October 14th through the 18th is Digital Citizenship Week. To support this important week, Kahoot! and Common Sense Media have joined forces to provide some fun, interactive Kahoot! activities for promoting digital citizenship.  Available Kahoots include News & Media Literacy, Who Are You on Social Media?, Dealing with Negativity Online and several more.  Use this […]

For those of you who work with students at the elementary level or students at an elementary learning level, Dash & Dot robots provide an easy and interactive way to learn coding. Dash is a wheeled robot who can be programmed to move, make sounds, and more. His friend Dot can be programmed to talk, […]

October is National “Go on a Field Trip” month. Who knew? So with this month quickly approaching, we wanted to provide you with some resources for FREE digital field trips that you might want to consider.  Save money, save gas, save time and even travel to places you’d never though possible through the assistance of […]

This year we have another round of Project Empower Pilot Teachers from grades K-5! We are excited to begin with another group of educators to develop technology integration skills and strategies to enhance instruction for our students. Participating teachers will receive over 30 hours of face-t0-face professional development and time to explore tools and strategies […]

This is the second year that the HCPS Internet Safety System has been in place.  This system is designed to help students have a basic overview of digital skills and agree to be responsible digital citizens before using the internet at school.  This year every student in grades K, 1, 3, 6, and 9 and […]

Let’s Get Even More Creative! On August 21st, we had the wonderful opportunity of working with 35 K-12 Arts Education Teachers. This half day training was filled with ideas on building and sustaining a classroom environment that fosters creativity. With a foundation in the 4 Cs (Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration and Creativity), teachers explored ways […]

The folks at Google have been busy this summer adding features to Google Classroom!  Now you have a grades tab within Google Classroom to more easily view and grade assignments. You can also set grading categories with point and percentage values!  Additionally, you can now lock students into a Google Quiz when using an HCPS […]