#Pixton

Pixton is very user-friendly, designed in a safe way for kids. It's a nice, easy, fun way to reinforce all of the language arts skills, and a different way that might engage children. Pixton is different because comics are not hard to read and understand which might be better for certain students who do not have great reading skill, they will still be able to get the most out of this program. It is absolutely free and for people who don't have confidence in their drawing skills, it's the perfect tool. You do not have to have any technical skills to use either, which is another great aspect about Pixton! Pixton allows it's users to vote, comment, and share each comic stripe they make, and it also allows it's member to have the power to design the character the way they want.

Pixton is a multimedia tool based on how to make comics online, for free.  It can be found in 40 different languages which makes it more assessable for everyone which is why it is such an excellent educational tool. Most of the work with this program can be used with a copy-and-paste technique and you can choose whether to work from scratch or use finished templates. Also, you can choose to publish your work on the internet, on t-shirts, on posters or even save it for your own use. When the student creates a comic, he or she will be the writer, creator and the producer of the comic. This will increase the vocabulary of the student and expand their artistic skills. Also, Pixton forces students to increase their comprehension of the lesson as well as allowing them to express different kinds of feelings. With Pixton, you will get the students away from the desks for a while, which will increase their willingness to work harder and become more interested in the lesson they are learning.

Language arts skills are difficult to master and quite frankly many children find them boring. Luckily, comic strips have been teacher’s “secret weapon” for years to overcome this boredom. This video is about a woman from Knowledge Essentials that is being interviewed to talk about how Pixton.com is the newest spin to creating this old time “secret weapon” and how it can be used in any classroom to connect grammar and reading skills as well as creativity at the same time.

I created my account for Pixton and made a cartoon of a scene from Forrest Gump movie. It was very fun.

My username is cerenberk!