English Companion Ning Group

Sleek interactive site about media in society. Here is their description: ADText is authored by Professor William M. O'Barr, Ph.D. Professor O'Barr (mack@duke.edu) is a cultural anthropologist who specializes in advertising and its relation to society, culture and history. He is author of Culture and the Ad: Exploring Otherness in the World of Advertising (1994). He is also founding editor of the online journal, Advertising & Society Review.

Teachers as guides to move students beyond the social piece to forming a learning community.

ake a poll of your followers, i.e., your students. Let your students poll each other. This tool could help jumpstart a discussion on a topic.

Einstein said "an idea should be as simple as possible but not simpler." These NY ELA standards are the result of long deep thought by some of the best minds in the field, those who understand the complexity of a real classroom.

Nice little list of some texts that could be described as postmodern.

Links to different vocabulary sites and ideas

Study Blue is a website for students to share and collaborate on the creation of study tools. High School and college students can share notes from class, create multi-media flashcards, email, and share calendars using Study Blue. Students can establish study groups or search for study groups already creating on Study Blue.

Lesson building tool based on Bloom's taxonomy

A great article by the late Frank McCourt about teaching creative writing and learning alongside his students.

Reading Group questions and ideas

Excellent summary with useful headers of the latest key ideas from brain research and how they apply to classroom instruction.