UR Instructional Tech Integration

The following is tagxedo.com graphic for the foxnews.com website for political news.  This is interesting as it gives the students and teacher the opportunity to see what are some of the key terms or hot topics of the day.  The teacher can select the more common words or can discuss why certain words are used less. [...]

The debate on the pros and cons of teaching 21st century skills in the classroom is an interesting one.  While I think traditional skills and content are essential to the education process, I do believe it is important to teach 21st century skills in the classroom.  It is important for students to understand and compete [...]

After watching the following video, the students in the government course would be asked to write and record their own news broadcast about the ratification of the Constitution of the United States of America.  They will be challenged to identify the who, what, when, where, and how. The students will use the following SOL to [...]

One of the standards of learning for Virginia and United States History is understanding the role of media and communications in America during World War II.  This video demonstrates that even Donald Duck and Walt Disney were a part of the propaganda war effort.  This video would be used as an anticipatory set or a [...]

After a long search through a countless number of boring power point presentations, the power point presentation below was a fairly close representation of the type of presentation that was deemed effective in class.  The presentation is simply a support to the presentation, not the focus.  Although there are a few slides that do contain [...]

PERSONAL ESPN.COM (NFL) – I love football season. Fantasy Football – Got to keep up with my fantasy news. CNN.COM – I like to hear/see both sides. Fox News – I like to hear/see both sides. Events Around Richmond – To keep up with what is going on around Richmond. PROFESSIONAL Democrat Political Party – This site is helpful in Government [...]

There were several helpful hints about useful presentation; however, the following are the three most important things taken: Keep it simple.  The worst thing is to try to fit too much information into one slide.  The presenter should provide the information during the presentation, not the powerpoint or keynote presentation. A Picture is worth…[Read more]