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"Wordly Wise 3000 Online is a dynamic and interactive online program that helps students master the academic vocabulary they encounter in school every day. Full audio support is included throughout the program to help your struggling readers or ELL students. A time-saving reporting feature puts progress monitoring at your fingertips."

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"This afternoon someone emailed me asking for some suggestions for tools for creating book trailer videos. It has been two years since I last wrote about the topic so I created a new list of tools for creating book trailers. Book trailers are short videos designed to spark a viewer's interest in a book. Having students create book trailers is an excellent alternative to traditional book report projects. A great place to find examples of book trailers is Book Trailers for Readers."

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

"Since most of today's students can appropriately be labeled as "Digital Learners", why do so many teachers refuse to enter the digital age with their teaching practices? This presentation was created in an effort to motivate teachers to more effectively use technology in their teaching. Please see http://t4.jordandistrict.org/payatten... to learn how you can become a better teacher."

With over 8,000 resources, including lesson plans, worksheets, audio, video and flashcards, onestopenglish is the world's number one resource site for English Language teachers. Onestopenglish is a teacher's resource site published by Macmillan English Campus, part of the Macmillan Education Group, one of the world's leading publishers of English language teaching materials. Onestopenglish is packed with resources for English teachers. All materials are written and edited by our expert team of teachers and authors and are organized into core subject areas such as Skills, Grammar and Vocabulary, Business and ESP, Exams and Young Learners, so you'll always find what you're looking for.

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."

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Great ideas for using a wiki to meet CCS.

Explore the historic Jamestown fort and the Powhatan village of Werowocomoco through interactive features.

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"There are no limits to what a great educator can achieve when they have the right tools. Graphite, a free service from Common Sense Media, helps teachers find, understand, and share the best digital learning products available."

"Create Easy Infographics Piktochart helps you to create infographics, share and get results in 3 easy steps No design experience required "

"This collection of student work demostrates the many ways technology can be used in the classroom. They may spark ideas on how you can engage students in your classroom. We thank the teachers and students who have shared their work."

"WhenInTime is a web application that enables its users to create, view, explore, share and contribute to interactive digital timelines on the topic of their choice "

"Science Friday lesson plans are based on our popular Science Friday Videos and are created for us by the New York Hall of Science."

Helpful advice for integrating iPads in the classroom.

Welcome to Wonderopolis®, a place where natural curiosity and imagination lead to exploration and discovery in learners of all ages. Brought to life by the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL), our Wonders of the Day® will help you find learning moments in everyday life-ones that fit in with dinner preparations, carpool responsibilities, a stolen moment between breakfast and the bus, or within school curriculum and education programs. Wonder is for everyone. It can happen anywhere and at anytime. Connecting the learning we do in our schools, our homes, and our communities, Wonderopolis walks the line between formal and informal education. Each day, we pose an intriguing question and explore it in a variety of ways. Our approach both informs and encourages new questions, sparking new paths of wonder and discovery in family and classroom settings. - See more at: http://wonderopolis.org/about/#sthash.X4AZFEHQ.dpuf