Wednesday, February 10, 2010

No Comic Life installed? - try "Comiqs"


So, you love Comic Life, but it's not installed in your lab? You're in luck! There are a number of web-based comic creators out there. (I've mentioned a couple of them in previous posts.)
What's great about these apps is that there is no software to install, and as long as you have internet access, and a browser, you're in business.

Here are some of the sites that seem promising:
  • http://pixton.com/ca/
  • http://comiqs.com/editor/ 
  • http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/
  • http://chogger.com/
  • http://chogger.com/createfullscreen
  • http://stripgenerator.com/strip/create/
Both Pixton and Comiqs have great potential, but teachers are advised to check out the sites first in case there is inappropriate content. (Pixton has an education version that allows more control.) Like most of these apps, Comiqs has a login that allows you to save your work and return to it later, and is most like the "Comic Life" application used in many Elementary schools.( Even without the login, students always have the option of creating and taking a screen shot, or printing to the desktop.)


http://comiqs.com/editor/ <--- this is much like Comic Life