6 ideas for blank-screen projects in middle school

Posted by Melinda Kolk on Jan 17, 2022 3:31:18 PM

I love the sweet, expectant nothingness of an empty page."
              - Peter H. Reynolds

Wixie is a digital canvas that students can use to combine writing, images, voice, and video. Wixie gives middle-school students tools they can use to demonstrate their understanding in the classroom, as well as share ideas, express themselves, inform others, and change minds.

To use a blank canvas in Wixie, simply have students log in, and select the New button on their Wixie home page to choose the orientation they would like to use.

Here are six ideas for Wixie projects that will get your middle-grade learners comfortable starting to create from a blank canvas.

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Topics: creativity, Wixie

Build creative and analytical thinking with digital pattern play

Posted by Melinda Kolk on Mar 29, 2021 7:32:00 AM

"Attention to possibilities leads to intention for possibilities, which equals creativity."
                                                                              --Dr. Henry Olds

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Topics: creativity, Wixie, creative, tessellation

9 ideas for blank-screen projects in elementary

Posted by Melinda Kolk on Mar 21, 2019 3:50:46 PM

"I love the sweet, expectant nothingness of an empty page."
              - Peter H. Reynolds

Wixie is a digital canvas that students can use to combine their writing, their voice, and their art. Wixie gives students tools they can use to demonstrate their understanding in the classroom, as well as share ideas, express themselves, inform others, and change minds.

To use a blank canvas in Wixie, simply have students log in and click the New button at their Wixie home page and choose the orientation they would like to use.


If your students use the primary interface, they will see a + button at the top of their home page to start a new project in landscape mode.

Here are nine ideas for Wixie projects that will get your elementary learners comfortable starting to create from a blank canvas.

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Topics: creativity, Wixie

7 ideas for blank-screen projects in the primary grades

Posted by Melinda Kolk on Feb 1, 2019 10:36:11 AM

"I love the sweet, expectant nothingness of an empty page."
              - Peter H. Reynolds

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Topics: creativity, Wixie

Making Wanted Posters in Wixie

Posted by Melinda Kolk on Feb 1, 2017 9:24:06 AM

Want to add a little creativity into your Wixie comprehension projects? Look no further than a Wanted Poster!

Wanted posters also make for a great first Wixie project, because:

• Several templates already exist in the student's Projects view.
• Students only need a few Wixie skills to begin.
• Wanted posters can be used in a variety of ways.

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Topics: creativity, literacy, Webb's DOK

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