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Privacy Playground: The First Adventure of the Three CyberPigs is a game for 8-10 year olds similar to the AT and T websites game. This one is from http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/games/privacy_playground/. This website has lots of information about media and digital literacy.

2. artsalive.ca/en/resources/students.asp from the National Arts Centre in Canada, copyrighted in 2010, Pinchas Zukerman might be the director. He is definitely involved. It is an extremely comprehensive site dealing with music, dance, English theater and French theater. Students can watch interviews, research composers, listen to music and lots more.

University of Iowa has a great section on phonetics (you may also select English or German) which includes animated graphics that show what your mouth should be doing for each sound. Also has short video of a native speaker pronouncing each letter of the alphabet and using it in words. Excellent tool for foreign language teachers.

The International Children's Digital Library has children's picture books written in English and other languages. The content of the books seems to have an emphasis on fairy tales, folklore, and diverse cultures. From their mission statement, "to excite and inspire the world's children to become members of the global community - children who understand the value of tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages and ideas -- by making the best in children's literature available online."

This website offers vocabulary quizzes, crossword puzzles and grammar exercises that cater to ESL students. Students also have the option to take quizzes in their native language, which is a great way to help them build their English speaking skills.

This site offers tips on classroom management as well as lesson plan ideas. This resource also provides Information on the latest trends and issues in the field of English.

This article is an excellent resource for students as they cover specific books in class. This site offers chapter summaries and character descriptions to help students understand information from the text. There are also quizzes to assist students in studying for tests. This site is an especially useful resource in studying the works of Shakespeare, as it offers modern-day language translations.

This site was created for English and Language Arts teachers, but can be applied to any content area. This offers templates and examples of different writing activities for students to do as well as professional development opportunities for educators.

LiveBinders is a place where users can place websites, documents, images, text, and videos into virtual 3-ring binders. Easy, attractive, and free!

I nominate LiveBinders for one of the top 10 web tools for 2011. Wow!