Category Archives: Keynote
Summer School 2011 “Lights, Camera, Action!”
During the week of July 25-28 I taught a summer school class at Springfield Elementary called “Lights, Camera, Action!” I had rising 4th and 5th graders and our goal was to create educational videos for teachers to use in their classrooms about different famous people. Students chose to work with a partner or solo, and […] Continue reading
Sound- SOL 5.2 with Animation
This template was created for students to demonstrate echo location. The teacher that requested this lesson was going to have her students use Keynote to create drawings and animations on a future project. We used the template(attached below) anima… Continue reading
Fractions in Kindergarten?
WOW! Fractions in Kindergarten? I had a request for some fractions activities. I used Keynote and the graphing functions that are built into the program. Below is a quick tutorial that show you how to get the kids started on … Continue re… Continue reading
Kindergarten Schools of the Future
At Pinchbeck Elementary they are celebrating “Five Decades of Learning” (founded in 1961, this year marks their 50th anniversary). Each class is taking a decade and doing a special project. The kindergarten classes were focused on the future. So today in Ms. Houghtaling’s class we created “Schools of the Future” videos. First we imagined what […] Continue reading
H21- Carver 5th Grade
The 5th grade students worked in small groups to research and present information about an African American that they believe was important. This was a student centered project in which… Continue reading
Kindergarten Rhyming Words
Kindergarten students at Holladay Elementary practiced their rhyming words today and made an online book. First I gave them a Keynote (which you can download here) and showed them how to record their voices as they read different sets of rhyming words (-am, -ap, -at, -ig, -it). The Keynote showcases several “smart builds” to transition […] Continue reading
Kindergarten Time
Kindergarten students have been learning all about time, so today they practiced telling time and counting by 5′s using a Keynote activity that you can download by clicking here. Each slide has a picture showing a time of day and a clock. The students have to type the correct time and identify which activity they […] Continue reading
Famous Americans & Student Choices
An important 21st century skill to include in your lessons is making choices. The famous Americans unit is a great opportunity to provide choices for your students. Not only could you let them choose which person they want to research, but they they could also choose how they want to present the information. As long […] Continue reading
Nuckols Farm November 18, 2010
Mrs. Cooke’s kindergarten class created themselves as scarecrows in Pixie. Students also found fall stickers and made a fall scene. Students learned how to use the spray can feature as well. Ms. Brinson’s students began making a Keynote on Greece. Students learned how to insert pictures and change the text. They also learned how to […] Continue reading
Nuckols Farm November 10, 2010
Mrs. Tyler’s third graders created their own version of maps in Inspire. They used sweet treats as symbols and showed this in the map legend.
Mrs. Hudson’s kindergarten class created themselves as scarecrows in Pixie. They then made a fal… Continue reading
