Nearpod for Digital Citizenship

Teaching Digital Citizenship lessons for 5th graders this week in library with Nearpod on iPads #rrisdtech @GattisRRISD #digitalsuperheros

StuCo Elections Go Digital

This year for Student Council Elections, Candidate speeches were video recorded, places in a slide show and viewed in grade 3-5 classes.  Students then voted via Google forms for the offices. It was all done on our local servers, so no videos were on the internet, and Candidates had an opportunity to refilm their speeches if needed.  Teachers were able to share the Google Form securely within their Google Classrooms.

Isaac Newton in Minecraft

Students in Grade 4 studied Scientist and presented their facts.  Check out how William presented his scientist!

Scientist Student Video

Fourth Grade students in Mrs. Pearson's class created projects on Scientists based on research. Check out Aryssa's awesome video she created.

New on the Website

The Gattis website  at https://gattis.roundrockisd.org/ is being updated to keep you informed! Here are some highlights of what to look for on the front page.

S.T.E.A.M. Fest at Gattis

First annual STEAM Festival was held at Gattis Elementary on April 19th.

Students and community members displayed and lead demonstrations related to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math for everyone to enjoy. This night will take the place of our usual Science Fair. Students in the 4th and 5th grades students all contributed a project of their choice to complete. Several students from K-3 participate, as well.

Art Stop Motion Animations

Mrs. Scalan is combining Art and Technology in her Art Room. Here are three practice stop motion videos. ovie. This was a great way to dive into how to create a stop motion movie.  These 5th Graders were asked to keep Students were directed to look around the room and use anything around the room to come up with a stop motion video. After just a few class periods, here are some of the products.