Category Archives: Pixie

Just had to share!

Last week I helped some 1st graders create animal habitats in Pixie. The teacher asked,”Is there anything else that we can do with these?” My answer,”Oh yeah!” So I worked with the kids a second time, using their the picture we created the week before. We used Pixie to animate. Every student in the class […] Continue reading

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Nuckols Farm November 3, 2010

Today Mrs. Mrkowitz’s third grade class learned how to use Google Earth. We took a trip to the Rio Grande, the Appalachian Mountains, the Rocky Mountain, the James River, the Great Lakes, and even the Great Wall of China. Mrs. Baxter’s and Mrs. Allen’s third grade classes learned how to use Keynote today. Students began […] Continue reading

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Fair Oaks November 1, 2010

Ms. Warthan’s kindergarten class practiced stamping out words in Pixie and finding pictures that went with the pictures. Students spelled out the words cat, dog, mom, dad. Mrs. Harrison’s first grade class made all of themselves into scarecrows today. The students wrote about what they like to do in fall and then found pictures to […] Continue reading

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Kg Fall Pixie

Stephanie Wright found a really cute template for spring, so I tweaked it a little for Fall.  It is basically a click and drag activity but has a lot of pieces to it. Click here to download this template for your students. Continue reading

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Sandston October12, 2010

Today Mrs. Moore’s and Ms. Beagle’s kindergarten classes worked on patterns in Pixie.  They did color patterns and a fall pattern.  We were lucky enough to have the math coach, Ms. Godfrey and the math Teacher in Resident, Ms. Meade,  help with the lesson as well.  The kindergartners had a great time! Mrs. Warnke’s students […] Continue reading

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Grade 1 Patriotic Symbols

To review click and drag on the Track Pad of the laptops, I made an easy Patriotic Symbols review.  After the students labeled the pictures correctly, they added a text box and typed a sentence, then recorded their voices reading their sentence.Patriotic Symbols Click Here to download the original template. Continue reading

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Montrose October 7, 2010

Today the fifth graders at Montose learned how to use Pixie.  The students inserted their pictures into Pixie and wrote about what they wanted to learn this year.  Students in Mr. Espensen’s class, Ms. Studeny’s class, Ms. Puschak’s class, and Ms. Field’s class all wrote about what they were most excited to learn in the […] Continue reading

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Baker March 25, 2010

Mrs. Cauthorne’s fourth grade class began working on their Civil War people in Pixie.  The boys made themselves as soldiers in the Civil War. They had to write sentences explaining what was going on in the war from their side.  The girls made themselves women during the Civil War and wrote about what they had […] Continue reading

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Fair Oaks March 17, 2010

Mrs. Menon’s class completed their Greece and Rome iMovies.  Her class did a fabulous job incorporating pictures, recording their voices, titles, and adding music.  Once we export them to quictimes I will add them to my blog.
Mrs. Harrison’s first graders did a leprechaun activity in the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day.  They had fun making […] Continue reading

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Kindergarten Pixie/Money

We had a little fun today.  I used the template that is attached to this post and the kids did the rest.  I have included some of their art below.  Click here to download the template. . Continue reading

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