English+6-8

toc ===media type="custom" key="11280694" ===

** Generic Tools **

 * **Website** || **Description** ||
 * qikpad.co.uk || Multiple users can **write/edit** the same document (no login needed) ||
 * http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/ || 7 ways to **publish documents** online (//create your own classroom magazine)// ||
 * @http://www.paperrater.com/ || Free grammar, spellcheck, **online proofreading**, plagiarism check ||
 * @http://www.plagiarism.org/ || Tips and tools for **preventing plagiarism** ||
 * http://googlelittrips.com/GoogleLit/6-8/ || **Google Lit Trips** for Middle Grades (using Google Earth) ||
 * @http://www.readwritethink.org/ [[image:recommended.jpg width="80" height="15"]] || An excellent **reading/writing** tool with interactive games for students ||
 * http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/10 || Ways to respond to literature using podcasts, blogs, and NY Times Model ||
 * @http://film-english.com/ || Learning English through film (full lesson plans and videos) ||
 * @http://englishcompanion.ning.com/ || An online personal learning community for English teachers ||

Tools By Standard
http://www.visuwords.com @http://www.knoword.org/index.php @http://www.visualthesaurus.com/vocabgrabber/ @http://freerice.com/ @http://dynamo.dictionary.com/placement/level || -A dictionary with videos -Online graphical dictionary and thesaurus -Fun vocab word game (figure out the word from the definition) -Visually explore vocabulary from a selection of text -Vocab quiz game with a good cause -Test word knowledge, build vocabulary through fun games and challenges || connections, style & language) || @http://www.booksshouldbefree.com/ @http://www.winterstail.com/ @http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/ http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/01/ http://www.openculture.com/2012/03/free_science @http://www.readworks.org/lessons/grades || -A collection of free audio books -Interactive website telling a story about a dolphin w/o a tail -A large collection of mp3 audio books (with pdf text) -Full length movies (Animal Farm and 1984) -Free Science Fiction books (Orson Welles, C.S. Lewis) -Reading comprehension lesson plans and units || @http://thestorystarter.com/ @http://lightningbug.com.au/index.htm @http://oneword.com/ http://www.creativity-portal.com/prompts/ @http://futureme.org/ @http://inmaiclassportadaalta.blogspot.com/ @http://noredink.com/ || -What-If Questions to get students writing -Provides creative ideas and writer prompts -Helps students through the writing cycle -Give students one-word and 60 seconds to write about it -Random writing prompt generator -Write an email to your future self -Portada in English: reading and writing assignments, text, widgets, etc... -Web-based learning platform that helps students improve their grammar and writing skills || @http://www.stixy.com/ || -A corkboard with post-it notes - great for brainstorming/discussions -A virtual bulletin board - post notes, images, documents, and more || @http://www.sweetsearch.com/ @http://easybib.com/ || -Purdue Owl Writing Lab (Research & Citation) -A search tool for students -A tool that simplifies APA/MLA citations for students || http://www.freetech4teachers.com/ || -5 Alternatives to Traditional Book Reports -7 web-based tools for creating video stories ||
 * **Standard** || **Website** || **Description** ||
 * Vocabulary Development || @http://www.wordia.com/
 * Literary Text (understanding,
 * Writing || http://www.brucevanpatter.com/what_if_questions
 * Discussion || <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">@http://corkboard.me/
 * Oral presentation || http://www.guide2digitallearning.com/tools_tech || -100 free online digital storytelling tools ||
 * Argument and Persuasive Text ||  ||   ||
 * Research || <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl
 * Media || <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010
 * Reading || @http://tweentribune.com/ || -Daily news stories provided at different reading levels ||