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Online
Resources
This list
of online resources for teachers and students will grow and change as
you make suggestions. If you would like to suggest a site for inclusion,
contact Donna Bragg at BraggD@allentownsd.org.
 LVWP
Listserv The LVWP maintains a listserv for Lehigh Valley Writing
Fellows. This un-moderated list is for the announcement of events of
interest to writing fellows. To be added to the list or update your
address contact Judy Sandt at JSandt@psu.edu.
LVWP
Summer Invitational Institute Resources
POWER
Library (Pennsylvania Online World of Electronic Resources)
This resource can be accessed at most public schools and on the internet
using an active public library card from most libraries in Pennsylvania.
A wealth of online subscriptions services available at no charge. Many
are of a literary nature. A
list of Participating libraries is available on line.
Digital
Story Telling The merger of traditional writing with new technology
has created exciting avenues for writers to express themselves. The
following sites have media resources particularly useful to this genre.
- Center
for Digital Storytelling An organization rooted in the
art of storytelling. Helping people use the tools of digital media
to craft, record, share, and value the stories of individuals and
communities.
- Digital
Storytelling A resource for teacher's from the Western
Mass Writing Project.
- Flickr An online repository of amateur photography much of which is available
for free use. A good place to share your own pictures
with others.
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Magnatune Music purchased from Magnatune requires no
license for non-commercial use including digital story telling, podcasts
and video blogs.
- Picasa Web Albums Googles online photo sharing site. A large collection of amateur photography mostly available
for free use. Free easy to use Picasa software makes this a good way to share your own pictures.
- Pics4learning
A copyright friendly source for images for use in education.
- Podsafe
Music Network A source for music that can legally be
used in an internet podcast.
Teaching
Resources
 AIMS
DigitalCurriculum Streaming Video A Web-based video streaming
and image library service. IU #20 subscribes for member schools and
districts.- Crayola
Creative classroom activities for all grades and disciplines.
- DiscoverySchool.com
Enriching and exciting tools, content and games for grades K-12.
- eLearning Colonial Intermediate Unit 20s on line guide to multimedia teaching
resources.
- EduChoices
50 of the Best Websites for Writers.
- Bud
Hunt’s site on blogging and wikis.
- International
Children's Digital Library
(ICDL) A digital library of children's books from all over the world.
- Jan
Brett
Pages of free activities, coloring pages, and projects for children
grades K-6.
- MarcoPolo:
Internet Content
for the Classroom A consortium of premier education organizations
dedicated to providing quality Internet content and professional development
to teachers and students.
- MES-English.com
This site contains free ESL resources / EFL resources for teachers
of young learners.
- Net
Trekker Source for differentiated instructions for teachers
and students to use from school and home. Free trail available. IU
#20 & #21 subscribe for member schools and districts.
- Nice
Net Free internet classroom program to facilitate communications
between students and between students and educators.
- Scholastic
Teachers Lesson plans, teaching tools and strategies
for grades K-12.
- Teacher
Timesavers Publishes teaching units, lesson plans, novel
studies, and other educational materials in a variety of subject areas
for the classroom.
- This
I Believe Direction on how to write essay’s for
this NPR series.
- United
Streaming Video Educational videos and video clips. Free
trail available. IU #20 & #21 subscribe for member schools and
districts.
- David
Warlick.
- Tim
Wilson’s The Savvy Technologist.
- WLVT
39 Digital Learning Center Lesson plans, resources and
activities for grades K - 12. Also includes resources for students
and parents.
- Writer's Digest The editors of Writer's Digest have prepared 52 Writing Prompts—idea joggers and brain starters—to get your writing going.
- Writing
Fix Sources for interactive writing prompts, writing
across the curriculum and the 6 writing traits.
- Writing, Technology and Teens PEW Internet & American Life Project Final Report, April 2008.
Blogging
Wikis
Social
Bookmarking Services
Podcasting
Resources
for Students
- Book
Adventure
A reading motivation program for children in grades K-8.
- Discover
Writing with Barry Lane This site provides hints, ideas
and creative lessons in writing.
- Noodle
Tools Allows you to create MLA and APA bibliographies
online. (Local systems, including Allentown SD subscribe to this service.)
- Scholastic
Write It Writing tools and the publication of student
works.
- Teen
Ink A monthly print publication, web site and book series
written for teens by teens.
- Word
Central Vocabulary-building resources such as a Student
Dictionary and "Daily Buzzword" with eight interactive word
games to help with spelling, reading, writing, and grammar.
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