Web+Tools+-+Go!Animate+and+Voki

At first I wanted to create a cartoon so I used Make Beliefs Comix! only to discover after creating my comic that you could only print and email the cartoons, not store them. I tried to print the comic but continually ran into difficulty with scripts. I checked out a couple of other comic strip makers but did not have much success. Eventually I chose the following tools to use for the same topic. I used two different tools for the same concept.
 * Web Tools - Go!Animate and Voki**

To access either the Voki or Go!Animate for the DNA to Protein Production Analogy, follow these links: [|Voki - DNA to Protein Analogy] [|Go!Animate DNA to Protein Production Analogy]

The advantage of Go!Animate over Voki is that Go!Animate allows you to have more than one character so a conversation can ensue. Voki, however, would be great for communicating ideas or project instructions and giving examples.

Either of these options would work well as a means to communicate information from one individual to another. I chose to use it to communicate an analogy between DNA and protein production to my students and to have them use the new medium to communicate their own analogies. The students could then send a link or an email to me containing the voki or the Go!Animate cartoon.
 * Use in a Classroom:**