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"Hundreds of creative combinations that take the writer’s block out of creative writing. Set young writers loose with prompts that focus on character (who the story is about), plot (what happens in the story), and setting (where or when the story happens)." You can also pick the story format (notebook, letter, newspaper or postcard).

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2.0 Lesson-Plans Literacy Reading Writing Early-Childhood Elementary Resources

Blog aimed at encouraging boys to read.

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Blog Literacy Literature Reading Language-Arts

In Word Challenge you are given 6 letters, the objective is to create 3-6 letter words from the letters provided as fast as you can.

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Reading Literacy Games

A reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and teachers. Focuses on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. Watch the engaging 15-minute videos and try the online interactive activities.

"Behind the Lesson" provides teachers with information and teaching resources for each strategy. Watch the 10-minute professional development videos, and explore the Web site for lesson plans, video and audio clips, downloads, and more.

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Reading Literacy Teaching Language-Arts Lesson-Plans HOTS Resources Elementary Audio Video Images=Photos Visualization Professional-Development

The simple yet powerful tool that takes the hassle out of assessing student technology proficiency.

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Assessment Technology Productivity-Tools Literacy Digital

Create an online magazine. Collaborate with friends. An alternative to blogging.\n\nPossible classroom connections\n-Practice the writing process.\n-Alternative strategy for book reports and research papers/ presentations.\n-Role play a newspaper bureau or magazine publisher.\n-Fund raising.\n-Spotlight a cause.

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Literary podcasts are a great way to hear about new stories and explore all of your old favorites. This list details where you can find some of the most popular literary podcasts, including podcasts based around classic literature, poetry and contemporary works.

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Podcast Literacy Literature Teaching Resources Audio Language-Arts

Travel journal of school's toy mascot. Incorporates teacher and student writing and journaling. Maintained by Joan Schlegelmilch.

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The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is pleased to offer Route 21, a one-stop-shop for 21st century skills-related information, resources and community tools.

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A fun, innovative learning environment built around videos from the NBC News Archives.

Connections to classes in history, politics, government, writing, literacty, media, and more.

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Yudu Freedom is a new on-demand publishing service that lets you turn a PDF file into a live, Flash-based Web page within minutes. Like Scribd, Yudu Freedom allows you to publish documents in an interactive, page-turning digital format and host them online at no cost.

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2.0 Digital Writing Reading Literacy Web-Design

Work with friends on your inspiration or add a few lines to someone else's. The very best work will be published as WEbooks.

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Writing Literacy Literature Reading Collaboration=Telecollaboration Lesson-Plans Teaching

The heart of the Wetpaint advantage is its ability to allow anyone — especially those without technical skill — to create and contribute to websites written for and by those who share a passion or interest.

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2.0 Free Wikis Collaboration=Telecollaboration Literacy

Free Wiki

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2.0 Free Web-Apps Wikis Collaboration=Telecollaboration Literacy

Free wiki

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2.0 Free Web-Apps Wikis Collaboration=Telecollaboration Literacy

Mid South Reads, using both community and university resources, provides services, research and professional development opportunities to assist in creating and maintaining environments where learning happens.

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Literacy Literature Reading Research Resources

Our educational video games offer an innovative approach to teaching basic academic skills by incorporating features of arcade games and educational practices into fun online games that will motivate, intrigue, and teach your students.

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Early-Childhood Education Educational-Technology Elementary Free Fun Games Instructional-Technology Kids Language-Arts Learning Literacy Math Middle Open-Source Reading Resources Science Skills-Practice Teaching Technology

What level of education is required to understand your blog?

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Blogging Language-Arts Literacy Reading

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Elementary Free Freeware Games Kids Learning Literacy Parenting Primary Resources School Science Software Teaching Technology

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