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"Big Huge Thesaurus Synonyms, antonyms, and rhymes (Also blog post ideas and story plot/logline resources for writers.)"

"stories from the cloud Cloud computing. Web 2.0. Social networking. Stories are being told in new mediums. This blog examines YA stories in their original, print versions and how they can be re-told in new ways using collaborative online tools"

"EdTechTeacher presents Teaching English with Technology, a resource created to help K-12 English and Language Arts teachers incorporate technology effectively into their courses. Find resources for English and Language Arts lesson plans, activities, projects, games, and quizzes that use technology. Explore inquiry-based lessons, activities, and projects. Learn about web technologies such as blogs, podcasts, wikis, social networks, Google Docs, ebooks, online maps, virtual field trips, screencasts, online posters, and more. Explore innnovative ways of integrating these tools into the curriculum, watch instructional video tutorials, and discover how others are using technology in the classroom!"

"Big Huge Thesaurus Synonyms, antonyms, and rhymes (oh my!) (Also blog post ideas and story plot/logline resources for writers.)"

Shakespeare is going digital. Notre Dame professor Elliott Visconsi has co-created a new app for the iPad called The Tempest that he says helps accelerate student learning by allowing them to develop deeper comprehension in less time than solitary reading. At the heart of the app is a social network that encourages students to communicate their interpretations and collaborate with others.

This is a great app for idea mapping, one of the easiest to use around.

Use Wordle for teaching second language vocab.

Flickr is a fantastic site for sharing photographs with others, and as such it's also a brilliant resource for finding and using photographs to use in a lesson.