Strategies, resources, and tips from the NY Times (with lots of links to materials they provide + update) on teaching strategies for informational text to meet the demands of new common core standards.
A social-networking style web2.0 tool that allows people to share what books they've been reading and how they like them.
Simple and direct, it seems to have potential for fast online exchange of book recommendations for kids and also as a tracking measure to see how much and what kids are reading.
Create professional webpages with ease. Can set up teacher-accounts that can group student accounts together in order to make online projects.
A host of various reading + writing resources. Heavy emphasis on online graphic organizers as basic materials.
TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader.
On TED.com, we make the best talks from TED available to the world, for free. More than 700 TEDTalks are now available, with more added each week. These videos are released under a Creative Commons license, so they can be freely shared and reposted.
Creates 3D headings that are great for websites. Creates simple bubble letters.
Useful tool for creating attractive headings for various websites. Insert text and the website will construct a series of images that spell out your heading.
Online collection and databank on instructional tools, emphasizing resources that can be used to guide student thinking and understanding.
Purdue University's online guide-book to successfully using the APA style in writing professional papers.
Search Engine for students. Results come only from web sites that have been approved by a staff of teachers, researchers, or librarians.
10 basic items everyone should when using Google search - provides a great succinct summary of the major tools available.
Dabbleboard is an online collaboration application that’s centered around the whiteboard. With a new type of drawing interface that's actually easy and fun to use, Dabbleboard gets out of your way and just lets you draw. Finally the whiteboard enters the digital age!
A series of short lessons (with abundant examples and worksheets) for use in teaching basic professional writing skills. I encountered in a grad class, but much of it looks like it can be easily applied to secondary students.
Make word maps by inputting texts and receive artistic word arrangements based on the contents.
An online compilation of resources to be employed with evaluating, finding, and using primary sources.
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A collection of websites and resources discovered by Mr. Angelini that are useful for students of language arts at New Oxford Middle School - and everywhere! I encourage you to explore the various links and expand your technological horizons!
Updated on Jul 08, 13
Created on Aug 09, 11
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