All videos are reviewed by our staff, so they are not only safe and vetted, they are also relevant for student work and categorized for common classroom projects.  

Teachers can take advantage of the videos in ways that help students practice oral language and descriptive writing skills, think deeply about content, and connect to learning. Many of the activities and templates in Wixie's assignment libraries already include videos for these purposes. Here are just a few ideas to get you started.

If a picture is worth a thousand words, moving pictures are worth even more, especially to emerging writers. Use video to provide visual details that make it easy to bring descriptive vocabulary to mind.

Videos can also serve as inspiration for writing, as in the Spooky Story activity or Haikus for spring, summer, fall, and winter.

When learning a new language, using video provides an authentic context for student language production without having to bring in materials like food or travel to different locations. Because videos include movement, they are specifically useful for building vocabulary and understanding of verbs.

As they respond to videos, students can practice, record, delete, and record again in a quiet and stress-free environment before they produce language in front of peers.

Video reflects the world our students engage with every day, so use it to provide a fun context for projects that require them to demonstrate their understanding, like this science explanation activity.

Image-rich videos provide an easy and fun way for students to practice observational skills to make inferences and meaning from actions and details they are watching.

Many of the videos in the library don't contain sound, encouraging students to focus deeply on visual cues and interpret information in a way that solidifies their understanding and fosters creativity.

Videos can also help provide context for perspective-taking, like these activities that ask students to share historical information about the Statue of Liberty or the Qin Dynasty's Great Wall.