Wix is a technology tool that allows students to design creative, engaging, and interactive websites using class content. This tool provides teachers and students with many simple tutorials that highlight its features. Some prior knowledge of website design is useful, but not required to use this tool. Wix can be used in different units in the science curriculum as an assessment of learning tool. This resource will specifically demonstrate the use of Wix as an assessment of learning tool in the evolution unit of the SBI3U course.
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