Technologies and the Future of Writing Spring 2009 Mod 1

This site calculates average salaries for different jobs, specifically teaching jobs.

This site describes inclusion classrooms and the legal aspects surrounding these classrooms

Article addressing changes in the future for school systems under new president Barack Obama

This site is very helpful to me because I am in the process of creating 3 themed lesson plans. Some of you may be doing the same. Check it out.

This a great site for teachers to learn fun and eduational activities to do with their students.

This article from the Lawrence Journal outlines the initiative one Kansas University has taken in hosting her art class online... but not just online, in the online universe of the popular MMO "Second Life".

This website provides the reading level for text. All you need to do is type 150 of the text you are interested in, and the website will determine the readability level of the text. This is perfect for education majors trying to decide appropriate text for lesson plans.

This site is used to measure the readability of a textbook or article. You type a section of words, and the process with lead you to what grade and level that particular reading is meant for.

"World's largest, complete collection of printable, often-used classroom FORMS, over 1800 REPORT CARD COMMENTS, spelling activities, 1000 writing prompts, worksheets, award certificates, MATH forms... lots of FREE stuff, immediate DOWNLOAD and use! "

This website is very informative for people interested in the education field. It gives different articles about urban schools to tuition hikes and gives updates.

This website provides dozens of links which each have ideas for teaching with technology.

The Reading Rockets website is designed to help students and teachers with tips for teaching struggling readers.

danah boyd is a brilliant writer in the field of social networking and online personas. This is her personal website with links to her essays, presentations, and blogs.

This is teachers talking about their professions. New and old they can come together and have people that share their interests to converse with. The teachers talk about their classes, and different ideas for the classroom.

A.C. Moore's store website. This can be used to look up items sold inside of the store, to order items online, and to come up with new craft ideas for the classroom.

This site talks about the newest technology that has come out or that is coming out soon. It's important for teachers to keep up on technology since it can be used as helpful teaching tools.

A look fun look into a canadian 1st grade classroom.

Teachnology.com is an innovative website that provides future and current teachers with a plethora of lesson plans in all content areas and grade levels.