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Lissa Davies 31 Jan 12 03:28:44 The idea behind the site is to introduce students to a variety of books and form classroom book groups. How does Extreme Speed Booking work? A whole lot like speed dating. Students spend a little time with each book and then rate them accordingly with "I want to read more", "Interesting", "Not for me", or "I've already read". Students can also make a note of how interested they are in reading the book (maybe a 1-10 scale)? This process introduces students to a variety of books, genres and authors. Students may come across titles and authors they wouldn't otherwise find. It also helps teachers form classroom book groups that are of high-interest and investment to students because they had input. iLearn Technology

Virtual field trips challenge and expose students to new types of technology. It is a great way to spark their interest and motivate their learning in a specific content area. Virtual field trips can offer students more opportunities because you can take them to places they wouldn't normally be able to go to otherwise - like inside a volcano or ocean floor! In addition, virtual field trips may even boost students' reading comprehension skills and will expose them to different cultures and environments. While virtual field trips offer a great learning opportunity, they can be hard to organize and time consuming. Take advantage of our free virtual field trips and engage your students even more!

"Take your books' covers from drab to fab by challenging students to make "Book Ads" using "Wordle"-a free, user-friendly, Web 2.0 tool that transforms simple text into eye-popping word clouds. Modify the directions and templates provided below to use with students."

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

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.

Conducting Literature Circle with mobile devices such as the iPad, not only provides immediate access to a diverse selection of books, but also to reference materials, research tools, interactive maps, and a slew of creation and dynamic notebook apps. Within this single device, students can quickly check the meaning of a word, run a quick background check on a historic event, or articulate their understanding of text with a range of multimedia apps. Teachers can now easily differentiate the processes students can use to demonstrate understanding.

"ked with book trailers and language arts-related games, School library media Kids is designed to provide an interactive learning experience to get students motivated to learn on their own! Students can choose from exceptional literacy-related resources such as author and book review websites as well as superb educational tools including reference works and search engines."

"Studyladder, online english literacy & mathematics" Studyladder is a highly effective, logically organised, Mathematics and Literacy program. It has been developed by experienced educators to inspire and motivate learning. It is suitable for Elementary and Junior High School students and is very easy to use - students simply login with a username and password to access all the learning materials.

Different ideas for using apple's free iBooks Author

digital book talk student book trailers

"www.ManyThings.org Interesting Things for ESL Students"

"The ever clever Russel Tarr has developed a new neat tool for creating fictional text message exchanges between fictional and or historical characters. The Classtools SMS Generator is free to use and does not require students to log-in. To use the SMS Generator just click the left speech bubble icon and enter a message. Then to create a reply just click the right speech bubble icon and enter a new message. You can make the exchange as long as you like. To share the conversation click the sprocket icon and grab the embed code, direct link, or QR code for the exchange. "

Write a sentence for your students to un-jumble.

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Don't just ask students to "identify the conflict" or "note the setting." Use Respondo! to click up some creative literature response questions.

" a few of the amazing apps out there that can help students with a reading disability improve their skills "

The Climbing the Poet-Tree Club is a place for students and teachers to share with others their poetic creations. Here you'll see and hear from individuals or classes as they perform their poetry on video! "

"Vocabulary and SpellingCity has added a list of recommended books for students of all ages that can be used for reading. Corresponding text vocabulary word lists have been included for each book as well. "

"collection is intended to provide copyright friendly images for use by students and teachers in an educational setting. Lesson plans also included."