can email it, save it, didn’t need a log in. I liked this one the most because I felt it was user friendly for young children. I will definitely be using this in my classroom this year. I believe this will help all my special pops students, the ELLS, sped and other students who may be struggling with writing.

Operation Incorporation

Communication: I would use this to communicate with students. Have them create a comic on the lesson for the week. If they didn’t understand you can go over it again. Maybe others’ comics will help them.

Vocabulary: Instead of having students write a sentence or draw a picture with the word, I will have them create a comic strip to show me they understood what the word meant.

Characteristics: Have students create a comic to display a characteristic similar to the main character of a story

Theme: Have students create a comic to display a specific theme or moral of a story

Writing: have students create narratives like a story board to help when creating narratives

Cartoons and Comics: I would display all the comic strips so students can refer back to them and make copies of the best ones for students who are struggling.