Pixton Week 10

This week I checked out Pixton. Pixton is a way to deliver lessons in a fun and engaging manner. I notice how students love reading graphic novels and how they have become so popular as of late. Thus, that is what drew me to learn about Pixton. Children love content in graphic novel form. Pixton is a way for teachers to deliver lessons in comic form. Comics are already produced, or teachers may make their own. Teachers can search for lessons by grade and subject area. All lesson ideas contain clearly outlined objectives and standards met. Teachers may make their own comics to deliver lessons and share it with students. Teachers can also use the ‘story starters’ feature which gives students prompts for them to share ideas. Students can create their own comics and their own avatar. This is a fun and creative way for students to express themselves. They can make comics on their own or based on a teacher's prompt and once complete, they are able to share their comics with their peers. With Pixton, students can learn about graphic novel features such as text/speech bubbles. They can also learn how to tell stories in graphic novel form and students will learn how to tell a story that has a beginning, middle and end. There are some free features, but to get all the benefits of Pixton, you do need to pay a subscription fee. The classroom yearly plan is $99 per year. Pixton can be used in many ways in the library. For research projects, students can choose to create a comic to demonstrate learning of a certain topic. They can also use Pixton when learning about story elements such as characters and settings. They can make a comic and draw the main character in a different setting, or they can create an alternate ending of a story. Pixton is a great way to collaborate and practice storytelling skills.