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The English Companion Ning

Posted in English on Oct 16th, 2009 No Comments »

The English Companion Ning is a discussion corner where teachers can ask questions and get help .

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Word Magnets

Posted in English on Oct 15th, 2009 No Comments »

Word Magnets allows you to create word magnets that you can rearrange to create a variety of creative pieces. (Thanks Anne)

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Tagul

Posted in English on Oct 10th, 2009 No Comments »

Tagul creates word clouds much like wordle. It includes rollover effects and text inside of text. The site is in beta and is free for now.

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Shmoop

Posted in English on Oct 10th, 2009 No Comments »

Shmoop is a site that provides study guides on literature, poetry, bestsellers, US History, Civics, Biographies and Music.
From Shmoop: “Throughout our content, we present multiple points-of-view and ask tough questions, to force students on to a soap box, to form their own opinions, to argue for those opinions.”
Note:
The site is still in beta.

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Twittering Dante

Posted in English on Apr 19th, 2009 No Comments »

An example of using twitter as a new model for reading and writing.

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Teaching English with Technology

Posted in English on Feb 27th, 2009 No Comments »

Teaching English with Technology is a site dedicated to helping English Language Arts teachers incorporate technology effectively into the classroom. They also have a section on grammar, exercises, lessons, games and quizzes. 

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New Math

Posted in English on Feb 18th, 2009 No Comments »

 
Take a look at more at: New Math

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Save The Words

Posted in English on Feb 8th, 2009 No Comments »

Help save words that are being phased out of the English language.

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What Should I Read Next?

Posted in English on Jan 13th, 2009 No Comments »

If you just finished a good book and are not sure what to read next, try the website What Should I Read Next? Enter a book and the site will suggest what should be next.

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Wordle

Posted in English on Jan 8th, 2009 No Comments »

Wordle is a site that allows you to create “word clouds” from text that you provide. You can give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently. You can also play with the layout.
Thank you Barbara for the suggestion.

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