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"Sound Gecko is a free service that turns text articles into MP3 files. Using Sound Gecko you can take an article from a website, paste its URL into Sound Gecko, and then listen to a reading of that article. The conversion isn't instantaneous, but it is relatively quick. You do have to enter an email address in order to get the MP3 file. To remove the copy and paste part of the process you can install the Sound Gecko Chrome extension."

Clears online articles of all the adds and distractions with a click of a button. 

Welcome to Tagxedo, word cloud with styles Tagxedo turns words -- famous speeches, news articles, slogans and themes, even your love letters -- into a visually stunning word cloud, words individually sized appropriately to highlight the frequencies of occurrence within the body of text.

Does ability grouping - or tracking - enhance academic achievement? No, and research tells us that it is not a neutral or benign practice, either. Although it is widespread and widely accepted, ability grouping generally depresses student achievement and is harmful to kids.

"Moody. Impulsive. Maddening. Why do teenagers act the way they do? Viewed through the eyes of evolution, their most exasperating traits may be the key to success as adults."

Jerome Harste in "What Do We Mean by Literacy Now?" shares his thoughts about literacy informed by insights into "multiple literacies" and "literacy as social practice." He states that a good ELA program for the twenty-first century continues to be composed of three components -- meaning-making, language study, and inquiry-based learning.