Comic Books!

Hi Everyone!

I have been trying out some new tools that I am excited to share!  I made comic strips!  I looked at Tellagami, ComicBook!, ToonDoo, Pixton and MakeBeliefsComix.  I will show you my handiwork and give you a little review on each tool.

ToonDoo (www.toondoo.com)

This comic was easy to create in ToonDoo.  I made this one to attach to overdue notices. There are lots and lots of characters, backgrounds, colors and just about anything you would want or need to make fun cartoon messages for your students.  Students will have a good time with this as well.  It is easy enough for even young students to use.  Saving and editing are a breeze as well.  I liked using ToonDoo the best!



Pixton (www.pixton.com)

I thought it would be fun to try a comic strip as a writing prompt.

This comic was created with Pixton.  This program was also easy.  I selected a pre-made strip with the background already in place then chose characters and added dialogue.  You can change the character's expression and gestures so the options are almost limitless as to the cartoons you could create.  Comics are saved on the site and then you email yourself a link to it.  You can also print it, post it to social media sites and download it.  I think older students will enjoy making their own comics on Pixton.



Make Beliefs Comix Online (www.makebeliefscomix.com)

This comic strip was created on Make Beliefs Comix.  One benefit of using this site is that it does not require a log in, but it also won't save any work.  Comics were easy to create, but I did not like that I had to scroll through every single picture to get to the background and props that I wanted.  This might be something that teachers could use with students in the classroom if they intended to print the comic strips.


I bought the ComicBooks! app for my iPad.  I was "working" with it when my son noticed that I was making cartoons.  He thought it was a cool new game and he took it over.


Justin creating comics on ComicBook!






Here is his creation!  Evil Donuts!

This app uses existing pictures on your iPad to make cartoons.  We found some fun ones to experiment with.  Justin loves playing on ComicBook! It was quick to learn and easy to use.  We could also save his creations easily.  It's a keeper!


I also tried out Tellagami on the iPad.  One of the coolest things with this app is that you can use a photo as your background.  I took the iPad outside and made my recording.  If you would like to see it, here is the link:

https://tellagami.com/gami/U0QL4G/

It was fun and easy to do.  The only drawback is that you have to make purchases to change the avatar and get new backgrounds.

Creating comics was fun, and will be useful in the classroom.  I can't wait to show the teachers!