Category Archives: Pixie
2nd Grade Symmetry Pixie
Technology lessons don’t have to be long and complicated. There is definitely an appropriate place for multi-day projects, but you can also do quick lessons in as little as 30 minutes. Today’s lesson is an example. Ms. Salvo’s class at Davis Elementary has been learning about symmetry (SOL2.15), and Pixie has an excellent tool for […] Continue reading
4th Grade Fractions Animations
Fourth graders in Ms. Cousins’ class at Davis Elementary are just beginning their fractions unit (SOL4.2), so today we used Pixie to make animations showing fractions as part of a group in order to determine their prior knowledge. The students started by drawing a picture of themselves with a set of identical objects (such as […] Continue reading
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss
March 2nd is Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Dr. Seuss’ real name is Theodor Seuss Geisel. If he were still alive he’d be 110! I must say, my favorite book is “Green Eggs and Ham.” Below is a folder of some great Dr. … Continue reading → Continue reading
Kindergarteners wish George and Abe Happy Birthday!
This week at Echo Lake Elementary, I was able to see Mrs. Jackson’s and Mrs. Barradale’s classes. With Presidents’ Day coming up, we decided to make Pixie projects wishing George Washington and Abraham Lincoln Happy Birthday. Each partner had to come up with a gift to give George or Abe and explain why they were […] Continue reading
2nd Grade Famous Americans Animations
Second graders in Ms. Arnold’s class at Holladay Elementary have been researching famous Americans, and today they created speaking animated characters to share their information. First they drew their famous American in Pixie and typed his or her name. I showed them how to use the 3D brush to make “googly eyes” so their character […] Continue reading
Force and Motion Pixies
First graders at Echo Lake have been learning about Force and Motion. Specifically, they have to know that a force is what puts objects in motion, and that it takes more force to move larger, heavier objects. Today, Mrs. Hall’s class made Pixie pages to show a pushing force moving small and large objects. After […] Continue reading
4th Grade Flower Comic Book
Fourth graders in Ms. White’s class at Davis Elementary have been learning about the parts of a flower (SOL 4.4). So today they used Comic Life to create a flower comic book. I wanted to show them three ways to get pictures into a Comic Life project: (1) upload your own, (2) grab a picture […] Continue reading
3rd Grade Greek Multiplication
Third graders in Ms. Dickey’s class at Davis Elementary have been learning about the ancient Greeks in social studies (SOL3.4) and multiplication in math (SOL3.2). So today we made Greek multiplication problems using Pixie and Keynote. First the students opened a blank Pixie document and used a combination of the painting tools and stickers to […] Continue reading
1st Grade Adding U.S. Symbols
First graders in Ms. Collins class at Holladay Elementary have been learning about the U.S. Symbols in social studies (SOL 1.11) and addition strategies in math (SOL 1.6) so today we combined the two topics and created an “Adding U.S. Symbols” Pixie. First we opened up a blank Pixie template and the students typed the […] Continue reading
4th Grade Bartering Videos
Fourth graders in Ms. Lara’s class at Holladay have been learning about how the colonists often bartered with the American Indians and with each other (VS.4d). Today they created short bartering videos using Pixie. First we discussed what kinds of products the Virginia colonists and Indians would have available to trade with each other, and […] Continue reading
