PIXTON

Due to the coronavirus outbreak and schools’ lockdown I haven’t been able to implement this lesson. However, I love the app and I will use it as soon as we get back. I will make my reflection according to what I would like to do when I implement it. I want my students to create a CRIME STORY.

How did you organise the groups?

I will organise my students in groups of 4 so they can work collaboratively with the tablets and let them contribute with their creativity.

What was the sequence of tasks that you followed to get to the final product?

1^st session: Sign in the app. Create your avatar and join the class

2^nd session: Think of a beginning, development, and end for your story, the characters, etc. and draw a mind map. Brainstorm all your ideas.

3^rd session: Go to the app, start creating the panels and your characters, and what they will say at the beginning of the story.

4^th session: Create the development of your story

5^th session: Invent an end for your story and share your comic with the rest of the class.

During this whole process, students will have teacher and peer feedback that will help them create their final product.

●     What were the specific learning objectives for this activity? How did the use of the tool help the learners achieve these objectives? Please be specific and give concrete examples.

1. Creating a crime story
2. Learning the structure and vocabulary of a story
2. Designing a comic
3. Learning how to use the app Pixton

In conclusion, I think that Pixton is a great app that allows students to write in a creativity. It fosters their creativity in that they can choose many different endings in their stories, they can make up what the characters are going to say, what they wear, their position…

This app also enables us to follow a process writing approach since students will write many different drafts, they’ll exchange opinions, they’ll rewrite and erase things as many times as needed, until they achieve their final product, which they will be able to show and share with their class.