Cartoons/Comics

ToonDoo:

I really enjoyed exploring with ToonDoo.  I made a quick little comic about a mom telling her son to walk his dog.  I think it's really cool how you can add so much detail to such a simple picture.  You just start with a simple background and then you make it the way you want.  I added the dog in the top picture just hanging out by his food bowl.  Showing he was bored and needed something to do, so the mom tells her son to walk him.  Students need programs like ToonDoo to add all their own details and thoughts.  Once you made your ToonDoo it was pretty easy to save, but I was having a hard time finding it after I saved it.  They are able to create something that has happened to them or use their imagination.  ToonDoo has a lot to offer and I think the more you explore with the website the easier it is to navigate.  

Pixton:

I think Pixton would work really well with older students.  It has a lot more advanced features.  Such as you can move the body to any shape you would like to.  If you just wanted to move the hand you could just move the hand.  I did really like how you could just add a panel when you were ready.  Your characters would go ahead and be in your new panel as well.  Pixton was easy to save and to refer back to your comic because it was on your home page.  I did think it was a little harder of a website to navigate than ToonDoo, but still a really cool website to share with your students and teachers.

MakeBeliefsComix:

 Link to my Make Beliefs Comix: https://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/?comix_id=33615875C2503085

I personally thought this one was the hardest to use out of the three.  I was having a hard time getting the website to work on google, so I went to Safari and it was working, but wasn't letting me click things.  Finally, I was able to make one on my iPad.  This might have been all technology issues, but I thought it was odd.  The website did offer some cute and creative little characters, backgrounds, and objects.  However, I felt that the other two offered a lot more.   It wasn't to hard to save and you could email it to yourself or someone.  I always think this is a great feature because then you know you won't loose it.  I think the more you explore with this page the easier it would become.

Tellagami: 
Check out my Tellagami: https://tellagami.com/gami/Y8JKZZ/  

I thought Tellagami was so cool! It is really easy to use and navigate.  You could use this app for a number of reasons.  It is totally worth exploring and using in your classroom or library.  So happy that I decided to make one.  I decided to just do one for fun because so many features were locked and I could not figure out how to upload a photo.

Summary:
Using cartoon comic strips in the classroom and library are really good tools.  They allow students to use their imagination and show creativity in their own way.  I think a really good way to use this would be to give students a writing prompt and then they can create a story.  Another way might be to use a book with no pictures, so then they create a comic strip to match. I would share this with my teachers and colleagues by making a few and showing them the web cite.  I would encourage them to teach a few students and then let those students teach others.  Overall, these were all awesome tools!