When creating my comic strip about the ARCS Model of Motivation, I wanted it to be something that introduces the model as a whole. Since the first step in the model is “Attention” I wanted my comic to revolve around that. The comic depicts a teacher overhearing two students discussing their disinterest in past lessons, and possibly the upcoming one. The teacher gets to thinking about what she can do to get the students motivated about fractions. In the end, she comes up with the idea to use chocolate bars as a model for fractions, to pique their interest with an object they like.

Having never used an online comic creator before, I think ToonDoo was a very simple tool. It did not take long for me to understand the mechanics and what everything does. However, unless I need to make a comic for another assignment in the future, or possibly use it in my classroom someday, I probably won’t use it again.

I think the usage of comics in the classroom is a fun way to get students attention. There are many ways to make them humorous and connect to what you want them to learn at the same time. I know that while I was in school, there was a teacher of mine who loved to used comics to convey a point that connected to our lesson, and it helped give new insight on the topic.