Pixton
What Is Pixton?
Pixton is a comic creation site where students and teachers can make and share their own comic strips, and was created with the mission to “To enable students to show what they know and express how they feel, through creative and inclusive storytelling.”
Key Features of BookCreator
Pixton uses comics and graphic art to help build students’ art skills and foster their creativity. Content packs are available for teachers to provide students, which allows them a limited pool to work with. Students can also upload their own images and graphics from their computers or search using keywords and hashtags. Additionally, there is a large searchable library of lesson ideas that can be sorted by grade level, objective and subject.
Pros
Design:Design is very intuitive and easy to follow
Creativity:Students are able to have fun and create their own comics and flesh out ideas, while understanding story structure.
Support:Teacher support through the lesson plan library takes some weight of off teachers.
Cons:
Communication:Cannot directly comment or leave feedback for students
Not free:Offers a 7-day trial, but then a subscription is needed.
Final Thoughts
Overall, a decent and creative way for students to share subject knowledge in a way that supports creativity as well as offers teacher support.
References
Pixton. (n.d). Pixton. https://www.pixton.com/welcome
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