SARAH BENNING RAE LANG RHEA MCFARLANE MEGAN BLENKIN “THE WORLD’S BEST WAY TO MAKE COMICS” (PIXTON) PIXTON COMICS TEASER

About Pixton Create unique comics quickly and easily Choose your frames, select your scenes, add characters, props and text The free version of Pixton is open to the public There is a fee-based version for schools  Teacher and student registration levels with a 30-day free trial period  Pixton for Schools (if continued after 30-days) will cost $1.00 per student.

Using Pixton as a Teaching Tool Allows students the opportunity to work deeply with information learned Use as a creative outlet for a variety of projects Students can create and share their comics online Students can view and comment on comics created by their peers

Using Pixton as a Teaching Tool There are some safeguards in place to be sure students use appropriate language and actions Students should avoid using identifiable names or locations, because it can be viewed by the general public You will also want written parent permission before allowing students to create comics that can be seen online

User Friendly Simply login and click create. Choose a scene you wish to start with. Change your characters  Movement  Emotion  Props Pick your background from a variety of indoor and outdoor scenes Scenes can be deleted, changes can be made and the comics can be saved easily with the on screen controls.  buttons for "Save for later" and "Publish Now" quickly save or publish works.

How to Use Pixton Video Demo-How it Works

Using Pixton to Discuss Bullying Bullying Scenario Two boys from the grade 5 class go out for lunch hour and decide to go hang out behind the school. While there, a group of grade 9s from a nearby high school approach the two boys and begin calling names. When the boys try to leave, the grade 9 boys do not allow them to. This makes the grade 5 boys cry, and the older boys call them “cry babies”. The lunch bell rings, ending the confrontation. The grade 9 boys say they will hurt them if they tell anyone, especially a teacher. How would you resolve this?

Pixton: Bullying Scenario Resolution

Create Your Own Pixton Each group will receive a bullying scenario  Each group will have their own log-in account  Example: Log in with username “Table1” password “Pixton”. ( Using Pixton come up with a short resolution to the bullying scenario Groups can volunteer to show their finished Pixton to the rest of the class

Directions Log in (top right corner) Click on CREATE  Click on CREATE A COMIC Choose a format  Choose QUICKIE  Click create Choose a template Choose a character To start creating…  Click on the first panel to start creating Use the side tabs to add:  Change the background  Add characters  Add speech bubbles

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