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Study: Children Who Blog Or Use Facebook Have Higher Literacy Levels
"A research by The National Literacy Trust on 3,001 children from England and Scotland showed that schoolchildren who blog or own social networking profiles on Facebook have higher literacy levels and greater confidence in writing."
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The digital age often gets a bad press but the findings of this report demonstrate that social networking sites and blogs are linked to young people’s more positive attitudes to writing
Writing lesson plans for teachers from the Expo Writing Resource Center
Sharpen your learners writing skills
Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus
An online thesaurus and dictionary of over 145,000 words that you explore using an interactive map.
ESL Tools for Better Writing in English as a Second Language
Lots of great tools and installations to help you to spellcheck etc....
Myths and Legends storybook creator.
Welcome to Myths and Legends. This site is for pupils, teachers and all those who enjoy stories and storytelling.
Inanimate Alice - great story resource (Ep 1 is in afrikaans)
'Inanimate Alice' tells the story of Alice, a young girl growing up in the first half of the 21st century, and her imaginary digital friend, Brad.
Over ten episodes, each a self contained story, we see Alice grow from an eight year old living with her parents in a remote region of Northern China to a talented mid-twenties animator and designer with the biggest games company in the world.
Web Resources for Communication Skills
Fantastic list of great resoruces, not only for communication tools, but language resources as well
Adobe Buzzword online word processor from Acrobat.com
Like Zoho or google docs (looks like)
Free Online Plagiarism Detection System
Check for plagiarism before you turn it in to your tutor, and before you receive a bad grade for your paper. Also, check your web content for duplication
Myths and Legends site for pupils and teachers
This site is for pupils, teachers and all those who enjoy stories and storytelling. The British Isles is rich in myths, folktales and legends.
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