This is the PERFECT presentation I have been wanting for three years now!  Students often wonder if Google is a valid source.  This presentation explains when Google is and is not good.

A FANTASTIC resource for students (and teachers!), Wordnik allows you to search for a word and then shows its definition, example sentences/uses, etymology, pronunciation, tweets with the word, and photos from Flickr that are related... wonderful for all learning styles.

Enter the most recent book you have read and its author, and receive a new recommendation!  Very easy and perfect for when a student says, "I just don't know what to read next..."

This blog allows readers to write a letter to a fictional character and then publish it!  It is a fantastic way to engage students in the text at a unique level!  I want students to do this with a character of their choice from one of our summer reading novels.

The best presentation on plagiarism I have found to date- accurate, to-the-point, and still engaging for students... I will add this to our research unit!

Tagxedo requires Silverlight, but is an awesome way to create word clouds that are gorgeous! I plan to use this next year for concrete poetry because let's face it - it's much better than our drawings could be!

Shelfari is a social networking page where you can create a virtual shelf to show off your books. Next year I am going to make one for each class and give each class login information so we can track what we read!

This is a great video to show students about Wikipedia. It does not discredit the site entirely but explains that people can revise information. Also, it is a good general video for navigating Internet information.

Grammar Girl video podcast on irony, using the Sarah Palin turkey video as an example.  Great for middle schoolers and a figurative language unit!