Tech Tool of the Month: Adobe Express Free Comic Strip Maker – Part 2

In Part 1 of this blog, we introduced you to Adobe Express Free Comic Strip Maker. We discussed applying the SAMR Model and the Triple E Framework using Adobe Express Free Comic Strip Maker in your instruction. Today’s post offers detailed instructions for using this tool and shares classroom ideas.  Adobe Express Free Comic Strip … read more »

Tech Tool of the Month: Adobe Express Free Comic Strip Maker – Part 1

Adobe Express Free Comic Strip Maker offers many templates to design, share, and download high-quality comic strips. Quickly search to find the template you wish to use and change color design options, add your text, add images, and then click to download or publish on the web. You can also create several pages of the … read more »

Tech Tool of the Month: Canva Comic Strip Templates – Part 2

In Part 1 of this blog, we introduced you to Canva’s Comic Strip Templates and discussed applying the SAMR Model and the Triple E Framework using Canva Comic Strip Templates in your instruction. Canva offers a free Educator Account that includes the Pro features and allows students younger than 13 access to the tool using … read more »

Tech Tool of the Month: Canva Comic Strip Templates – Part 1

Canva’s Comic Strip Templates provide an opportunity to design, share, and download high-quality comic strips. Choose from the various colorful design options and formats (such as single strips or multiple frames). After you select your template, choose the link to Customize This Template. Each template includes several pages, and additional pages can easily be added … read more »

Cartoons and Comics Aren’t Just for Newspapers Anymore

Did you know the first cartoon appeared in a U.S. newspaper way back in 1754? Benjamin Franklin’s Pennsylvania Gazette featured the political cartoon “Join or Die” on May 9, 1754. The picture showed the American colonies as a snake divided into eight pieces and presented the political point of view that the colonies should unite. … read more »