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Inventory of ICT tools and open educational resources

Welcome to the inventory of freely available online tools and open educational resources for language teaching and learning developed by the ICT-REV project! The inventory contains a list of tools that have been evaluated with specific criteria in mind. Read more
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This tool was developed within the framework of a cooperation agreement between the European Centre for Modern Languages and the European Commission

Make Beliefs Comix

Principal function(s): Story creators

Make Beliefs Comix is an online comic strip creator designed to facilitate creativity and storytelling. Users can choose from a variety of characters, backgrounds, objects, and speech bubbles to create their own comics. Make Beliefs Comix also offers a simple drag-and-drop interface, allowing users to easily arrange elements and customise their comics according to their preferences. Make Beliefs Comix is freely accessible to users without having an account. Users can create and download their comic strips directly from the website without any registration process. It was created by Bill Zimmerman. Evaluation: Make Beliefs Comix is a quick and easy-to-use resource for creative writing exercises. While some set-up time is required to learn how to use the tool and produce a comic strip, it can bolster creativity and storytelling. There are lots of features to choose from, however they are not customisable. Comic length is also limited to 18 panels, which should be enough for classroom activities. In addition to English, the site accepts characters and accent marks in Spanish, French, Latin, German, Italian, Portuguese, and more. Average IT skills required.

Cost: Free

Website: https://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/

  

Categories

Type Of Interaction

  • Individual work

Skills

Content

  • You supply

Usability

Interface User-friendliness/complexity of the tool´s interface

Simple, slightly old-fashioned

Time efficiency Time needed for mastering the „how-to“ of the tool and a production of a task

Medium

Interface language(s) The number of languages in which the tool is currently available/adaptable to

English

Respect for privacy Does the tool require registration? Who can see my data? Can I remain anonymous?

Medium. Make Beliefs Comix does not require signing up, so users do not have to provide personal information. However, it collects information necessary for providing services, personalisation, and communication through cookies. Also, it employs Google Analytics and displays advertisement. Users are provided with control over their personal information, as they can opt out of email correspondence and disable cookies in their web browsers. Make Beliefs Comix complies with the GDPR. See more here.

Saving work for future use Possiblity to save your or others´ work for reuse/reproduction

Yes, login required.

Tailorability (If so, how?) Possibility of the tool to be used for a range of different activities (e.g. to what extent you can organize a project assignment with a central activity based on this tool)

Yes, users can create any imaginable topic by using the platform’s features.

Interactivity

Engagement

Collaboration

Communication

Technical requirements

Installation required?

No

Compatibility/ Operating System

Windows, Mac, Android, iOS

Other technical requirements

None


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You supply
Website/other users supply

 


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