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Writing survey 2009
"Young people's writing: Attitudes, behaviour and the role of technology "
BBC News - Children who use technology are 'better writers'
"Children who use technology are 'better writers'
Children who blog, text or use social networking websites are more confident about their writing skills, according to the National Literacy Trust."
Arcademic Skill Builders: Online Educational Games
Some really nice games for infants students
Google-Proof Questioning: A New Use for Bloom's Taxonomy
Every Teacher needs to be able to do this. A couple of easy to use ideas "Google-Proof Questioning: A New Use for Bloom's Taxonomy"
Welcome to Computers and Composition Online
Computers and Composition Online is the refereed online companion journal to Computers and Composition: An International Journal,"
FreeReading
FreeReading is a free, high-quality, open-source reading program addressing literacy development for grades K-3. Leveraging the collective wisdom of researchers, teachers, reading coaches, and other education and industry professionals, FreeReading provides a high-quality, cost-effective alternative to static materials.
ReadWriteThink: Student Materials
ReadWriteThink offers a collection of online Student Materials to support literacy learning in the K-12 classroom. These interactive tools can be used to supplement a variety of lessons and provide an opportunity for students to use technology while developing their literacy skills.
50 Educational Apps for the iPod Touch | U Tech Tips
The apps that this teacher has on their schools ipod touches.
Good for OLHC nest year. There are some great looking apps here, mainly free!!
BBC - KS1 Bitesize - Games
BBC UK's maths, science and literacy games and puzzles for ES1 and Stage 1. They look good. Try the KS2 link for stage 2 and 3 games.
Literacy Alive - Digital story telling for 21st century learners
A presentation about "Engaging students with literacy to create powerful, rich multimedia stories that bring their writing to life. "\n\nEssentially a movie from a Prezi, it guides teachers through 4 different digital storytelling options and why they are important.
Free Technology for Teachers: 35+ Educational Games and Games Resources
An outstanding list of educational web-based games for education. Each site has some information about it, and recommendations on where and how to use the game in class. There are also some great suggestions in the comment section.
Tap Into The World Of Comics
20 great ways to use comics in the classroom
Wordle - Beautiful Word Clouds
Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide.
Tikatok - Imagine a Story. Create a Book.
Tikatok is an online creative community whose mission is to turn kids into published authors. Students can use their own illustrations and publish their book, even order real paperback and hardcover books.
Free Online Reading Lessons from MontessoriHome.com
55 Come Alive, learning the first 55 words
Tar Heel Reader
Welcome to the Tar Heel Reader, a collection of free, easy-to-read, and accessible books on a wide range of topics. You need to get an access code to register but then you can create books with more flexibility than storybird
Witty Comics - Make a Comic
Very simple comic creation
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