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ToonDoo comic strip maker: coming to a classroom near you?
If kids today are anything like I was at their age, letting them loose with a comic strip maker is a recipe for fun and mischief. ToonDoo is helping teachers out a bit by introducing ToonDooSpaces, which gives each classroom its own sandbox - with comments and other social features - that the teacher can moderate. The pitch is that Spaces makes it easier to keep track of student progress, while also helping to make the learning environment a little less Wild West.
ToonDoo could be a big distraction for kids, the same way Bitstrips is for Download Squad, so it's good to give the teacher some bonus mod powers to keep the learning focused.
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
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clive said 9:16PM on 9-16-2009
If you love to make comics online, check out Pixton.
Pixton is a new kind of comic where you can design every aspect of your character, rotate all of the body parts and even turn it 360 degrees right in your comic pane!
Our educational version (released last fall), Pixton for Schools, is an innovative new way for teachers and students to engage in active learning in their own private, customizable classroom with loads of extra features.
We welcome you to try Pixton and tell us what you think.
thanks,
Clive
Creator of Pixton
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Rajendran said 2:18AM on 9-17-2009
While checking out Pixton, and other platforms that offer similar functionality, we would also encourage you to check the pricing!
We're proud to have been able to bring excellent Cartoon-ability while keeping the pricing within reach of our valued customers!
Pixton pricing link - https://pixton.com/schools/license/purchase
ToonDooSpaces pricing link - http://www.toondoospaces.com/pricing
Thanks.
Rajendran.
ToonDude from www.toondoo.com
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