Welcome to HCPS Blogs!
This site is the gateway to 21st century communication through blogging at Henrico County Public Schools. Please sign in with your HCPS Email Credentials to access your blog. If you are in need of assistance, please access the links above or ask your ITRT. Happy Blogging!
Henrico 21
21st Century skills is more than an educational buzzword. It is an overarching concept that provides a framework for teachers. They show how a variety of factors in today’s world (technology, globalization, connectivity etc. etc.) have created a demand for skills that leverage both advanced cognitive processes and the ability to effectively choose and use […]
The HCPS Network
The purpose of this site is to help educators in Henrico County Public Schools connect with each other online and support the development of personal learning environments and networks (commonly referred to as PLEs and PLNs). The site will serve as a starting place for building an environment and network that will meet your needs […]
History Matters
This blog serves as a repository for unique and engaging media and lesson plans that can be used in middle school US History classrooms. Each piece of media is categorized by Virginia SOL strand and is accompanied by several ideas of how the teacher could use this media in the classroom. Each item is also supplemented with ideas […]
Gravity Forms Update and New Features
Gravity Forms has been updated! This plugin lets you quickly build and design data collection forms for your blog using the form editor. Select your fields, configure your options, and easily embed forms on your WordPress powered site using the built in tools. This new version of Gravity Forms includes additional features, such as the ability […]
Adding Student Users
Many of you are ready to get your students involved with blogs.henrico. If you think you are ready, here are the steps for adding your students to your blog. Most students in grades 6 through 12 should be on the network. If you have a student that has not been added, please contact your ITRT. […]
Enabling Comments- Updated 3/18
We have discovered one real change with WordPress since we did the upgrade last week and that is the ability to enable comments for posts. Initially it looks like that setting has disappeared. It is just actually hidden to clean up the post/page editing window. Here are the steps for enabling comments. You will only […]
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