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"GLOSSARY OF POETIC TERMS"

Book trailers

not by kids really, but good nonetheless

digital book talk student book trailers

"Cool Sites for ESL Students suggested by the staff and students of the University of Illinois Chicago The Tutorium in Intensive English

"This is a listing of 391 sites that legally offer free books (eBooks) for download or for online viewing."

I was just watching a ted talk by Alan November http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebJHzpEy4bE&t=11m10s where he talks about a student who uses the site, as many do to write in the style of an author. Apparently there are a lot of kids who do it, motivation is intrinsic, their writing improves but most importantly they choose to do it and it is because they are published authors writing for the world, they have an audience, who reads there stuff and interacts with it.

"English Tongue Twisters"

Lit2Go is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. You can: * Download the files to your Mp3 player and listen on the go, * Listen to the Mp3 files on your computer, * View the text on a webpage and read along as you listen, * Print out the stories and poems to make your own book."

"Poetry Blender This fun tool lets you combine text, symbols and photos. Enter text you want on the right, and pick photos clicking the photo boxes on the left. "

"Holy Bodacious Barcodes: Using QR Codes to Extend Learning and Promote a Love of Reading Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz "