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an online library of more than 1,000 free media resources from the best in public television. These classroom resources, featuring media from NOVA, Frontline, Design Squad, American Experience, and other public broadcasting and content partners are easy to use and correlate to state and national standards. Teachers' Domain resources include video and audio segments, Flash interactives, images, documents, lesson plans for teachers, and student-oriented activities. Once you register, you can personalize the site using "My Folders" and "My Groups" to save your favorite resources into a folder and share them with your colleagues or students.

A free Website that allows teachers (or students and parents) to enter their own spelling words. The students can then learn the words, play games with the words, and take a test on the words. Now, the site has added a gradebook feature. The site works great with the SMART Board or other interactive whiteboards.

Explore the power of language! This collection of video segments, activities and lesson plans from public television focuses on literacy skills for early childhood readers through high school students.

"Kidblog.org is designed for elementary and middle school teachers who want to provide each student with their own, unique blog. "

This podcast is a unique use of technology. This podcast is an ongoing story involving every grade level and multiple curriculum areas such as language arts, technology, and art. Students in each grade level expand the story by writing a new chapter, designing new artwork, and using technology to bring it all together. To begin, you will want to watch the very first episode and continue from that point to see how the story evolves.

BrainPOP Jr. provides educational movies and homework help for K-3 students. Each animated movie has quizzes, games, vocabulary, and activities for kids. BrainPOP Jr. is a great resource for teachers and homeschools, offering lesson plans and lesson ideas that develop critical thinking and inquiry skills.

This is an interactive website designed specifically for students in grades K - 8. Here you will find dozens of interactive games, activities, worksheets, and teacher tools that pinpoint essential skills. MrNussbaum.com was created and developed by a teacher! Many of the activities are color-coded. Red = Grade 1 + Orange = Grade 2+ Yellow = Grade 3+ Green = Grade 4 + Blue = Grade 5+

Blog About Books Presented by National Geographic for Kids, DogEared is a blog about books-good books, funny books, adventure books; books about animals, friendship, pirates, faraway places . . . every kind of book that kids enjoy. Why is the site called "DogEared"? You know when you read a book and you turn the top edge of a page over to mark your place? That's called a "dog-ear"! Students mark ("dog-ear") the Web page so they can return to it often in order to read real kids' reviews and recommendations. They also share their own opinions and create their own reading wish list-as if it were their own online book club.

Lessons, resources and student materials

Students provide words based on parts of speech to generate a goofy story.

A Maryland teacher's collection of resources for parents and students to access.

This a great site that will motivate students to write.

Varying projects that can be done between students worldwide using writing skills.

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This site offers several games for specific ELA skills at various grade levels

Interactive phonics and word study center