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The definitive source for all public domain books.

Guides for reading groups.

Kids read and solve mysteries online.  Activities help them learn the elements of writing mysteries.

Free tool to create citations in MLA or APA format.  A free tool from NoodleTools, which provides a full range of research tools for a subscription fee.

A site that has interactive examples and flash demos to explain concepts.  MS, HS and above!

These juniors and seniors used a weblog to study the book The Secret Life of Bees and the author joined in on the discussion!

This is a good blog site for educators because most tech departments do not block it. It can be used to support class blogs with students and blogs with other educators.

Simple game to download.  Some activities involve typing letters and other activities involve typing words.

Largest source for full text of books for individuals with print disabilities.

Online dictionary of math terms with flash illustrations and examples of each one.  Much more engaging than flash cards.

Word Web is a free comprehensive dictionary and thesaurus that can be used to look up words from within most programs. You simply click on an icon in your system tray to bring up the dictionary and thesaurus. (from Paul Hami's blog)

Study guides for major works of literature.

Create sticky noes on a web page and then send the annotated page to your friends.

Media hosting site.  upload videos and then link to them from your website.  You can also upload audio here to use on slideshare.

Generate a bibliography

Study guides and summaries of literature and etext of public domain books

These activities run online in flash.  They are mostly brief explanations of a concept with an interactive exploratory component to illustrate.  Interface is engaging, if a bit busy.  An engaging way for kids to review math concepts K-6.

How do we categorize information for later retrieval.  Although this "game" is fun and addictive and really serves the purpose of improving Google's image search engine, it has learning value.  Playing this game can help us think about the difference between the traditional way of "filing" information in "folders" for later retrieval and the new, web 2.0 way, of "tagging" information.  How are tags different than categories?  What is the power of tagging in terms of access to our own information as well as the learning potentail from the collective mind?

An educational search engine that lets you find resources based on reading level, grade level, or lexile.  Subscription service that school districts buy.