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National Writing Project (NWP) is a site dedicated to digital writing. Educators can read articles, explore resources, and submit their own publications. The sub links from Google are: About - Since it is hard to filter information via internet, sites must be trusted. This is especially important for educators wanting to incorporate what they find on the internet into their lessons. NWP is a networking community that comes together to provide, "Professional development, develop resources, generate research, and act on knowledge to improve the teaching of writing and learning in schools and communities."

In Common: Effective Writing for All Students Collection of All Narrative Samples, K-12

Here at All Write with Me, kids get tips from a children's author, share their writing online and gain confidence in a fun, supportive environment.

Resources for teaching reading and writing, including Common Core connections.

"Everything educators, students, and parents need to make the writing process work in the classroom and at home "

Students can read and create online books. Expand your library with 2,436 stunning nonfiction and fiction books covering all subjects for K-8. Fountas & Pinnell and DRA leveled books from 24 publishers are perfect for differentiated instruction. Engaging online writing and publishing tool inspires students to write.

"Information for teachers and parents on teaching and assessing reading, writing, and literacy, and information on Timothy Shanahan's upcoming professional appearances and publications."

Great ideas for using a wiki to meet CCS.

Create photo books or turn student's writing into books.

"Bestselling author Mike Schmoker describes a plan for radically improving student learning that is built on three core elements: a focused and coherent curriculum (what we teach); clear, prioritized lessons (how we teach); and purposeful reading and writing, or authentic literacy. With this "less is more" philosophy, educators can help students learn content at a deeper level, develop greater critical thinking skills, and discover more clearly how content-area concepts affect their lives and the world around them. Both a call to action and a blueprint for creating more effective classrooms, Focus: Elevating the Essentials for Radically Improved Student Learning will challenge your assumptions about schooling and show how educators who have embraced this approach quickly achieved spectacular results."

Various types of CCSS rubrics, including narrative & opinion writing, that can be used as is or adapted.

Lesson for teaching students to paraphrase.

Get started with blogging.

TeXT is a free classroom tool for publishing to a wider audience in a secure environment.

Free K-12 educational videos ... organized. Tens of thousands of excellent, educational videos in a huge, intuitive directory. Organized, reviewed, rated, and described by teachers. Ideal as a supplement to a curriculum or for independent study. Designed for teachers, students, parents, homeschoolers, educators ... and all life-long learners!

Providing feedback to students can make a significant difference in their achievement.

Use for brainstorming and mind mapping...and all sorts of things. On the iPads start a popplet and then pass from student to student, adding to the mind map as it goes around

Wixie is an online authoring tool students can use to explore and master the curriculum by combining their pictures, text, and voice.