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One of the easier free writing/publishing websites I've found.

Online, free plagiarism checker. Articles, websites...

Cool website for co-authoring. Each author separate colors, simultaneous chat, save, email, print...

Flickr Storm is similar to FlickrCC. The kids can search, click on a thumbnail and the photo comes up on the right. If you let the students click on the advanced search feature, it will allow them to limit their searches to Non-Commercial and Share Alike photos. An organization feature of Flickr storm is the "Add to Tray." You can add several photos to your tray and then when you open your tray, all the photos are there in large-sized format. It is like saving the pictures to a file, but instead it stays on the website. Anything like this website is good to begin brainstorming for writing.

This website is great for teachers who are looking to create a blog for their own classroom. I think it is wonderful that teachers can create their own blog and have parents jump on the internet to see everything that is going on in their child's classroom. This website links to a site that takes you step-by-step through the process of creating a blog.

This site gives a brief definition of what literacy means. It points out that literacy is not just knowing isolated pieces of information, but rather having the ability to use language in broader ways. This site also provides literature "Research" information and additional websites and resources for teachers.

I thought this site was very detailed and thought through to help assist teachers or educators with their questions about literacy. On the website you will find the definition of literacy, their literacy beliefs, literature review, action research, references, and favorite literacy web sites. Under literacy beliefs, they have broken down the term into four categories- learner, curriculum, teacher, and assessment. This is great for educators as they can read specific beliefs on literacy based on the specific topic of interest or need.

This link will take you to my class website where I have linked about 200 websites for all subject areas. Several are very interactive, only a few you have to purchase. Great sources, and most teachers always ask for my link- so I am going ahead and posting for your use. Enjoy :-)

I have used this site so many times through out the year! Watch full episodes of your favorite PBS shows, explore music and the arts, find in-depth news analysis, and more. Home to Antiques Roadshow, Frontline, NOVA, PBS Newshour, Masterpiece and many others.

This website puts up different pictures and you spin and spell the picture. You can pick your own picture or they can pick it for you. Cute game!

This website has silly stories on different topics. They also help to work on comprehension.

Here is a great sight to play interactive phonics games.

This website helps you create mind maps for free. This could be a great resource for grades 3-5!

Thanks Jennifer. I will try this out with 4th grade.

Wonderful children's zoo animal alphabet book.

K-1 magazine that can be read and/or listened to online.

Another resource to be aware of.

This website has a variety of online books. They are free and have read aloud audio. Besides the stories there are other tools on the site that can be used. I have used this is my class to read an Arthur book that I did not have. Great resource!

This is a great online picture book site for elementary aged children. Arthur and Toot and Puddle stories are here!

The Kindersite has 1,000s of graded educational games, songs and stories, Used by 11,540 schools in 136 countries. Recommended by teachers worldwide as the best way to introduce technology and English to children. Fun site!

This website allows you to create your own trivia games for your students. Could be great to use in the computer lab.

A free resource that uses interactive video and games-based learning to teach students vocabulary. This website has a glossary that you can search to show your students a video of what a particular word means.

Zopler is a social network where writers, authors and students can easily collaborate on writing stories together as a group.

inFocus, highlight and share your focus on the web. This website allows you to highlight exactly what you want your students to look at.