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Student-centered. Collaborative. Goal-setting. Coaching. Divergent thinking. Portfolio. Writing as therapy. Take Risks! Find your voice. Experiment! Freewrite. Poetry. Memoir. Editing. Layers. Deadlines. Frontload. Rap and hip-hop. Expository technique. Drawing. Art. Magic Markers. Mind Maps. Publishing. Music. Cellphones. Ipods. Wikipedia. Twitter. Facebook. Stay modern. Stay open-minded. Keep learning.

A simple but powerful way for students to keep track of their homework, and to never miss a due date again.

I found a short story that may be more accessible to our sophomores. Perhaps we (sophomore teachers) can come up with a writing prompt to give students so that they can read the story and respond to it during a class period. Then maybe we can give general feedback based on the 6+1 Traits rubric, and then meet as a group to share five papers from our classes? The short story is called "Split Cherry Tree" by Jesse Stuart. It looks high-interest-ish, and would be good for the start of the school year, I think.

A long AOW--perhaps suited for older students.

For college-level, so at least we know there won't be printouts with owl clip-art.

Time magazine is pretty readable for high school students, and some of their articles are high-interest.

Short films with no words that tell a story--students LOVE these!

When the Deepwater Horizon oil well exploded in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this year, teachers across the country recognized an opportunity to bring real-world applications of math and science into their classrooms. Similarly, the rescue of 33 Chilean miners has triggered student discussions about everything from heroism to human biology.

A list compiled by readers of The Straight Dope.

You can put in a set of questions and it will come up with fun video games for students. Good for vocab. (I just played Wordshoot here: http://www.classtools.net/mob/quiz_1/ihaQF.htm)

A student feedback tool. You post a question, they get 20 characters to post a response. You gather all responses in a wordle-looking spot.