Podcast – ITRT Happenings

This video shows Hans Rosling lecturing through the means of augmented reality in order to visually explain the statistical growth of 200 countries over the last 200 years. Plotting life […]

Here is a great video that I discovered on youtube that higlights the importance of incorporating social media into the 21st century classroom.

CNN offers a ten-minute, commerical-free, daily news program for middle and high school students. The news broadcast and it’s companion website are free of charge and can be viewed by […]

A couple weeks ago I blogged about the website Animoto for those interested in creating quick and easy movies that require very little input from the creator.  Although Animoto is extremely user […]

April 1st already?

Good Luck VCU!

Mailinator.com – Let them eat spam!  Mailinator is a website that allows for all students to have a valid email address with no registration or sign-up necessary.  There are number […]

Looking for a quick and easy way to have your students create a website? Well look no futher – Roxer.com has arrived. Roxer.com is a free online web 2.0 resource […]

Google docs is a great piece of online software to get you kids working collaboratively in the classroom.   I recently spent some time working with a reading teacher who wanted […]

I created my first Prezi today highlighting the key characteristics of the 8 regions of the United States of America as outlined by the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL).  My first creation […]

Here is the HD version of our morning announcements introduction that the WUWW staff created using Animoto.com.  Thanks to Mr. Nicholas for writing and performing the background music.

Polleverywhere is a great way to get your students engaged in the lesson.  The site allows for a teacher to upload up to three multiple choice questions to the site. […]

Animoto allows you to create “stunning video slide shows”.   The greatness of this site can be witnessed in the fact that a person can essentially be brain dead and still create […]

Titanpad.com is a great way to collaborate with students, faculty, and staff in real time.  The beauty of Titan Pad is found in its sheer simplicity.  Titan pad is so simple in fact, […]

Are you ready for a new and relevant way to excite your students about their learning? How about turning your classroom into your very own radio station? Since the creation […]

Youtube consists of a lot of poorly orchestrated, and downright asinine video clips. With that said, YouTube also contains a multitude of educational, and worthwhile videos as well. The HCPS […]

The internet can be a scary place.  Teachers are always a bit apprehensive when having a classroom of 30 students surfing the web while working on a research project.  Proximity […]

Aviary.com offers an online suite of free creation tools. How this site manages to offer such powerful features and remain free is beyond me.  I personally use the site for its wonderful photo […]

I am not a fan of power point. My eyes often begin to glaze over and drool slowly dribbles down my chin whenever a presenter begins a lecture by reading […]

Google Earth is a great way to get your kids excited about geography. It also gives them a greater perspective of where certain points on a map are in relation […]

Webspiration is the online version of Inspiration – the popular mind mapping software. Mywebspiration.com offers all of the tools that Inpiration has to offer and then some. Webspiration helps students […]

Henrico 21 is an initiative that began last year. It is essentially a contest that allows for teachers in grades k-12 to submit their best 21st century lesson idea to […]

Each and every morning the televised announcements are delivered live on channel 10 closed circuit to the students, faculty and staff at Wilder Middle School.  Everyone in the building is able to get […]

Lorin Anderson, who is a former student of the late Benjamin Bloom, revised Bloom’s Taxonomy and published Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy in 2001. Anderson basically revised the original Bloom’s Taxonomy by […]

Sick of bloggin?  Why not try glogging?  Glogster is an online web 2.0 resource that allows students to create innovative, and interactive posters.  When you sign up for a free […]

Wordle is a great teaching tool that makes it easy for teachers to transform mundane primary sources, documents, or vocabulary words into aesthetically pleasing eye candy. Can you guess which […]