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Ninjawords - a really fast dictionary
Great tool for students to define vocabulary or spelling words or to study multiple meanings of a word. Uses Wiktionary database for definitions instead of the WordNet database. Also has an iPhone app. Case sensitive when looking up words.
Books and Writing
"I write, I read, and I teach writing. My blog is about all three. If I review books, it's from the perspective of a writer. My comments on teaching writing are all my own, garnered from being in the classroom, at the potential seam of gold!
Publish Digital Magazines and More Online for Free | YUDU
Yudu is a free library of digital content to read and explore. Find eBooks, magazines, and other documents as well as photos, music and podcasts and bookmarks and add them to your own library.
World Wide Words
A facinating site on 'Words' (British. It offers more than 2100 pages on the origins, history, evolution and idiosyncrasies of the English language worldwide. .
Demos | Publications
Demos publishes a wide variety of pamphlets, reports, collections and papers. Everything we publish can be downloaded for free. You can find out about buying printed copies, subscriptions and copyright here .
Strait Kcab - Free Font
"Download free Strait Kcab font from SearchFreeFonts.com. Available in True Type format for Windows and Mac. Preview Strait Kcab font by typing your own text, zoom in on characters, write comments, or add to favorites for later download."
Essay Map
This site provides information for students to write essays. There are templates that will help students outline essays and walk them through the important pieces in an essay. It is structured as an interactive graphic organizer that includes introductions, supporting paragraphs and conclusion
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100 Best First Lines of Novels As chosen by the editors of American Book Review
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100 Best First Lines of Novels As chosen by the editors of American Book Review (in Tabular format)
Storybird - Collaborative storytelling
Storybirds are short, visual stories that you can make to share.
Students and teachers could create stories together by combining imaginative artwork and text. The final product could then be printed, watched on screen, played with like a toy, or shared in an online library with the world
Educational Jargon Generator
This academic tool was designed to provide lists of verbs, adjectives and nouns to assist in the writing of reports, grant applications, and other documents related to public schools
BookRix - web your book
This is a free site that lets you create and publish your own books online. You can upload, e-publish and share your work as well as have it read, reviewed and critiqued.
Writing for teenagers
Nicola Morgan's blog is about writing and getting published - if you deserve it. Writing is hard, budding authors beware!
The Newspaper Clipping Image Generator - Create your own fun newspaper - fodey.com
Make a newspaper clipping with your own headline and story. In example to surprise friends and coworkers, send a birthday greeting or to give your next blog entry a special look.
Six Word Stories
Stories told in just six words. Brevity is a virtue.
This is a collection of short short stories consisting of just six words. It was inspired by Ernest Hemingway’s famous challenge.
Letterpop
A good site for creating a newsletter/brochure. There are many templates. The only downside: they can't be embedded into a website but you can print it as a .pdf then upload the image, or even e-mail it.
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