JUST TOONDOO IT

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          ToonDoo is an essential web tool for creativity. It allows users to create comic strips, digital storybooks, cartoons, and doodles that can be shared online in public, limited audience or completely private. It is very simple to manipulate as students may enjoy creating their own comics and characters. ToonDoo has its own digital gallery that includes cartoon figures, voice bubbles and a lot more to mention. Its features include a variety of characters, background and other options to enhance the user’s creativity.

          ToonDoo is F.R.E.E. and an easy-to-use tool. This site is so user-friendly to kids and kids at heart. Users are allowed to create their accounts for free. This is where their works will be saved. However, just like the usual web tools, it requires secure and fast internet connection in order to enjoy using this site with no hassle. It also consumes a lot of time on loading its interface from time to time. ToonDoo has a good amount of characters to choose in creating a comic strip or digital storybook. Users can get images through URLs from other sites or upload their own images and add it to their gallery that can be used in creating comics. Students and teachers can use this tool to express their cartoon-making skills for classroom discussions, skits, and other project ideas.

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GETTING STARTED WITH
TOONDOO

Enter the website of ToonDoo. (www.toondoo.com)
Sign-up for FREE in order to save your works on your own gallery.


Create your own comics by clicking the ToonDoo Maker. You can also create storybooks, characters and doodles.


Choose your layout.


Here is the ToonDoo interface in creating comics. Just click and drag among the options to the empty boxes.


You can choose what to add from these tools.

Here are the editing tools.

Click the main menu in order to save your work.


Add the title, description, tags and choose your options then publish your work.


In order to view your work, click Goto Page.


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MY TOONDOO PRODUCT

The Trojan Horse
http://www.toondoo.com/View.toon?param=9909547

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RESOURCES

ToonDoo
www.toondoo.com

TeachersFirst Review on ToonDoo
http://www.teachersfirst.com/single.cfm?id=8499

Creating Cartoons: Pixton & ToonDoo
http://teachinghistory.org/digital-classroom/tech-for-teachers/25056

Comments

  1. Anonymous4 April 2016 at 05:30

    Hi Ms. Maria,
    I enjoyed your comic strip! I think students would really love creating comic strips using this web tool for its ease of simplicity in the classroom!

    ReplyDelete

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