Make a Digital Comic with  

October  7,  2014  –  Presented  by  Chris  Clark,  Kaneb  Center    

Pixton  comics  comprise  one  or  more  panels  or  scenes  arranged  in  rows.  To  edit  a  comic,  click  a  button  or  click  and  drag  an  object  in  a  panel.  You  only  see  the  buttons  that  relate  to  what  you're  doing.  Using  modes  is  key  to  Pixton.  Click  a  character  and  you'll  see  buttons  on  the  left  side  of  the  panel.  The  green  one  is  for  "edit  expression  mode",  where  you  can  change  any  body  part.    NOTE:  Pixton  is  based  on  Flash  and  doesn’t  work  on  iPads  

Each  panel  can  include  

1. Characters  

○ Posed  body  parts  

○ Facial  expression  

○ Outfit  (clothing)  

2. Speech  bubbles  

3. Props  

4. A  background  

 

Your  task  for  today  

1. Browse  to  Pixton.com  –  at  the  upper  left,  click  “Schools”  and  then  “Login”  

2. Enter  your  demo  account  screen  name  (the  one  with  the  underlines)  and  password  (all  capital  letters)  

3. Click  “Open”  by  the  "Make  it  Your  Own"  assignment,  then  “Remix  This  Comic”  

4. Click  the  comic  to  begin  editing      (under  “Edit  Settings”  you  can  go  to  fullscreen  editing)  

5. Edit  the  comic:  fill  out  speech  bubbles,  change  a  character’s  pose  /  facial  expression  /  clothing  /  hair,  add  props,  move  things,  zoom  in,  pick  a  new  color  or  background,  etc.  

6. When  you’re  done,  click  “Save  &  Submit”  and  enter  a  clever  (or  silly)  title  

7. If  time,  make  a  “Pixture”  for  yourself  -­‐  click  “edit”  under  the  icon  on  your  home  page  

After  the  instructor  has  had  time  to  check  in  the  comics  that  have  been  submitted,    go  to  the  home  page  and  click  “Comics  Approved”  to  see  what  other  people  have  done.  

 Options  

● Assessment  rubric  or  star  ratings  

● Recorded  voice  for  a  speech  bubble  

● Collaborate  with  “Team  comics”  

● Import  images  and  sound  

● Print  or  export  a  comic  

● Multiple  panels  and  pages,  odd-­‐shaped  panels    

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Make a Digital Comic with  

October  7,  2014  –  Presented  by  Chris  Clark,  Kaneb  Center    

More  info  

● Video  -­‐  Overview  -­‐    www.pixton.com/schools/overview    ● Video  -­‐  How  it  works  -­‐    youtu.be/HJzHAZtIpio    ● Blog  articles  –  http://wp.me/prJu2-­‐2Jg      and    http://wp.me/prJu2-­‐3aM    ● Alternative  sites  –  ToonDoo  and  BitStrips  

 

Sample  comics  

● Math  -­‐  pixton.com/schools/library/assignment/280867    ● Social  issue  -­‐  pixton.com/schools/library/assignment/282922    ● Storyboard  -­‐    pixton.com/schools/library/assignment/13188    ● Psychology  -­‐    pixton.com/schools/library/assignment/280859    

 Account  types          (demo  accounts  expire  on  October  30)  

● Fun  –  free  option  is  limited,  has  ads  ● Plus  –  $5+  per  month  ● Schools  –  various  options,  such  as  $8.99  per  month  for  36  students  ● Business  –  $20+  per  month  

 

Suggestions  for  teaching  and  learning  

● Have  students  introduce  themselves  through  a  comic  ● Create  a  dialogue  about  a  concept    ● Illustrate  a  historic  event  ● Tell  a  story  using  one  verb  tense  in  a  foreign  language  ● Make  a  set  of  instructions  or  directions  ● Create  a  storyboard  for  a  video  

 

learning.nd.edu/remix    

 

 

 

This  handout:  goo.gl/9fpu39    

 

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