CNN Student News

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]