Author Archives: Mr. Hart

I use this… Now I will use this.

I know one of the biggest worries teachers are having in our Dell Migration is “What programs and applications am I going to be using now?” Many of the applications teachers use are online, so this doesn’t affect anything. If you can get on the internet, you’re good to go! That being said, there are […] Continue reading

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Easily Sort Your Google Image Search by License

Google has finally made it easier to search for copyright free images. Yes, they have always had the option to search for these pictures, but it hasn’t been that user friendly. As you can see from the picture above, while you are in Google Images, you simply click on Search Tools and then Usage Rights. […] Continue reading

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Making Movie Trailers at Echo Lake!

What an awesome fun Pajama Day at Echo Lake! Always a fun time with JG and The Boys!

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Animals in their Habitat Instagram Selfies

Back in November, I wrote a post about making Instagram Historical Selfies. At the time, I was ready to jump into some classrooms and teach the students how to make them. Sadly, most of my teachers weren’t ready for Famous Americans, so it got put on the back burner. Today, I went to Mrs. Koontz’s […] Continue reading

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Day and Night Keynote Video

The 1st graders at Carver Elementary are learning about what makes day and night and where the sun rises and sets in the sky. Using this awesome Keynote template from David Clough, we made movies explaining what makes Day and Night and where the sun rises and sets. Sorry for the high pitched “Yes! You […] Continue reading

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Writing Movie Trailers with JG and The Boys

JG and The Boys got back together again at Echo Lake Elementary! This time we taught and reviewed different elements of sentences that help spice up our writing. We talked about Similes, Alliteration, Awesome Adjectives, and Exciting Verbs. Since the Writing SOL Test is coming in March, we decided to make Writing Movie Trailers about […] Continue reading

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Uncle Si Voki Character!

Today, at Seven Pines Elementary, the 3rd Graders used Voki.com to make characters to talk about Greece information they have learned. I usually have students do this activity individually, but today, I had them partner up. The students had so much more fun making these characters together, and we also had a lot less issues […] Continue reading

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Jamestown Rockers Update

My man Ryan Stein finished putting together a compilation video of our adventures at Chamberlayne Elementary a week ago! Check out the fun times we had teaching and learning with the 4th graders about Jamestown!

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Rocking Jamestown with JG and The Boys

Sometimes working as an ITRT at four different schools can get lonely when you don’t get to work with your fellow ITRT teammates and collaborate. Then, there are days like today… Jim Covais, and Ryan Stein and I took our talents to South Beach, er, Chamberlayne Elementary to help out fellow ITRT, Julie Goode. “JG […] Continue reading

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Henrico Citizen’s Top Teacher Nominations Open

“We’ve all had them – teachers who inspired us, challenged us, looked out for us and helped us succeed. In March, the Henrico Citizen will profile some of the top teachers in Henrico County at the preschool, elementary school, middle school and high school levels. We encourage you to nominate one, or several, of the […] Continue reading

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