Make Beliefs Comix

There seem to be a growing collection of online comic strip editors.  The most recent one I've found is Make Beliefs Comix.

Students are able to go in to the site without making an account and choose from pre-made characters with various emotions.  Students can also customize the number of cells in the comic, the size of objects, background color, and more.  When students are finished, they simply print the comic out (either to a printer, or by "printing" to pdf).  The finished comic can also be emailed.

The site is a bit limited in the character selection, and you have to be careful since the site does not store comics...a reload or using the back button will cause you to lose your work.

Have fun!

 

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Bitstrips: Comics for your classroom

Today's site is one I am very excited about.  Bitstrips is an online comic creator.You can go in, create an account and proceed to making your own characters and comics.  I recommend this site for middle school to high school.  There is a version for education, but it has to be paid for.  So, when using the free version for everyone, be prepared to pre-screen because the content is not filtered.  Nothing tremendously offensive, but it's still good to monitor.  I would say that this site would be great for illustrating any concept in any subject area.  I made one for you to see (it's really easy!):



So, not very educational, but just to give you an idea of potential, I designed this character from scratch, controlled all her movements and facial expressions, and gave her speech bubbles and props.  So, you could design anyone from Marie Curie to Aristotle.  Have fun!