Improve Literacy in Elementary with Technology!
Use these examples of projects created by students to inspire technology integration in your classroom literacy program.
These multimedia projects were created by students using Wixie.
Using Wixie to Build Literacy in Elementary Grades
How to use Wixie's tools and curriculum library to support your emerging readers, writers, and speakers.
Crenshaw Book Cover
Students create a new cover for a book to show comprehension and explore character, plot, setting, symbolism, and conflict.
Book Cover Design lesson plan
Character Scrapbook
To show what they know about a character in a novel you are reading, students create a digital scrapbook for this person.
Personification Stories
Students can personify an object and write a story as part of an online book or animated adventure.
Response to Literature
Students respond to a book they are reading, such as Grandpa's Stories by Langston Hughes.
Literature Adaptation
Students create their own adaptations of literature they are reading.
Illustrated Poetry
Students create visual poetry by combining images that portray the meaning of text.
More ways teachers are using Wixie
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Our Own Library Books
@Jennife20928054 Fourth graders used Wixie to create their own library books for others to read. They included a table of contents and cited their sources in a bibliography. Great way for them to be Communicators and Contributors! ?? @HorizonElem pic.twitter.com/6eekyJaXJX
— Miss Staples (@HRZIFT) February 15, 2023 -
Fractured Fairytales
We had fun writing and sharing the "Fractured Fairy Tales" we wrote using Wixie. pic.twitter.com/JdTfnHbyoA
— MrsAdams4th (@lynnada16019030) September 10, 2021 -
Recreating Fairytales
This week we learned about fairy tales and got to recreate our favorite one using Wixie! My kiddos love all the fun features of Wixie and I love seeing how creative they can be! #firstgrade #wildcatproud #wixie @HumbleISD @HumbleISD_LLE @LakelandMakers @Tech4Learning ???????? pic.twitter.com/WHY80HRPHE
— Leah Bergman (@MrsBergman93) September 30, 2022 -
Realistic Fiction
My kiddos showed they knew �Knuffle Bunny Too� was a realistic fiction text by recreating a scene on #Wixie from the story. They chose a real setting and drew the characters on top just like @MoWillems!!! #firstgrade @HumbleISD @HumbleISD_LLE @Tech4Learning @carolynkdaly ?????? pic.twitter.com/IiOHvkGRRB
— Leah Bergman (@MrsBergman93) November 2, 2022 -
Figurative Language
Figurative Language on Wixie! pic.twitter.com/N3HobDQn79
— Angela Jo Dayutis (@DayutisTCE) February 17, 2017 -
Fractured Fairytales
#3rdgrade is sharing their fractured fairy tales in Wixie. #ourfcps @WSESfox pic.twitter.com/Z1PddiXT37
— Alecia Carroll (@aacarroll1) June 15, 2017 -
Creating BookSnaps
Oh snap! Connecting to text creating #booksnaps with Wixie on iPads. @smitherette @RosemontForest #vbits @RoFoPaul pic.twitter.com/lyEm1XTIOF
— Sheila Teri (@TechTeachVB) March 30, 2017 -
Story Visualization
What would an illustrator draw? Visualization lesson with #Wixie and the story Hungry Hen by Richard Waring @kwoninsecond #PWCS #WeAreSwans pic.twitter.com/vc6Ak2hiK1
— Mrs. Charnick (@CharnickSCES) October 25, 2017 -
Comparing Fiction and Nonfiction
3rd graders use Wixie to compare and contrast fiction and nonfiction. #whiteoakslibrary @PWhiteOaksES @laurayoakam pic.twitter.com/8zYWLvMOSz
— Courtney Phillips (@MrsPhillipsLMS) October 2, 2017 -
Multiple Meaning Dictionaries
4th graders used Wixie to create their own dictionaries full of multiple meaning words. @PWhiteOaksES @laurayoakam @vblms #whiteoakslibrary pic.twitter.com/F5b9vzWSMc
— Courtney Phillips (@MrsPhillipsLMS) December 19, 2017 -
Poetry
Using Wixie with third graders to write diamant� poems!! #proud2bWHE #HumbleDL pic.twitter.com/qIOAHrJX45
— janice johnson (@janjohns12) January 26, 2018 -
Reading Response Journals
Ss worked collaboratively on a main idea activity on Wixie and are loving their reading response journal on Wixie too! #wixie #collaboration @Tech4Learning pic.twitter.com/odncn2nb1I
— Krista Miller (@krista_miller) January 31, 2018 -
Retelling
Using Wixie to retell our favorite scene from James and the Giant Peach! @sskazis @BCPS_ELA @Tech4Learning #bcpslh pic.twitter.com/7UIt7YxGjG
— Jessica Whorton (@CLETS_STAT) May 25, 2017 -
New Book Cover Design
3rd graders use Wixie in Technology class to create new book covers after reading The Computer Teacher from the Black Lagoon! pic.twitter.com/BILmSNSFCB
— Triadelphia Ridge ES (@hcpss_tres) October 18, 2017
