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Guys Lit Wire

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Guys Lit Wire: Bloggers, writers, and readers helping teen guys find the books THEY want to read.

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How To Cite Social Media: MLA & APA Formats

How To Cite Social Media: MLA & APA Formats | ELA Web Resources | Scoop.it
Well, it's official, you can now officially cite social media sources in MLA and APA formats. Although this might not seem like a big deal, it is an important step in acknowledging social media as ...
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Word Clouds: 125 Ways... And Counting... To Use Wordle In The Classroom

Word Clouds: 125  Ways... And Counting... To Use Wordle In The Classroom | ELA Web Resources | Scoop.it
Welcome to a post I always have  fun writing. Last May I attempted finding ways to use Word Clouds (Wordle) in education. When I concluded writing that post I was at 108 possible ways. More than a ...
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Thought Questions - Asking the right questions is the answer.

Thought Questions - Asking the right questions is the answer. | ELA Web Resources | Scoop.it
A question that makes you think is worth asking. So we ask one new thought-provoking question every day.
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Although not all of the images are appropriate for younger audiences, the questions would be great to integrate in to a class blog.

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Grammar Bytes! Grammar Instruction with Attitude

Grammar Bytes! Grammar Instruction with Attitude | ELA Web Resources | Scoop.it
Grammar Bytes! Grammar Instruction with Attitude. Includes detailed terms, interactive exercises, handouts, PowerPoints, and more!
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Welcome to NoRedInk!

Welcome to NoRedInk! | ELA Web Resources | Scoop.it
A fun way to practice and master grammar & writing skills!
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Finally, a self-paced practice site for ELA! 

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Find Similar or Opposite words at WordHippo.com

Find Similar or Opposite words at WordHippo.com | ELA Web Resources | Scoop.it
Find opposite or similar words at WordHippo.com.
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Little Bird Tales

Little Bird Tales: Capture the Voice of Childhood. We offer a fun,unique way to create,record and share stories online.
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DRAFT - Opinionator - NYTimes.com

DRAFT - Opinionator - NYTimes.com | ELA Web Resources | Scoop.it

"Draft features essays by grammarians, historians, linguists, journalists, novelists and others on the art of writing — from the comma to the tweet to the novel — and why a well-crafted sentence matters more than ever in the digital age." 

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Banned Books Week: Celebrating 30 Years of Liberating Literature | Diigo

A cool interactive timeline showing what year books were banned.

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Curriculum: Understanding YouTube & Digital Citizenship – Google in Education

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If you're looking for ways to teach digital citizenship to secondary students, here is a resource about YouTube.

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How many words do you know? | Word Dynamo

How many words do you know? | Word Dynamo | ELA Web Resources | Scoop.it
I've just received my Word Score, an estimate of the total number of words I know. How many words do you know?
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Guys Lit Wire

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Guys Lit Wire: Bloggers, writers, and readers helping teen guys find the books THEY want to read.

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Smithsonian's History Explorer

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Your gateway to innovative, standards-based online resources for teaching and learning American history, designed and developed by the National Museum of American History.

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Welcome · Digital Public Library of America

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Great primary source material to support classroom learning.

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The Top 75 'Pictures of the Day' for 2012

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  *Update: The Top 100 'Pictures of the Day' for 2012 have just been published. Click here to check out the most up-to-date post! After the positive reception from last year's "Top 50 'Picture...
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These photos may inspire some multimedia blog discussions.

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creative writing prompts . com ideas for writers

creative writing prompts . com ideas for writers | ELA Web Resources | Scoop.it
Creative Writing Prompts collection of writing prompts and story starters for writers. Come up with creative content for blogs and blog stories with the help of these creative writing ideas.
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This was recommended to me by one of our 8th grade ELA teachers.

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inkle » inklewriter

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Write creative stories online for free. Also has collaboration features, and the ability to publish online to share with others.

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Plagiarisma.Net Checker

Free Online Turnitin Detection Software

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Free Online Grammar Check, Spelling, and More | PaperRater

Free Online Grammar Check, Spelling, and More | PaperRater | ELA Web Resources | Scoop.it
Grammar & Spelling Check; Free Online Proofreading; No Downloads...Allows you to find those pesky mistakes and correct them before your teacher does...
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BoomWriter | Read, Write, Compete... And Get Published!

BoomWriter | Read, Write, Compete... And Get Published! | ELA Web Resources | Scoop.it
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Wordia - help students to learn subject vocabulary through free learning games and video

Wordia - help students to learn subject vocabulary through free learning games and video | ELA Web Resources | Scoop.it
A free resource that uses interactive video and games-based learning to teach students vocabulary. Educators can set school tournaments, and students can play fun learning games challenging classmates and other schools.
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A Platform for Good

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A Platform for Good is a project of the Family Online Safety Institute designed to help parents, teachers and teens to connect, share and do good online.

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Citelighter - The fully automated bibliography, research, citation, and internet highlighting tool.

Citelighter - The fully automated bibliography, research, citation, and internet highlighting tool. | ELA Web Resources | Scoop.it
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CRAYON.net - Create Your Own Newspaper

CRAYON - Create Your Own Newspaper.The web's first personalized news service, custom news, headlines...a great way to compare how different parts of the world treat the same news story.

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VocabSushi The Easiest Way to Expand your Vocabulary

VocabSushi The Easiest Way to Expand your Vocabulary | ELA Web Resources | Scoop.it

Great exercises in expanding the vocabulary for English Language Learners.


Via Doug Joubert, Eric Stockmeyer @stockmeyer1
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