Engage Students in Social Studies with Technology!
Use these examples of projects created by students to inspire technology integration in your elementary social studies program.
These digital projects were created by elementary students using Wixie.
Trading Cards
Students research a person from history, or a character in a book they are reading, and summarize their findings in the form of a trading card. Turn it into a card game by assigning points and powers and developing rules for playing cards against each other.
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Historical Newsletter
To help students better understand the perspectives of those in different times and cultures, have them develop newsletters that recall and retell historic events.
Come Visit our State
To help students better understand the unique features of a state in the US, they develop materials to promote that state and create a pitch to attract visitors to this location at a tourism trade show.
How to Guides
Practice informational writing with a real world twist, by asking students to create guides to help others succeed during the Gold Rush, use various map features, travel the Silk Route, and more.
Journey Journals
Students connect with the past as they write a first-person account of events in history.
Debates
Students can create digital debates to demonstrate understanding of the views held by each side of an issue.
Timelines
Students demonstrate understanding of sequence of events by placing them in order on a timeline using the Mind Map tools.
Wanted Posters
Students create Wanted posters for people considered "outlaws" by either the British or Patriots.
More ways teachers are using Wixie
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Sharing Heritage
This student shared her heritage and culture with a Wixie she made at home! We learned about her food, culture, media, religion, language, and holidays! ???? pic.twitter.com/rbqPm3ZtKQ
— Monica Roth (@MrsRothBCPS) February 9, 2018 -
Timelines
Today we used Wixie to create a timeline of Pocahontas' life @FairhillES #successforalltigers #hearusroar #fcpsPoG #techwhizkids pic.twitter.com/Qty31Tbxzh
— Nicole Taruc (@NicoleBTaruc) January 24, 2018 -
Regions of Virginia Tour
Sharing our Wixie Virginia Region Tour projects! Which region would you travel to?! @longbranch_es @APSVirginia @APSsocstudies pic.twitter.com/AF3ldVhfBP
— Mrs. Foster (@Fenn_Em) October 11, 2018 -
Compare and Contrast
We used Wixie to compare and contrast two American Indian tribes. Lots of fun coteaching with @Hunt4books and @itcmnes! #mnesthebest pic.twitter.com/p4yA0AGOTs
— Starr Granby (@StarrGranby) November 15, 2017 -
Key Events
Students are using Wixie to make book covers in order to identify key events in the American Revolution! @aacpsoit @SocStudiesAACPS @PtPleasantAACPS pic.twitter.com/n4Ppelm8Jp
— Ms. Pendergast (@MPendergastPPES) March 13, 2019 -
Notable People
As we finish learning about the Revolutionary War, students @SunsetAACPS inquired further about other notable people who contributed to the war. They shared what they learned through a self selected project on #wixie @aacpsoit pic.twitter.com/5OQSI2UJr2
— Allison Fleck (@MrsAFleck) February 7, 2019
