Frank Fitzpatrick's Blog

I was given a challenge to integrate technology and geometry.  My response was Google Earth.  Google Earth has so many uses in the classroom and it is FREE!  Each student was given a copy of the handout (linked below).  Once you open Google Earth, turn on 3D buildings.  The students can zoom into the building and change [...]

The Keynote Template that is attached in this post covers plant and animal cells.  The students add text boxes and arrows to label their cell parts.  The link below will take to you an exported example of this project.  Mr. Adkins’s class, don’t forget to click “add a comment” or “Comments” at the top of [...]

This lesson is made to review solids, liquids, and gases while showcasing the tools in Keynote.  The students learned how to use the Alpha tool, move objects to a new layer, and how to add builds to objects to obtain a special effect.  This lesson was done in one hour.  I have included a generic [...]

The 5th graders at Carver took on a great project.  This combines language arts, social studies, and technology.  The students did research using the web and wrote narrative essays as if they were slaves on the Underground Railroad.  The students recorded their voices and selected their background music.  The music is by the McIntosh County [...]

This a 3rd Grade lesson for pounds and ounces.  It is student centered.  The students make up their own problems and use the keyboard shortcuts for copy and paste to create enough “weight” pieces to complete their problem.  You kids can animate the slides as well.  There is an exported example with animations and the [...]

I created this activity at the request of 1st grade teachers at Longdale.  It is a fill in the blank activity that does take a little thinking.  There is a word bank included on the template.  When the kids are finished, they click back on slide #1 and hit the play button to see their [...]

This lesson takes spreadsheets to a new place.  Graphing is fun and simple in Keynote.  The students added their “crimes” data into Keynote.  We changed the theme and added our recorded clip to the slideshow.  The kids added builds and transitions to make it their own.  I have included an exported example and the template [...]

This project is made using Keynote.  I sat down with 3 designers that helped me build the template.  They went back and taught their classmates how to make their own Gallon Man.  The kids used the Keyboard Shortcuts for cut and paste to create enough pieces.  They added “builds” to each piece to help put [...]

I had the chance to work with some great 4th graders.  They were a real energetic bunch until they saw themselves on camera.  We used PhotoBooth to make the video clips and then combined them in iMovie.  Below is their final product.

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The 2nd grade team has started a great project for their Native American unit.  Each student will use Pixie to create a village/settlement for the Powhatans, Sioux, and Pueblo.  They will write a couple of sentences about each group and then record their voice on each slide.  After the slides are completed, I will visit [...]