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Showcases what students are doing around the world to become positive, responsive, and productive citizens in the global community Good for heroes theme in ELA

Life Feast written by Ana Marie Menezes is an excellent blog for teachers interested in using technology in elementary and middle school ELL/EFL lessons. Check out this post about using VOKI with EFL students for a sense of what you'll get by following Life Feast.

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allows students to watch custom video productions of shaelespeare's plays and at the same time scrol through the complete texts, word for word, scene by scene, stopiing starting, and rewinding the video as need or accessing definitions. Specifically created to correspond to shakespeare's original texts with no deviations unlike many modern film versions. The app is free with text-only versions of 8 plays at this time.

"What makes a hero? - Matthew Winkler"

"Whichbook enables millions of combinations of factors and then suggests books which most closely match your needs."

guide to punctuation marks and how to use them!

"Vocabulary.com is comprised of three sections - The Challenge, Dictionary, and Vocabulary Lists. After creating an account, students can immediately begin playing the Challenge's interactive game to build knowledge and create a learning environment on their level. The Dictionary offers basic and advanced searches going beyond just definitions. Explanations and usage examples taken from current publications and classic literature provide a fuller context that helps fortify students' understanding. Thousands of word lists are available in the Vocabulary Lists section which also lets teachers and students create their own word lists based on assignments and personal interests."