Make Learning Come Alive With Cartoon/Animations

Pixton (appoved)

Pixton is a versatile tool that you can use to create impressive cartoons. If you need to use engaging images to hook your audience at work, if you’re an educator who wants to use additional teaching methods, or you simply want to have some fun, download Pixton and let your imagination take over. Pixton’s motto is “Everyone can make comics”. If you’ve never used this tool, you’ll quickly get the hang of it thanks to its user friendly interface and thorough tutorials. Creating cartoons with Pixton is very easy and straightforward: choose a background, add the characters, and you’re done.

StoryBoardThat (approved)

StoryBoardThat is the perfect tool to create storyboards, graphic organizers, comics, and powerful visual assets for use in an education, business, or personal setting. The application includes many layouts, and hundreds of characters, scenes, and search items. Once a storyboard is created, the user can present via PowerPoint, Google Slides, or Apple Keynote, or they can email the storyboard, post to social media, or embed on a blog. Storyboards are stored in the users' account for access anywhere, from any device, no download needed. Storyboard That helps anyone be creative and add a visual component to any and every idea.

Powtoon (applied for approval)

Powtoon is Web-based animation software that allows you to quickly and easily create animated presentations with your students by manipulating pre-created objects, imported images, provided music and user created voice-overs. PowToon is used by businesses to create engaging, creative presentations that capture attention, and can be similarly used for educational assessment and content delivery. There is a free version available, as well as paid subscription that allows for more features.

GoAnimate/Vyond (applied for approval, new company)

With Vyond (formerly GoAnimate) students can create and deliver high-quality video easier than ever. Vyond offers a huge library of templates representing hundreds of industries, occupations, and concepts, and also allows for the import of external audio and images. Complex actions and lip-sync are automatic. Manage colors and styles in seconds to conform with your brand guidelines, then export to the authoring tool, LMS, or hosting platform of your choice. To learn more visit vyond.com.

Toontastic (applied for approval)

Toontastic id a creative storytelling app that empowers kids to draw, animate, narrate and record their own cartoons on Chromebooks, tablets and phones.