"Newslo is the first hybrid News/Satire platform on the web. Readers come to us for a unique brand of entertainment and information that is enhanced by features like our fact-button, which allows readers to find what is fact and what is satire.
Newslo's "No Need to Satirize" brings you completely factual stories that are so ridiculous, they don't need our trademark touch. Whenever you see #NNTS, you're reading COMPLETELY real news that only seems too absurd to be true."
Grammar Ninja is an educational web game where you as the Grammar Ninja must find parts of speech by throwing ninja stars at words. Correct answers allow you to continue, while wrong answers literally explode. Also available for Wii.
Comprehensive list of Shakespeare-related weblinks. Named by Forbes Magazine as one of the top fifteen literary websites and one of the three hundred best web sites in the world.
My English Dept. says I gather way too many Shakespeare resources, but I just find them to be so prevalent on the web. This one is from one of my all time favorite websites.
There are lots of web sites that although not specifically made for boys' literacy needs, offer great activities that seem to be particularly good for encouraging boys.
Reflective Protocols for Literary Artifacts
"# What do you see here? Describe the document/artifact in terms of content, without being interpretive.
# What do you think you know about this document based on reading it and any previous knowledge?
# What do you think the document reveals about its era/ What kinds of information can be learned from the document? (There might be more than one kind of information).
# What don't you know about the document? What questions would you ask about it?
# If you were going to do further research on this document on the World Wide Web or in the library, how would you go about it?
# What knowledge or skills are you bringing to this course from other learning experiences you've had that help you make sense of these documents?"
The Shakespeare Standard is a news, feature, and blog hub for Shakespeare-related news on the web. They publish news items from around the world on a regular basis while featuring reports, blogs, vlogs, and podcasts from our editorial staff and community contributors.
Spell with flickr is a neat app that allows you to create banners or other text with flickr images. Perfect for embedding in wikis or using on blogs or other Web sites.
Creating Live Web TV for the Classroom for Global Audiences
Live Streaming Video Sites
Ustream.tv
* Weblogg-ed TV
* PLP Live
Mogulus
Mobile Phone Streaming Sites
Qik
Ustream.tv
Tools
Camtwist
Chatzy
CoveritLive
Uses for Streaming Video in Schools
EduconTV--for streaming conference sessions.
Mr. Chamberlain's Class
Interviews (Howard Rheingold)
Logistics of Using Ustream in the Classroom
School Play ("Something to Believe In" from SLA)
Techniques/Equipment
Storyboarding
Embedding
DV Camera
Microphone
Qwiki allows users to learn more about a variety of topics through multimedia and storytelling. Users can also contribute content to make Qwiki even better.