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This site is intended to be a place where teachers and view and share educational videos that can be used in the classroom. Teaching Videos allows you to see videos which other teachers have recommended as suitable for education. You can also register and add videos to the database yourself! (Registration coming soon).

The National Writing Project's 30 Ideas for Teaching Writing offers successful strategies contributed by experienced writing project teachers. Since NWP does not promote a single approach to teaching writing, readers will benefit from a variety of eclectic, classroom-tested techniques. Award Winner 30 Ideas for Teaching Writing received a first-place Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP). Explore NWP.org's resources on Teaching Writing Writing Prompts English Language Learners Grammar and Usage Academic Writing Writing Across the Curriculum Find more of NWP's free articles on teaching writing More Resources on Teaching Writing Find out more about NWP Read about NWP's impact on student achievement Visit the NWP Bookstore Free Copy of 30 Ideas for Teaching Writing Download a PDF version now. Buy A Copy for $1 Order 30 Ideas for Teaching Writing online. Few sources available today offer writing teachers such succinct, practice-based help-which is one reason why 30 Ideas for Teaching Writing was the winner of the Association of Education Publishers 2005 Distinguished Achievement Award for Instructional Materials. These ideas originated as full-length articles in NWP publications

"Thinkfinity Literacy Network delivers free, top-quality online educational resources for literacy instruction and lifelong learning for adults and family literacy programs. The content on TLN strengthens literacy development, creativity and critical thinking skills for success in the 21st Century."

A seven minute video on TED.com showing the very near future - siftables. If you haven't seen it, watch and think about the applications for our work. What does this mean for education and learning when we can so easily work with information on our terms, by our design?

A great six minute video on TED.com that looks at future success. Love the little girl who just can't put that marshmallow down! Wonder what the implications are for us as educators?

The "Rare Book Room" has been constructed as an educational site intended to allow the visitor to examine and read some of the great books of the world. The original books have been scanned in their entirity and by clicking the page you can zoom in and read the text.

A resource for teachers, literacy organizations and anyone interested in reading and education, created in collaboration with LitCam, Google, and UNESCO's Institute for Lifelong Learning.

Imagine collecting all the best free educational videos made for children, and making them findable and watchable on one website. WatchKnow-as in, "You watch, you know"-has started building this resource.

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It's timely to remind ourselves about the importance of fun to learning........seriously!

Where you can buy 30 student whiteboards for $99.

Will work with iPods/Computers!