Fotojet
Fotojet has many options to create your own comic. It was easy to set up an account and equally easy to figure out how to begin. The website has a variety of templates to help you get started. The options for designing your comic include photos that can be used as backgrounds or characters, colored backgrounds, a large assortment of clipart that includes emojis and call-outs, and many text options with different fonts. It was very easy to save my work and download my comic in the end. I would definitely use this with my elementary school students.
Pixton
Pixton was difficult to use. I didn’t immediately know how to get started. I clicked around a few places until I found something to start with. There are a lot of options for templates and the backgrounds and characters are cute a kid-friendly. However, I wouldn’t use this with my elementary students due to it not being intuitive. It was also frustrating to try and retrieve a copy of my comic without paying for an account.
Make Beliefs Comix
Make Beliefs Comix had great story ideas and templates. There were many design options and I found it easy enough to navigate. This is a site that I would use with my students and I would recommend to teachers as well. There are great writing suggestions for everyone to use. I didn't have any trouble saving my work and there were many options to retrieve my finished comic.
I plan to share my blog post with the teachers at my school. I also plan to include some ideas for how teachers can use comics and cartoons in their classrooms. I’d like them to look at the sites themselves to determine which ones best suit their students.
Cute comics! I also really liked Fotojet and would like to use this with my students and share it with teachers. I personally liked all the options that Pixton offers in terms of creating a more personalized comic. Although I agree that having to pay to retrieve my comic was frustrating too. I think this is a good option if the school has funds to pay for an account. Personally I wasn't a big fan of MakeBeliefsComix because I felt like the options for personalization were very limited, but because of its ease and the fact that it is completely free it is a great option for students. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely agree that Pixton is not user-friendly nor intuitive. I found myself a little frustrated when using it, even after having some time to practice and experiment. This shows that technology tools may look great, but if the experience is unpleasant it could drive users away.
ReplyDeleteHello Alex!
ReplyDeleteYour comics came out very cute! I actually really enjoyed using Pixton! I think that it's a shame that they don't really have many free features, but I love the quality of the comics that were produced. I also thought that there was a lot more that could be done. It can be a bit overwhelming, but I think that kids would really enjoy playing around with it until they figured it out. I didn't think that Fotojet was as user friendly, but you made me want to go back and play with it a bit more. Thank you for sharing!