Text and image objects in Wixie can link to external URLs and pages within a project. Linking allows you to connect the viewer or user to more information and provide options for agency that promote curiosity and responsibility for learning.

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The team at Tech4Learning is always working to provide exciting products and resources to make student learning active and extraordinary. Check out what’s new from Tech4Learning this June.

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One of the more subtle features in Wixie is the difference between the background, paint, and object layers. For example, in the image below, the map is on the background layer, the dotted selection showing Italy is on the paint layer, and the photo of the student is on the objects layer.

The viewer can’t see any difference, but these layers let the designer do different things with the visuals in the project. So what is the difference, and why choose to put items on a specific layer?

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The team at Tech4Learning is always working to provide exciting products and resources to make student learning active and extraordinary. 

Check out what’s new from Tech4Learning this May.

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Animation is a powerful way to connect students more deeply with the content they are learning. The popularity of animation, combined with its highly visual nature, appeals to students who don’t respond to more traditional forms of school. This motivates them to push through the hard work of planning, sequencing, teamwork, and both writing and visual communication.

Use these ideas for student-created animations in STEM subjects and beyond.

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