Cartoons & Comics

In this blog assignment post, I will review three comic strip making websites: ToonDoo, Pixton, MakeBeliefsComix.

ToonDoo

ToonDoo was a little hard to understand. It was not difficult, but definately time-consuming without a proper tutorial. The variety of drawings and text available was adequate though not understanding the mechanics of it made it difficult to create.

http://www.toondoo.com/View.toon?param=11684801

Pixton

Based on a quick comparison of ToonDoo and Pixton, I found Pixton to be a lot more user friendly. It also has a lot more variety as far as what you can add and the characters available. This app was very fun to use, and I'd recommend it even to use just for leisure. The saving part was a deal breaker, I had to upgrade if I wanted to save so I had to embed it instead. 

(Preview only)
https://www.pixton.com/schools/comic/aibj8qge

Makebeliefscomix

Out of all three comic-strip makers, I found Makebelifscomix to be the easiest and fastest to use. It also was the most limited in what it had available however. The comic was easy to create and even easier to save.

Sharing Comics with Teachers-colleagues

I think a general presentation on these sites would suffice to get teachers interested in what they have to offer. Instead of showing teachers how they can use them, I'd instead provide them links on how some teachers have used them in the past. I think this way they can have first-hand examples of how best to utilize these tools.