The World's Best Online Comic-Making Software for Education

Develop higher-order thinking skills and demonstrate comprehension through digital storytelling with this extraordinary visual writing tool

Pixton for Schools is award-winning online software to create comic strips, graphic novels, posters, and digital stories aligned with curriculum standards. Fun and easy to use for teachers and students at any skill level; no drawing necessary. Move highly expressive characters into any pose; add text and speech bubbles; props and backgrounds; sound effects and voice-over; photos and images. Built-in learning management lets teachers easily assign projects; moderate student comics; assess performance. Web-based software with secure logins; student email not required.

2011 Webby Awards Official Honoree
Hailed as the “one of the most prestigious awards in the world” by the BBC

2011 AEP Distinguished Achievement Award, Winner in Technology 
The Association of Educational Publishers recognize the most innovative learning solutions on the market

Features

- Upload images and record voice directly into comics
- Libraries of pre-made characters, backgrounds, comic templates and project templates
- Download comics in PDF format for printing
- Download PNG or JPG formats for multimedia projects
- Comics can be embedded on the web and in VLEs
- Cross-curricular, applicable to any subject area
- Teacher moderation of comics and comments
- Private online space easily configured by teacher to suit any educational setting
- Secure login; student email not required
- Compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux
- Certified on Smart and Promethean whiteboards
- Use in web browsers, tablets, other mobile devices
- Supports most languages including accented characters

Benefits

- No software installation
- Intuitive click-n-drag interface and how-to videos
- Pixton inspires students to write creatively while having fun
- Fosters collaboration via remixing, rating, commenting
- Interactive visual writing tool promotes literacy
- Improves reading and writing skills; inspires students to convey ideas clearly and concisely
- Combination of words and pictures deepens engagement; increases retention; extends attention span; motivates even reluctant learners
- Voice-Over Comics™ enable students to demonstrate pronunciation, add sound effects, practice dialogue
- Interactive Rubrics™ enable teachers to define evaluation criteria, visible to students before their work begins; increases student motivation and effectiveness of grading process
- Project Bank provides ready-made templates that teachers can import and easily adapt to fulfill curriculum objectives

If an item is in stock, our team will endeavour to despatch the order same day if placed by 1.00pm AEST. If the item is not in stock, most orders are despatched within 3 – 5 working days. If you would like your order to be prioritised for despatch please contact our customer service team on 1300 337 638.