More Resources to help you use Pixton.com in your classoom!

I've been learning so much about Pixton.com lately.  You know it's FREE to teachers in all Publicly funded schools, right?  Well, it is!  

I've had several posts showing what Pixton.com can do and why you might want to use it in your classroom.  In another earlier post I showed you how to get started with your free Teacher Account.  Ready for the next step?  I've created two new videos to help you.

This first one shows you how to create a simple comic using Pixton.com

This next one shows you how to create a lesson from scratch to use in your classroom:

Remember that Pixton has their own YouTube Channel with lots of great videos that will have you adding voiceovers, sound, animations and really enhancing your cartoons.  Use them yourself, or share them with your students.  

Getting Started with Pixton for Schools!

I've created a short video to how you how to get started with your Pixton.com account for Ontario Teachers.  I'd love to hear from you about how you are using it - feel free to leave me a message, right here on my blog!

How are you using Pixton.com ?

Early in January, I posted about Pixton for schools and how it is now free to all Ontario schools, (just go to Pixton for schools and create an account by picking your school board).  Now that some time has gone by and I've had a chance to create some activities for my students, and play with it a bit, I'm wondering how others are using this great little resource in their classrooms.  I would love to hear from you - feel free to leave a comment here or through social media.

Here's a Pixton.com poster I created as an exemplar for an assignment on Pioneer Life for my class.

Pixton available to all Ontario's publicly funded schools through OSAPAC!

Ever since the loss of BitStrips for schools, I have been trying to find a comic maker that will take it's place.  Pixton.com looked great - but it had a high price tag!  Now it is available free to all Ontario teachers in publicly funded schools through OSAPAC.  For more details on how to get your classroom account going, check out this link to Pixton for Ontario teachers.   Wondering about Pixton.com?  I've included a few of their videos here to give you a quick look at what it can do.

Basic overview:

Want to know more about Pixton?  I'm still pretty new to it, so check out their YouTube Channel (that's where you will find the videos I embedded and many more) and their Website at Pixton.com.  They are also on Facebook, Twitter ( follow them @Pixton), Pinterest, Google+, etc

Here is a link to a Piktochart Poster  I created for Prodigy.

Prodigy Math Game is  something I have been using with my students for several years now.  I love how the game adapts to the needs and abilities of the student and that it is absolutely free to use.  You can access it from any device through the internet, or you can download the free app for your tablet or phone for free.  It was created in Ontario, so it follows the math expectations and strands for the Ontario Math Curriculum.  But, it also adheres to the Common Core Curriculum if you are using it outside Ontario.  The game does have some add ons that parents can purchase, but these are basically Avatar add ons like costumes, powers, etc. But these are not necessary for students to play - they just help the creators keep the game free. The Game looks like Pokemon (which may be part of it's appeal to kids) and the students travel through multiple worlds using math to battle wizards and collect special powers. My students like the game so much that they will play it from home.  Doing math at home, for fun!  Sounds like a great way to get students engaged in math!

Here are some important links if you would like to try Prodigy yourself…

The Prodigy Game site

A Review of the Prodigy Game from Ask a Teacher.com

The Prodigy Game's YouTube channel - lots of great "how to videos" - Here are a few to get you started:

A Tutorial of how to play Prodigy, created by a student:

A Tutorial from one of the Game's Creators for Teachers on how to use the Reports section of the game:

A Tutorial for teachers - from the Creators on how to set up Assignments in the Game for your students:

You can find the Game on Facebook and follow the Game on Twitter too!

All images and logos are from The Prodigy Website:  https://www.prodigygame.com

Embedded videos are from the Prodigy Game YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/SMARTeacherCA