Today 2nd Graders in Ms. Stewart’s class at Laburnum Elementary made Keynotes about fossils (SOL 2.5). Since this was their first time using Keynote, I wanted to teach them some of the special features of making a slideshow like how to play it back and how to add photos, transitions, and animations. So I gave them a template and a folder of pictures that you can download by clicking here. First I played the sample which you can see by clicking here. Then I showed them how to add the photos and animations to each of their own slides. A good idea would have been to allow the students to record a voiceover for their slideshow, but we didn’t have time to do that. You could also instruct your students to do their own research. I have created a page of great interactive fossil links here.
