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"Using rubrics is an easy way to grade student papers and projects. Rubrics let students know what teachers expect on assignments and give teachers a standardized, compact checklist from which to grade. The best part about rubrics is that they're easy to make; you could make a rubric for almost any assignment in less than five minutes! Read on to learn how."

Teacher directions with best practice on how to use Google Docs in your classroom. This includes a link to the student instructions document that will help set up a good way to deliver and receive content to/from your students.

Teachers, There is a great professional development opportunity on January 27, sponsored by the Department of Instructional Technology. UNConferenceRVA will be held at Glen Allen High School from 8am-4pm, bringing together teachers from all over the region to share ideas and strategies on how 21st century skills and digital tools are used in the classroom. The event is FREE and lunch is provided. You will need to fill out a school-related leave form to attend the event. If you have any questions, let me know.

"So you have heard about blogging with your students and you are considering taking the plunge but just not sure what or how to do it?"

Directions for teaching students how to create wikis--hands on activities to get kids familiar.

"ReadingQuest is designed to provide you with the philosophical bases for sound comprehension strategy instruction, directions for a range of comprehension and content reading strategies, and printable handouts and masters for transparencies. You will be invited to think about how a social studies skills framework might help you choose the right strategies for your lessons."

Virginia's Holocaust Museum is expanding their oral history collection to include stories from survivors and witnesses of other genocides/mass atrocities, in addition to the Holocaust. There was a story about this on NPR/WCVE this morning, which referenced how an AP English teacher at GAHS is using this resource with his students. News story -- http://ideastations.org/radio/news/virginia-currents-va-holocaust-museum-expands-oral-history-collection

Interesting story about how The Hunger Games appeals to students in the areas depicted by the book.

This article from Cornell University offers specific strategies on how to use collaborative learning in the classroom.

Great page on how to enhance student learning with Diigo

If you like lots of screenshots with your tech "how-to" and a little bit of "cool" and fun stuff--this is a site you should visit!