Miguel Guhlin has provide this great insight to resources assisting in digitizing writing. This was created as a reflection upon his experience in the Abydos program. Much of it goes along with Six Traits of Writing.
Are you interested in learning about current news or historical events...participate in the Story Chasers blog/wiki. Students and teachers can research such items in their local communities and share them in a collabortive way via connections on this site.