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Book on how to use Google Wave

Truly free and non-commercial, the collections M. Sheehan lists include the Federal Registry (FREE, and non-commercial) with animations, primary docs, maps, etc.; Graphic Organizers from Vermilion Parish; The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, with primary sources and online exhibits to explore history; Chonicling America from the Library of Congress, which contains a database of newspapers from 100 years ago. These sites would be great for authentic materials and content-based tasks for teens/adults.

Another writing task/essay from the IELTS Advantage series.

A few things of interest -- content, dictionary, "lessons" based on quizzes, BBC Languages (40 different ones) with an area for children, etc. The problem with lists is that there is no categorizing or selection process.

"The key to IELTS Writing Task 2 success is to give the examiner exactly what they want and nothing else. "Below you will find everything you need to achieve a high score in IELTS Writing Task 2. "It includes: 5 Step Approach Video Writing Task 2 Tips Essential Skills Sentence-by-Sentence Structures Common Topics Full Lessons On All Question Types. Grammar Sample Answers Correction Service Easy to Understand Infographic" This lesson is oriented toward passing the IELTS Writing Exam, but it is a useful set of exercises and activities, including a video, for anyone learning how to write an academic essay

A great set of little programs to generate haiku, mad-libs, visual poetry, etc. Great fun for writers at all levels. Getting students to play with words is a great way to inspire life-long writing.

Appears to be able to translate text to speech in multiple languages. Worth a try.