Web Based Comic Makers

Web based comic makers are free to use online applications that allow you to create your own cartoons or comics using a set of tools based on the internet.Perhaps the most popular applications are: Pixton, Toondoo, Comic Life and Make Beliefs Comix.

This wiki will provide you with a brief outline of each of the aforementioned websites.

Rating

Potential Uses

Brief Overview Of Tools:

• Pixton

• Toondoo

• Make Beliefs Comix

• Comic Life

Teacher and Student Testimonials

                                                                                                                                                                      
Why use web based comic makers?

Web based comic makers allow your students to create their own professional looking cartoons and comics without needing drawing skills of any kind. They also allow your students to save all of their work online, access it from home, share their work with others and embed their work in any website. Also take a look at the Potential Uses page for a brief list of things you could do with these tools.

What subjects can I use these tools with and what could I do with them?

You can use these tools in virtually any subject as they are quite versatile. However, some subjects you might consider are: English, SOSE, Art, Media, Science and ICT. An example of you could do with them is have your students create a poster raising awareness about the environment or you could have them make a short step by step guide to growing a plant etc.

Are they easy to use?

Yes! Most of them are easy to use or only involve a small learning curve.

Are they free?

Yes! All of the tools listed on this wiki are free to use. However they do require you to sign up using an email address and some of them do feature a paid version of the site that offers more features etc.

What if I have trouble while using them? Is there help available?

Yes! All of the sites listed on this wiki include a help page in case you get stuck. You can also check YouTube for user created help videos.

Are they safe to use at school?

Yes! All of the sites listed on this wiki include a content filtering service and many of them have dedicated moderators that check each piece of work before its allowed to be viewed by others. For more information of each sites safety etc check the Description of Tools section of this wiki.