Why Use Comics in the Classroom??
- Reach reluctant readers and writers
- Appeal to various learning styles
- Publish writing for a wider audience
- Very Engaging
Read Write Think Comic Creator
- No account needed
- Must finish in one sitting
- This versatile tool can be used by students from kindergarten through high school, for purposes ranging from learning to write dialogue to an in-depth study of a formerly neglected genre. The tool is easy to use, made even easier with the Comic Strip Planning Sheet
- There are also lesson plans for each level associated with this online tool and connected to Literature
Big Huge Labs Captioner
- Safe Site for Kids
- No Accounts logins needed
- Must finish project in one sitting
- Student Examples from Big Huge Labs - Karen Ditzler's Page
Kerpoof
- Easy Account set up for student or generic classroom account.
- My Demo Book
- You can save, link to, email
- Several different options to create by grade level (picture, movie or book)
- Karen Ditzler's Page
- My Pirate Adventure Story
Toon Doo
- Accounts needed
- Can make comics or books
- Easy drag and drop building and click-to-change features.
- A large variety of characters, backgrounds, props, clip art, etc.
- Can create characters to save for multiple comics.
- Embed as Flash or HTML - either will usually work.
- More about ToonDoo
Scholastic
Make Belief Comics
- No account needed
- Easy to use
- Basic functions
- Good comic creator to start with