Cartoons and Comics

Cartoons and comics is something I always enjoyed looking at as a child. They don't take much of your time and they always put a smile on your face. Using cartoons and comics at the library is very much related to using graphic novels. We always have those students and teachers who always prefer to do visual learning. 





ToonDoo:

I was kind of skeptical at first but once I started the cartoon I started to have fun with it. Making an account was quite easy as well. My cartoon was made from personal experience, students seem so surprised when they find out I shop and eat food too. I was able to make the cartoon with in 30-45 minutes just because I was playing around with the options ToonDoo has. Even the options seem a little cartoony, the website might use a little updating but maybe that's just the way it is. When I finished, I saved the  cartoon and was able to embed it onto my blog quite easily. Thumbs up ToonDoo!

By coyervides | View this Toon at ToonDoo | Create your own Toon

Pixton: I was able to make an account quite easily but it really didn't have much to offer with the trial version. It only let me use this dinosaur era option and I was able to make the best of it. Am I right? Making the comic was quite easy and simple, I would have liked to be able to play around with the options but there weren't many options to choose from. Overall, Pixton is acceptable but I did not enjoy using this program.

Make Beleifs Comix: though this website is easy to use, I did not like what it has to offer. The website itself has a odd vibe to it, I felt as if it was a virus waiting to happen. I was able to make the comic, but options offered were not what I would have liked. Characters were extremely quirky and made an odd combination.

    








    Overall, the comic generator I would prefer to use  is ToonDoo. I enjoyed making my comic and it was very easy to navigate around. Saving and sharing was easy as well. This is new to me so ToonDoo made me feel right at home! I look forward to using these comics and cartoons at the library, placing them around the library would be great, that way students can see them as they walk around. I would love to share these cartoons with my colleagues as we all always enjoy a little teacher humor. Days can be stressful for teachers and sometimes we need a breather, these will definitely do the trick.