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Nonfiction text structures are reviews here as well as Web 2.0 tools. Connections to CCSS are also made.

Study on automated essay grading software/tools.

This free persuasion map my be helpful to older students in mapping out their arguments; helpful in light of CCSS.

Apps to help writers--looks interesting!

Online websites to assist struggling writers. Most of these I am familiar with--recommend.

Ideas for using TED talks to stimulate reading, writing, and the language arts.

Great list of online grammar resources

Recommended websites for reluctant writers from Ed Tech.

Supercool. Can't wait to input some words and try this out.

Don't think I've ever read a stronger review of a book. I bought it and read it and whole heartedly agree. Don't launch your wtg wkshp without this book!

You students can use words to create pictures--lots of potential for creativity here and summarzing learning.

Online publishing--can add digital images (own, flickr), publish and embed. Lots of potential here.

Story time line that incorporates text, photos, video.

Here's another timeline Web 2.0 tool. Imagine writing class newsletters this way or autobiographies. Kay

If you are a techno addict, check out our class webpages for some great tools to use with kids of all ages! If you have any questions, email me at dermadyd@1000islandsschools.org. SMART Board links, too!

Thanks for sharing, Debbie. I check in frequently to see what you and your students are doing. A cyber gold start for you!

I want to get out a newspaper and some markers right now!!!

Kim Yaris kyaris@literacy-builders.com, www.literacy-builders.com This is a very cool site to find words with similar meanings. Type in a word and then a visual web of words with similar meanings.

I just used this site/download with an iPod project in my classroom. It is probably the most important site I have found in years. The primes is simple and there are probably pleanty of other sites like it but.... WOW. You can drop your files into the dropbox and they are saved to the "cloud". Then amazingly they are on every computer ( or iPod) you have linked to the account. I entered my account info on the student iPods and made a folder for each student, when they were done with a project, they saved it to the folder. The great thing about this was i could access their assigment from anywhere, my home computer, my iPhone, another iPod in the class, the smart board...it was limitless, I could share it with anyone, no matter where I was...how powerful. I also made a folder of "mrs. Kondrick's resources" where I put videos, audios, assignments, rubrics etc, and then they could watch them/use them at their own pace ( so ethnic that works well with our individualized daily 5 reading block.

Best place to learn about Web Tools!