Cartoons

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We used this cartoon making site in my "All About Writing" class. Although I found making a cartoon to be time consuming because I am not as computer literate as I should be, I can see students in my class really liking this site. Students love going into sites like this and seeing who can make the best presentation. We do a lot of vocabulary in our room so I can see the students using this to demonstrate the meanings of words instead of a powerpoint.

Directions on how to make a Toon:

Go to the Toon Doo link on the topic page, set up an account with username and password (keep these for future use) and prepare a cartoon strip that illustrates the main points from the reading. Here are the steps to successfully create & share a comic strip: 1. Click on dropdown: Tools. 2. Select Toon Doo Maker 3. Select Layout 4. Select people, props, bubbles, type in text, etc. from bubble links at top of page. There are hundreds of options to choose from! 5. When you are finished, click the Start Here button. Here you will have the option to save (icon of a floppy). 6. Save it, add title, description, etc. 7. Click the share option from this screen. 7. Add my email to the box at the bottom so you can share it with me: jbarger@esu16.org. Note: The free version only allows 3 panels per cartoon, I believe. If you want more panels, you can prepare more than one cartoon. ToonDo is very economical for class purchase and there is an educator's version.