Category Archives: Keynote
Water Cycle Animations
I had so much fun at Pinchbeck Elementary in Mrs. Ferguson’s 3rd grade class. Mrs. Ferguson wanted to do a fun activity, but like every teacher in Virginia, she was concerned about time due to the snow. We decided to … Continue reading → Continue reading
Needs and Wants at Adams Elementary
I’m so proud of the students in Mrs. Stump’s kindergarten class at Adams Elementary. Every child in the class created a short movie about needs and wants. Check out one of the awesome videos below. Needs & Wants from Jim … Continue reading → Continue reading
2nd Grade Subtraction Animations
Second graders in Ms. Gardner’s class at Holladay Elementary have been learning the difficult concept of subtracting with regrouping (SOL2.7). Sometimes abstract ideas become clearer when we can visualize them with an animation. It’s even better if we have someone verbally explaining the animation. The best way is to create and explain the animation yourself! […] Continue reading
3rd Grade Finds the Best Bait for Three Lakes Park
Each year the 3rd grade students at Holladay Elementary take a PE field trip to Three Lakes Park to go fishing. This year they decided to do a science experiment to see which type of bait worked best. In groups, they researched which kinds of fish are at the park and what types of bait […] Continue reading
3rd Grade Library Project
Today I worked with small groups of third graders at Holladay Elementary to create videos for a contest. The theme was “The Library is the Heart of the School.” The students had to extend that analogy and think of creative ways to express it. I was really impressed with the ideas they came up with. […] Continue reading
1st Grade Addition Animations
First graders in Ms. Long’s class have been learning how to create and solve one step story and picture problems using basic addition facts (SOL1.6) so today we made animated Keynotes to illustrate an addition problem they created. First we opened a blank Keynote (there’s no template to download) and the students added a title […] Continue reading
Kindergarten Measurement
Kindergarten students in Ms. Dunkum’s class at Davis Elementary have been learning how to measure and compare objects using nonstandard units (K.10) so today we practiced those skills using digital tools. I tried this lesson with another class previously where they found a picture of an object online and measured it using shapes in Keynote, […] Continue reading
2nd Grade Rounding Videos
Students often learn a lot by teaching each other, and there is great value in breaking down the process of solving a math problem step-by-step in order to explain it to someone else. Today 2nd grade students in Ms. Ambrose’s class at Holladay Elementary made videos to teach their classmates about rounding (SOL 2.1) and […] Continue reading
3rd Grade Greek Multiplication
Third graders in Ms. Dickey’s class at Davis Elementary have been learning about the ancient Greeks in social studies (SOL3.4) and multiplication in math (SOL3.2). So today we made Greek multiplication problems using Pixie and Keynote. First the students opened a blank Pixie document and used a combination of the painting tools and stickers to […] Continue reading
Jamestown Rockers!
I had an awesome time co-teaching with my fellow ITRTs at Chamberlayne Elementary. It was a fun filled hour of instruction. Check out the video below.
