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Strategies for using performance as a learning activity in English, with links to specific content-related activities. 

"Comments let you apply notes, questions, or observations to a passage on a wiki page - it's kind of like slapping a Post-it note onto the wiki page. Because they're linked to a specific part of the page, comments show you exactly which words they're about (unlike with an email or discussion post). And because the comments can be revealed or collapsed, they let you look at a page as either as an appreciative audience or a critical editor, depending on your needs."

Direct link on updated site.

"This is a webmix of elementary level math games designed to enrich classroom lessons and extend learning."

The website offers a complete Educators Packet, which includes a biographical timeline of Poe's life and several fun and informative lessons plans for the classroom. To receive the packet, middle and high school teachers may use this link to fill out the request form and provide their school's address.

Debatabase is the world's most useful resource for student debaters. Inside you will find arguments for and against hundreds of debating Topics, written by expert debaters, judges and coaches. Also included are background summaries, links to websites of interest and recommended books, example motions and user comments. Pros and Cons!

This site covers a variety of content areas and links out to lots of resources for teachers and parents. There are IWB resources as well.

PBS Teachers is a wonderful site with lots of resources and supplemental material for teachers to use with students. This particular link will take you directly to the STEM education resource center: Professional Development and the focus on this page is Global Climate Change Modules from PBS and NASA. However, if you look at the top of the page you can choose a specific grade band and then within that there are various content areas that can be chosen. Looks like a very interesting site with lots of resources to select from.

Looks like a good site full of supplemental resources. Worth the search and a look.

"This webmix is full of fun, educational, and interactive art websites for the elementary age kiddo. "

"There are so many wonderful resources that teachers can freely use on the internet! If you are looking for educational content, you'll find it there. If you are looking to connect with other educators, mentors, communities - you can easily find them. If you need a tool to help you accomplish as task, you can find it. This site's purpose is to get you pointed toward some of these marvelous educational treasures."

A pleasing annotated array of links to free learning/educational online resources

Create a self-portrait using your words. Link to places like Facebook or Twitter for words you've already written or write something new specifically for your portrait. Either way, you'll create a unique image that can be shared and saved and will remind everyone that You Are Your Words.

Splash allows, for free, users to create an event. Users can track RSVP in real-time. Splash can be connected to the hosts' twitter feed to pull in relevant #conversations to bring your page to life.

Interesting tool. I have bookmarked an example of splash as well as this direct link to spash.

Create free custom graphics and clipart online without any software

"This is a new version of the original 50+ Web 2.0 Ways to Tell a Story that was created in 2007. As of Oct 24, 2010 5:18 pm there are 65 Ways! If you are a person that likes watching DVD extras or seeing "The Making of..." I have a story for you, the History of 50+Ways... In this new version, I have made more places for you to directly add to the site, including your own story examples, sources of media, and advice for others you might be interested in a tool you used. See How to Contribute for more details."

I like that this new version has a section on the process of digital storytelling 1-2-3. 1 is Outlining the Story Idea, 2 is Finding Your Media (with a ton of copyright free resources linked), and 3 is finally Picking Your Tool. Excellent resource!

Upload your work, add comments, share files, and more. Invite your co-workers and start collaborating. Copy and paste from, and link to, any web site. Share with your friends to get their input.Upload photos from your last vacation. Design, and add a few comments if you like. Allow "guest view" so the whole wide web can see, but not add, edit, or delete.

Stixy lets you create online bulletin boards for collaborating with family, friends, and colleagues. You can share pictures, files, reminders, and notes by using different widgets whose size and color you can change. It's fun, free, easy, and colorful.

Teacher report card comments, classroom forms, printable worksheets and ebook resources

An interesting collection of web links for elementary, ESL, ELL, games, etc! There is also stuff to purchase.

There are a lot of cool things about DataMasher: the available datasets, the community built around that data, the unique visualization tools, and the easy-to-use interface of the site. What is truly intriguing about the site is the way users take two different datasets and create visual hypotheses. For example, to visualize the Most Reproductive States (US), one user combined the number of US births witH population figures from the 2008 US Census.

Did you notice what happens when you click the "Analyze This" link (right side)? Not sure how to take that. It's funny, but does it also, then, discredit any data that you find there?