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What's New In Wixie

Welcome!  

 

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  • While you are waiting ... join our Padlet to share about your previous experience with Wixie or Pixie and/or what you hope to learn today.

Agenda:  

 

  • Pixie vs. Wixie ... What's New?

    • ​New Features

    • Project Tab

    • Wixie Hand Menu

  • Teacher Dashboard

    • Project Manager

    • Students

    • Activities

    • Assessments

  • Independent Exploration and Application

Outcome:

 

  • Participants will learn about assigning and managing students work using Wixie in order to prepare for Students and Teachers Accessing Tomorrow (STAT).

 

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Participants will be able to assign and manage student work in order to personalize student learning.  

Let's Get Started!

 

  • Wixie is a web-based version of Pixie.  It is very similar, but with more features, and it is accessible from home!

  • Turn and Talk ... get to know everyone at your table.  Share about ...

    • What are the features or aspects of Pixie/Wixie that benefit you most as a teacher?

    • How could at home access to Wixie change your teaching?

 

Accessing Wixie

 

 

  • Wixie opens to a home page 

    • Click "Create or Edit a Wixie Project" to start a new blank project                                       or to access the Projects Page for more options and previous projects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pixie vs Wixie ... What's New? 

 

  • Projects Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Edit Menu

    • ​Remember, the options Lock,                                                                   Clone, and Protect options will                                                                       only appear in the Edit menu                                                                         when an object is clicked on

    • When no objects are selected                                                                         and you click Edit, you will have                                                                   the option to add Instructions to                                                                     a slide

    • Hyperlinks and audio can be                                                                     added to the instructions box

 

  • Wixie Hand Menu

    • ​Share

    • Import Pages

    • Project Information

    • Show Assessment

 

Turn and Talk ... What are your thoughts?  With your tables discuss how the new changes in Wixie help to support a learner-centered classroom?

Teacher Dashboard Features: 

 

  • Project Manager

    • Create folders and organize files

    • Share files with your school

    • Deleted Projects Folder (30 days)

 

  • Students Tab

    • View individual student work 

    • Filter by project

    • Export project list

    • Leave comments

    • Grade

 

  • Assignments 

    • Calendar View

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Activities

    • Select a subject folder

    • Click on an activity for more information

    • Preview activity

    • Assign activity to a class or specific students

    • Tech4Learning folder includes tons of pre-made                                                             activities and templates

 

  • Assessments

    • Most Tech4Learning templates have a                                                                             matching assessment

    • Assessments can be modified

    • Teachers can create assessments for new projects

 

Give it a try!

 

  • Go to the Activities tab and choose one of the activities that                                   you have added to your projects. 

  • Assign the activity to a class or group of students.

  • Check the Assignments tab to see what the activity looks like on the calendar view.

  • Go to the Assessments tab and assign an assessment to your activity if it does not already have one.

  • Open the activity, select the Wixie Hand icon, and choose Show Assessment to see what the students will see.   

  • When you are finished, join our Lino board                                                        to share your ideas for using Wixie this year!

  • Use any extra time to explore the Tech4Learning Activities, Templates, and Assessments.  

Training and Additional Support: 

 

  • Recipies

    • Tutorials to help you get started​

  • Snacks

    • ​Reference guides to help you as you work

  • Articles

    • ​Additional resources

 

 

Exit Ticket:  

 

  • Share your new learning by completing the Exit Ticket.

  • A BCPS survey will also be sent to your BCPS e-mail account shortly.  Please complete the survey before you leave.  Your feedback is important to us!

  • If you have any additional questions, please contact me at kcox@bcps.org.

 

Digital Learning Univeristy Participants:  

 

  • If you are participating in Digital Learning University, please be sure to complete and submit your reflection within 10 buisiness days.  For more information about reflection options and submission guidelines visit the DLU Reflections Page.

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