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Whether you or your students will be making comics in the class, check out these tools to help you get creative.

  1. Comic Creator. Supply the information you want in this tool that provides people, animals, thought and speech bubbles, props, and backdrops.
  2. How to Use Comic Life in the Classroom. This article describes how to use Comic Life, an inexpensive comic generator, to create a book report for class.
  3. Tech Module: Using Comic Life in the Classroom. Another article about using Comic Life in the classroom, this one also includes several lesson plans utilizing this program.
  4. Howtoons. These comics from Instructables are specifically for teaching children how to do lots of things. These comics make a great supplement to a hands-on lesson.
  5. Make Beliefs Comix. This tool allows students to create comic strips and provides plenty of options for customizing their strips. There is also a section for teacher resources here.
  6. Pixton. Students can create their comic strip here or you can select Pixton for Schools for an education-oriented experience that brings the entire class together on projects.
  7. Bitstrip. Students can browse through other people’s comics and create their own at this site.
  8. ToonDoo. This comic strip generator allows students to create their own comics. Teachers should check the site for appropriate content as it is not specifically an education site.
  9. ArtisanCam. Among the many art projects available here, students can also create comics with this tool.
  10. PikiKids. After uploading images, students can choose their layout, add speech bubbles, and more to create fun comics.
  11. BeFunky. Turn digital photos into digital comics and more with this free tool.
  12. Comiqs. Use templates or design your own images with this cartoon generator that provides results in a slide show that can even be put on a class blog or website.

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