As I said in previous entries, as a I teach English in 4th ESO, I can’t introduce this type of activities now the school year is finishing, but I have to say that I have worked with similar tools, for example, www.storyboardthat.com, and they are wonderful for developing writing skills.
The uploaded comic strips were made by myself according to the previous writing activity,
based on phobias (that’s what we're studying in class). I looked for a phobias joke in the
Internet and I turned it into a comic (it might be a great activity for the last days of June).
I haven't been able to get a link from the web itself, I needed a monthly quote, that's why I took
some screen captures to show you the comic strip.
Definitively, Pixton implies an entire creation process that creates a balance between text and
images and ensures hat there is not an overload of text with unnecessary images and vice
versa. As text is placed in a speech bubble, it limits the user from using a lot of text. Pixton can
be a resourceful tool as a creative way to have students retell what they have read, reflect on
the overall morals and lessons or identify key concepts in a given text. Moreover, Pixton can
be a great tool to bring a learner’s original story to life, apart from solely working on a mini
story. I consider it a fabulous tool to be implemented in the classroom.
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