Pixton

Requestor Work Location:

Academy Park Elementary

Requestor Title:

Whitney Watson Teacher

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True

Description:

Pixton is a comic creation platform that enables people of all ages and abilities to develop storytelling skills, enhance writing and visual communication, demonstrate learning, and celebrate identity and culture through personalized avatars.

URL:

www.pixton.com

Purpose/Use/Notes:

Pixton is a comic creation platform that allows students to tell write and tell stories or information in a creative way. Some examples include creating a summary in comic form or creating a continuation of a story with a different point of view. Additionally, the format and creative tools are very engaging for students and allow them to learn more about digital story telling. For elementary schools they have lessons that align with our Into Reading programs through HMH. You can search Pixton for lesson connections to specific units and lessons from our reading program. There is an option to create student accounts using pseudonyms. This allows for students to have access to the program without sharing student data.

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Lower Grade Range:

Kindergarten

Upper Grade Range:

12th Grade

Category:

English Language Arts, K-12

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Is student data shared with the vendor?

True

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