Category Archives: Keynote
5th Grade Protractor Project
Fifth graders at Chamberlayne Elementary have been learning about angles and how to measure them with a protractor. They also have to know how to use a virtual protractor for their online SOL tests. So the teachers wanted me to practice these skills with their students. I thought what better way than to have the […] Continue reading
2nd Grade Magnets Animation
Second graders at Laburnum Elementary have been learning about magnets (SOL2.2) and today they created Keynotes to explain how magnets work. Keynote is a great program to use for magnets because of its animation features. Students can actually show magnets being attracted to or repelled from each other. First we created the magnets. I showed […] Continue reading
4th Grade Talking Heads
Fourth graders at Holladay Elementary are reviewing all the famous Americans they have studied this year. Each student chose a person to research and they will present their information in a “Living Wax Museum” later on in the spring. I’ve been showing them different options to use for the technology part of their presentation, and […] Continue reading
2nd Grade Indian Animations
Second graders in Ms. Marable’s class at Laburnum Elementary made animations about the different Indian tribes using Keynote today. First each student selected a tribe: Lakota, Powhatan, or Lakota. Then they opened up Keynote and did a Google image search for a picture of the region occupied by their tribe. I showed them how to […] Continue reading
4th Grade Planet Books
Fourth graders in Ms. Tonello’s class at Holladay Elementary have been working on planet research projects. Each student chose a planet and gathered information from library books and websites. Today they were ready to share their information using Keynote. I taught them how to create a title slide and add new slides using different masters […] Continue reading
3rd Grade Animal Research Projects
One of the major research projects in 3rd grade is the Animal Report. Students choose an animal, think of questions they have about that animal, then go to the library and find information about its habitat, eating habits, predators, and other interesting facts. Once they have gathered their information, they must present it to their […] Continue reading
1st Grade Fall Keynotes
First graders in Mrs. McLean’s class at Chamberlayne Elementary have been learning all about the fall. They’ve studied the weather and how people, plants, and animals adapt to the changes. Today they demonstrated their understanding of these concepts by creating short video clips about the fall using Keynote. I gave them a Keynote template that […] Continue reading
3rd Grade Place Value Animation
As a former third grade teacher, I know that place value is a difficult concept for students to grasp. One thing I found effective with my class was to get them to teach each other. And if they could record their teaching as a video that could be watched by other students as needed, it […] Continue reading
Kindergarten Addition Keynotes
Today at Johnson Elementary, kindergarten students created Keynotes to demonstrate their understanding of addition problems. I gave them a template that you can download by clicking here. We looked at the template as an example of what an animated addition problem looked like. The students were excited about the cool animations and eager to try […] Continue reading
4th Grade Talking Heads VS.6
Fourth graders at Laburnum Elementary have been studying famous Virginians and the early documents they wrote declaring our rights and freedoms as Americans (SOL VS.6). We wanted our Founding Fathers to explain the documents themselves, and this is possible with Blabberize, but since we were having trouble with that website, we decided to try something […] Continue reading
