Second graders at Davis Elementary have been learning about living systems (SOL2.5) and how animals’ adaptations help them survive, so today students in Ms. Jefferson’s class created animal videos using Pixiclip. Pixieclip is an online whiteboard where you can draw, type, or upload photos, and it records your webcam so you can explain what you are doing. The students first chose an animal they were interested in learning more about. We did some quick online research to identify the animal’s special features that help it survive. We also downloaded a photo of our animal. Next we went to Pixiclip and uploaded the photo. There are 3 choices: start doodling (no audio or video), add audio message, or add video message. I explained that they could choose to make an audio or video message, depending on if they wanted to be filmed. They dragged their photo to the whiteboard which triggers the recording to start. Then the students used the pen tool to circle special features on their animals and explained the function of each one. When they were finished, they posted their links to the Google classroom page so they could watch each others’ videos. I posted a few to a Google doc that you can see here.
