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A prezi presentation on a variety of Web 2.0 tools useful in the English classroom.

English links and tools.

Fun for students learning about Anglo-Saxons, Old English, or the history of English.

A wiki of Web-based resources made with English teachers in mind.

possible search tool for students

"Well the iPad has really hit the news in education circles since it's release last year. I'm sure lots of teachers are wondering whether it's hype and what the true potential of these devices are as tools for learners. I've had my iPad for about 8 months now, so I've decided to share my reflections so far on what I like about the iPad, what potential I feel it offers for developing course books and course materials and some of the problems."

Well the iPad has really hit the news in education circles since it's release last year. I'm sure lots of teachers are wondering whether it's hype and what the true potential of these devices are as tools for learners. I've had my iPad for about 8 months now, so I've decided to share my reflections so far on what I like about the iPad, what potential I feel it offers for developing course books and course materials and some of the problems.

Students often expect their teacher to correct their written errors, but students can also learn a lot from looking for and correcting errors in written work. This activity gives you the chance to test your correction skills and find errors in short texts using a site called BookOven and a tool called SpellChecker

Romeo and Juliet IWB lesson ready to go.

Enacting literature with students to motivate reading Wilhelm describes action strategies

Using "action strategies" invigorates the English class

AwesomeStories is a gathering place of primary-source information. Its purpose - since the site was first launched in 1999 - is to help educators and individuals find original sources, located at national archives, libraries, universities, museums, historical societies and government-created web sites. Sources held in archives, which document so much important first-hand information, are often not searchable by popular search engines. One needs to search within those institutional sites directly, using specific search phrases not readily discernible to non-scholars. The experience can be frustrating, resulting in researchers leaving key sites without finding needed information. AwesomeStories is about primary sources. The stories exist as a way to place original materials in context and to hold those links together in an interesting, cohesive way (thereby encouraging people to look at them). It is a totally different kind of web site in that its purpose is to place primary sources at the forefront - not the opinions of a writer. Its objective is to take the site's users to places where those primary sources are located. The author of each story is listed on the preface page of the story. A link to the author provides more detailed information. This educational teaching/learning tool is also designed to support state and national standards. Each story on the site links to online primary-source materials which are positioned in context to enhance reading comprehension, understanding and enjoyment.

Excellent compendium of practical strategies and resources for using comics in the classroom for a variety of purposes.

Utecht provides great guidelines, tools, and models for student-created presentations.

they (students and teachers) did this at Educon 2.3 and it was inspiring. We are going to try it 4th quarter 20th century short fiction.

Video writing prompts for teaching with response questions

Book Drum is the perfect companion to the books we love, bringing them to life with immersive pictures, videos, maps and music.

It has been a great tool for close reading in my AP Lit class. Love Bookdrum!

Thanks so much Really exceptional and so interactive..

intro activity? lap 1 - choose one pic that can tell me a little bit about you.