This is a web resource sponsored by the International Reading Association. Here, you will find classroom resources, searchable by interactive type, learning objective, and theme; professional development resources and tools, and resources for parents. There is also an area for after school activities to use with students to build literacy skills!

For teachers in Iowa, the AEA is a valuable resource, providing support in materials and planning that school districts may not.

Voicethread is a collaborative, multimedia based slideshow tool that allows users to view and share "Voicethreads" using audio, video, and images, from anywhere around the world, without software to install. An awesome sharing tool.

The main page for the Flat Classroom Project wikis. Created by Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsay, Flat Classroom is a wiki that allows students to participate in collaborative, global "flattening" projects through online communication, use of web 2.0 tools, and Thomas Friedman's mentality that "the world is flat."

Chore Wars, a game to use with household chores. Could this be translated over to use in education, with homework?

This is a blog and a wiki about 21st century teaching and learning. Not only does the wiki discuss technology's integration into the classroom, but about critically shifting the educational paradigm itself. 

Capzles is an online social storytelling tool and online timeline maker. Through Capzles, you can also share photos, videos, text, music and documents easily. Using the online application, students can create digital storytelling tools using photos and videos to illustrate and enhance text-based stories, such as literature or historical accounts. The possibilities are endless, and all up to the creativity of the students!

Jim O'Loughlin's (of the UNI Department of Languages and Literatures) Electronic Literature class homepage. Electronic literature seems to combine technology with traditional literature and reading. This type of literature could be very revolutionary in terms of bringing new interactions into the reading experience. It also has the potential for use in a 1:1 classroom.

Angela Maiers is another awesome edublogger, and her website offers many resources and tips for teachers using online tools in the classroom.

This is Ann S. Michaelson's blog, Teaching English using web 2.0. In Ann's blog, she talks about incorporating Web 2.0 tools and applications with students in her International English class. There are great posts about how to use different applications, such as blogs and WebNote, as well as ideas for 1:1 classroom activities. As a future English teacher, I am always interested in learning new ways to use Web 2.0 in my classroom. In addition to presenting different tools, Ann also considers how to teach English as a second language.