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Mike LoMonico shared this excerpt from "Old School" by Tobias Wolff which explains why English teachers are awesome.

Figment is a community where you can share your writing, connect with other readers, and discover new stories and authors. Whatever you're into, from sonnets to mysteries, from sci-fi stories to cell phone novels, you can find it all here.

The purpose of this website is to provide a place for K-12 school library media specialists to learn a little more about web tools that can be used to improve and enhance school library media programs and services, to see examples of how they can be used, and to share success stories and creative ideas about how to use and integrate them.

Creately is a visual collaboration platform used by project teams to communicate more effectively. With Creately's easy to use interface and Shared Projects, everyone on your design, development and business teams can collaborate on software designs, wireframes, business & strategy diagrams easily.

Jim Burke shared this article by Nanci Atwell on the Myths of Independent Reading.

Create profile page and share book reviews

"Over the course of this event we will be looking at a small range of web based tools that will enable you to create motivating online language learning activities for your students. These can be used either in class or set as homework. You will have the chance to understand how these tools work, find out how to use them with students and be able to try your hand at creating and sharing activities with other teachers. By the end of the event you should have a small 'toolkit' of resources and ideas that will enable you to enhance your lessons though the effective and pedagogically sound use of technology."

Ideas for using Flickr in the classroom

Database of teachers seeking classrooms to match-up with to share collaboration of projects

Gary Snyder shares his poem about his Mac

About LearnCentral LearnCentral is a new social learning network for education, sponsored by Elluminate. More than a social network or a learning community, this free, open environment represents the next logical step of combining asynchronous social networking and the ability to store, organize, and find educational resources with the live, online meeting and collaboration provided by Elluminate technology. Not just for Elluminate customers, LearnCentral is for any educator who is passionate about teaching and learning and wants to find and connect with like-minded colleagues to share content, develop best practices, and collaborate on a global level. While still in its early stages, LearnCentral has the potential to make a significant historical difference in how educators work together for professional development in their own careers.

The Vocab Film Festival challenges students and filmmakers to create and share their own vocabulary video and photo projects for a chance to win over $20,000 in monthly and grand prizes.  Entries must meet our monthly challenge and illustrate the meaning of a vocabulary word listed below. The Festival closes 5/31/11, so there will be a total of 4 monthly challenges Could be an interesting way to engage kids in vocab.

When Knowledge Isn't Written, Does It Still Count? Interesting look at citation policies at English Wikipedia and the complications they create in sharing media and information about cultures where written, published sources that can be cited aren't as easily found. 

Might help create a blended classroom, even when you have to share the blender.  Common sense advise for the real world of underequipped classrooms and stretched thin teachers.

Buffy shares tons of information and insights into pairing literature circles with research.

AMEN--you do not have to be a religious person to get this. Too often, I understand this idea, but forget to share it with my students. Reading as "equipment for living"

Glenda Funk shares some performance pedagogy techniques designed to get students out of their desk and on their feet.

Being part of the alumna of the Gemological Institute of America has helped in my life long journey. Now I wish to share my knowledge with other potential gem lovers and buyers of beautiful jewellery.

Episode #1148 American Icons: The Great Gatsby « previous episode | next episode » Thursday, November 25, 2010 Recommend Share Print Email Play 00:00 / 00:00 ListenAddDownloadEmbed Stream m3u Episodes of false identity, living large, and murder in the suburbs add up to the great American novel.