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This might be the greatest link to pop onto my radar in a while. Primary source material centered around historical events in the form of eyewitness accounts, trial transcripts, etc. The possibilities here are endless. Where was this when I was in the classroom?

resources for inspiring creative writing in the classroom.

I use songs and music clips to motivate my students and enhance my lessons. The iPod allows me to easily carry all my songs into the classroom.

This website synthesizes ICT and regular curriculum outcomes into engaging computer-based learning activities teachers can immediately use in the classroom.

to develop the skills, knowledge, and resources of content-area high school teachers to implement adolescent literacy best practices and strategies in their classrooms.

Resources to use in any classroom subject.

Link to recording of webinar on how to teach Shakespeare with digital media

Great link for an activity on new literacies

Collection of resources, including handouts and research, for literature circles in the classroom.

A great collection of links on discussion activities for the English classroom.

Sara Beauchamp-Hicks: NCTE presentation: Using Touch in the classroom

"Journal Submission Guidelines NCTE publishes twelve professional journals, including at least one for each membership section. Volunteer editors ensure that the peer-reviewed content is of the highest quality and is relevant to the lives of NCTE members and subscribers. Because these journals are all published through different volunteer editors, the submission guidelines vary for each: * Classroom Notes Plus * College Composition and Communication * English Education * College English * English Journal * English Leadership Quarterly * Language Arts * Research in the Teaching of English * School Talk * Talking Points * Teaching English in the Two-Year College * Voices from the Middle"

"There are many teachers who want to start using technology in their classrooms, but just aren't sure where to start. That's why I got together ten prominent ed tech bloggers, teachers, and school administrators to create The Super Book of Web Tools for Educators. In this book there introductions to more than six dozen web tools for K-12 teachers. Additionally, you will find sections devoted to using Skype with students, ESL/ELL, blogging in elementary schools, social media for educators, teaching online, and using technology in alternative education settings."

Welcome to the articles and resources section of our site. On the left, you'll see a list of links with useful information about how to better use Vocabulary and SpellingCity at home and in the classroom. Also, there is an extremely useful section of the forum where Vocabulary and SpellingCity users are sharing their lists. Dolch Words Compound Words Literature-Based Words Sound Alike Words Homophones, Homonyms, and Homographs Research and Articles about the importance of spelling and reading

We all know Google will do searches, mail, calendars, images and tons more stuff, but I got really excited when I came across a list on Twitter with all the Google Tools and Apps, listed A-Z. There are so many great resources for educators and students. It was so helpful, I have done several workshops for our district on the lesser known Google tools that can play big roles in the classroom and plan to do several more. Check out this video of all this video presentation of my favorite cool tools!

Meredith Stewart pulls together some TED Talks (Technology, Entertainment, and Design conference) that might provoke good discussion in the English classroom.

Great site about ancient Greece and The Odyssey; would be good for classrooms with SMARTBoards.

"A simple way to place useful, formative classroom lessons over any Web page. "

digital writing - lots of tools but did you ever think about tweets?