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Free Venn Diagram Creator from ReadWriteThink. Students can save and print results. Nice Tool!

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Level Books With Book Wizard: Find Books by Level, Topic, Genre | Scholastic.com

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Search Scholastic Book Wizard for children’s books from all publishers by reading level and grade levels. Level books in classroom library by Guided Reading, DRA, Lexile(R) levels.

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Super cool! PULP-O-MIZER Create your own “Pulp Magazine Cover” #edtech #literacy via @edtechchic Blog: EdTech Chic Lots of customizations can be made (text, backgrounds, images). No registration required. Kids will love creating covers to go along with their stories, poems, projects, etc. I had fun creating the one above. Created image can easily be saved to your computer. Added to Write On! 4 Kids under the tab “Book Cover Creator”. You may also like… Youblisher WordSift Futebol TV
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Super cool! PULP-O-MIZER

Create your own “Pulp Magazine Cover”

#edtech #literacy via @edtechchic Blog: EdTech Chic

Lots of customizations can be made (text, backgrounds, images). No registration required. Kids will love creating covers to go along with their stories, poems, projects, etc. I had fun creating the one above.

Created image can easily be saved to your computer.

Added to Write On! 4 Kids under the tab “Book Cover Creator”.

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Surviving Charles Dickens’ London: Interactive! #edtech #literacy “Dare you take a tour of Dickensian London? You could meet Mr Micawber, Mr Pickwick or Fagin. Or you might catch smallpox and end up in jail. If you do well, you’ll get to meet Charles Dickens.”  Very nice interactive! Learn more about Dickens’ life via Bleak House, featuring an animated short bio. screenshot above You may also like… Childrens’ Authors’ Websites The Official Site of Beverly Cleary Authors Who Skype (great resource!) Highlights (2 great sites!)
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Surviving Charles Dickens’ London: Interactive!

#edtech #literacy

“Dare you take a tour of Dickensian London? You could meet Mr Micawber, Mr Pickwick or Fagin. Or you might catch smallpox and end up in jail. If you do well, you’ll get to meet Charles Dickens.” 

Very nice interactive!

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Learn more about Dickens’ life via Bleak House, featuring an animated short bio.

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screenshot above

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Ultimate Writing Resource List

Superb categorized resource for #writing resources!

#literacy

100+ resources. Click here for the entire list.

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FANTABULOUS!!! Content Trailers #elemchat #spedchat #4thchat #5thchat #1stchat #scichat  #sscghat Hook your students with these! Amazing collection of “Content Trailers” for a variety of grades and subjects. Specials will love these too! Content Trailers are “ short, 2- to 3-minute, media-rich experiences from which a point of inquiry can begin.  Providing students with the images and sounds that can be attached to the textual information that they will be exploring can provide a profound shift in the way learning is engaged. Content Trailers can be one tool to help the process of inquiry begin.” Think of them as short (spectacular) videos to introduce a subject. I watched a few and was extremely impressed. The quality of the trailers was superb. Music was varied and Images were top notch. Fantastic tools to hook students into lessons. Trailers are organized by Grade (K-12), as well as the subjects listed below.   I checked out the one for U.S. Presidents and was shocked to see a content trailer for every single president. So of course I added it to  U.S. Presidents for Kids So I moved on to the poetry section and added that one to  Kool Kids Write Poetry. Places Around the World is now included in  Countries for Kids. I don’t mean to gush but “Content Trailers” are AWESOME!  I have never seen a collection like this. Created by WBR Technology Dept. 
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FANTABULOUS!!! Content Trailers

#elemchat #spedchat #4thchat #5thchat #1stchat #scichat  #sscghat

Hook your students with these! Amazing collection of “Content Trailers” for a variety of grades and subjects. Specials will love these too!

Content Trailers are “ short, 2- to 3-minute, media-rich experiences from which a point of inquiry can begin.  Providing students with the images and sounds that can be attached to the textual information that they will be exploring can provide a profound shift in the way learning is engaged. Content Trailers can be one tool to help the process of inquiry begin.”

Think of them as short (spectacular) videos to introduce a subject.

I watched a few and was extremely impressed. The quality of the trailers was superb. Music was varied and Images were top notch. Fantastic tools to hook students into lessons.

Trailers are organized by Grade (K-12), as well as the subjects listed below.

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I checked out the one for U.S. Presidents and was shocked to see a content trailer for every single president.

So of course I added it to image U.S. Presidents for Kids

So I moved on to the poetry section and added that one to image Kool Kids Write Poetry.

Places Around the World is now included in image Countries for Kids.

I don’t mean to gush but “Content Trailers” are AWESOME!  I have never seen a collection like this. Created by WBR Technology Dept. 

Reading with Kids has some nice resources for teachers that you can share with parents. #reading #1stchat #2ndchat #3rdchat #4thchat #spedchat These include… Printable Reading Games Reading Activity Suggestions and Monthly Idea Calendars (perfect to share with parents) Holiday Printable Reading activities Assortment of coloring pages. Very cool alphabet coloring by number pages. Here are some more alphabet coloring pages. Added to  Classroom Printables and  Educational Coloring Pages You may also like… Mr. Carl’s Corner
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Reading with Kids has some nice resources for teachers that you can share with parents.

#reading #1stchat #2ndchat #3rdchat #4thchat #spedchat

These include…

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and  Educational Coloring Pages

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Create online books with Scribble Press! Free and easy. #literacy #writing I just checked out Scribble Press and was so delighted. It’s a great publisher that is perfect for kids.  The easy to use interface allows you to use your own images (students artwork!) or use a variety of stickers they provide. Students need to type in their text in a text box that is clearly defined for each page. Text can be copied and pasted from another source also. Teachers can create group accounts so students can share books with each other. How nice is that. There is also an equally nice iPad version. No registration required to create a book. Final product can be viewed online, downloaded as a pdf and printed or purchased as a hard cover book. Included in  Screenshots below. You may also like… Comic Master Karma’S World The Oxford Wordlist Interactive Tool
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Create online books with Scribble Press! Free and easy.

#literacy #writing

I just checked out Scribble Press and was so delighted. It’s a great publisher that is perfect for kids. 

The easy to use interface allows you to use your own images (students artwork!) or use a variety of stickers they provide. Students need to type in their text in a text box that is clearly defined for each page. Text can be copied and pasted from another source also.

Teachers can create group accounts so students can share books with each other. How nice is that.

There is also an equally nice iPad version.

No registration required to create a book. Final product can be viewed online, downloaded as a pdf and printed or purchased as a hard cover book.

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Screenshots below.

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Highlights for Kids has revamped itself and it’s even better! #edtech #1stchat #2ndchat #3rdchat #4thchat #literacy via A Few Weeks Shy of the Real World Four main features include: Play it, Make it, Read it, and Share it. All are tops! Lots of audio and text included. Some are animated. Awesome poems and stories kids will enjoy. They have some really top notch games too. I love the Super Story Twister. I also thought the joke section was quite cool featuring kids telling the jokes. You may also like…  Online News and Magazines for Kids
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Highlights for Kids has revamped itself and it’s even better!

#edtech #1stchat #2ndchat #3rdchat #4thchat #literacy

via A Few Weeks Shy of the Real World

Four main features include: Play it, Make it, Read it, and Share it. All are tops! Lots of audio and text included. Some are animated.

Awesome poems and stories kids will enjoy. They have some really top notch games too. I love the Super Story Twister.

I also thought the joke section was quite cool featuring kids telling the jokes.

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Fantastic resource! No Water River is a poetry video library that features many poems read by the actual authors.  #literacy #poetry Many interviews are also available as well as extension activities. Includes some neat resources such as “Poetry Performance Tips”. Added to  Kool Kids Write Poetry You may also like… Favorite Poem Project What Rhymes with Squirrel Haiku Creator (PBS)
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Fantastic resource! No Water River is a poetry video library that features many poems read by the actual authors. 

#literacy #poetry

Many interviews are also available as well as extension activities. Includes some neat resources such as “Poetry Performance Tips”.

Added to  Kool Kids Write Poetry

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Great Source iwrite - Free writing resources for teachers, students and parents. (gr. 5-12) #literacy #writing For Educators — Quick access to powerful writing lessons and assessments  For Students — Step-by-step support for completing writing assignments For Parents — Tips for helping your child become a better writer, thinker, and learner Includes step-by-step tutorials, graphic organizers, templates as well as links to sites where student work can be published. Nice resource! Included in   Write On! for Kids You may also like… Words for Better Writing 30 Ideas for Teaching Writing Readers’/Writers’ Workshops, Centers and Resources
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Great Source iwrite - Free writing resources for teachers, students and parents. (gr. 5-12)

#literacy #writing

For Educators — Quick access to powerful writing lessons and assessments 
For Students — Step-by-step support for completing writing assignments
For Parents — Tips for helping your child become a better writer, thinker, and learner

Includes step-by-step tutorials, graphic organizers, templates as well as links to sites where student work can be published.
Nice resource!

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Batalugu - Great digital storytelling publisher!  #edtech #literacy Batalugu  is a wonderful site for creating books online. They provide colorful and fun graphics/backgrounds but you can also upload your own.   Size and color of font is customizable too. Books can be published in private or public mode and shared by url or bookshelf. Create as many books as you want. Easy to use interface makes it possible for students to create their own books. Their short tutorial will come in handy. (screenshot below) I was able to create a book using my own clip art! screenshot above I think it would be fun to take photos of your students/classroom and create a book around them. You can add to it at any time. You can also use Batalugu for group writing. Start with an interesting story starter and have each student add a page to the story. It will be a class favorite when it’s done. Batalugu also provides a bookshelf where you can keep all of your books. Students can choose a book from the shelf to read at any time. included in  Write On! for Kids You may also like… Storybird storyjumper Carol of the Chins (just fun) Santa Trio Graphics Learn 21
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Batalugu - Great digital storytelling publisher! 

#edtech #literacy

Batalugu  is a wonderful site for creating books online. They provide colorful and fun graphics/backgrounds but you can also upload your own.   Size and color of font is customizable too. Books can be published in private or public mode and shared by url or bookshelf. Create as many books as you want.

Easy to use interface makes it possible for students to create their own books. Their short tutorial will come in handy. (screenshot below)

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I was able to create a book using my own clip art! screenshot above

I think it would be fun to take photos of your students/classroom and create a book around them. You can add to it at any time.

You can also use Batalugu for group writing. Start with an interesting story starter and have each student add a page to the story. It will be a class favorite when it’s done.

Batalugu also provides a bookshelf where you can keep all of your books. Students can choose a book from the shelf to read at any time.

included in image Write On! for Kids

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Boom Writer  takes a 21st Century approach to teaching writing. #edtech #literacy  New addition to Write On! 4 Kids Livebinder This looks like a great creative writing tool. You can register your class for free and create your own class/school competitions. Students write chapters based on a story starter you provide and the class votes on which one to add to the book. I love that the authors of the chapters are anonymous during the voting process. Free and ($39) premium accounts are available. From BoomWriter: “BoomWriter is a supremely engaging creative writing website that has students reading, writing and assessing content in ways they’ve never done before!” The teacher selects or produces his or her own story start, and the students let their imagination and writing skills take over. One chapter at a time, the students write, read, and then vote on the submissions they like the most. The winning chapter is then added to the story and the process continues. The teacher determines the total number of chapters to be completed, and when the competition is over a new book is ready to be published. Completed books can be purchase if you wish. You may also like… TalkTyper Do2Learn One Word
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Boom Writer  takes a 21st Century approach to teaching writing.

#edtech #literacy

 New addition to Write On! 4 Kids Livebinder

This looks like a great creative writing tool. You can register your class for free and create your own class/school competitions. Students write chapters based on a story starter you provide and the class votes on which one to add to the book. I love that the authors of the chapters are anonymous during the voting process.

Free and ($39) premium accounts are available.

From BoomWriter: “BoomWriter is a supremely engaging creative writing website that has students reading, writing and assessing content in ways they’ve never done before!”

  1. The teacher selects or produces his or her own story start, and the students let their imagination and writing skills take over.
  2. One chapter at a time, the students write, read, and then vote on the submissions they like the most. The winning chapter is then added to the story and the process continues.
  3. The teacher determines the total number of chapters to be completed, and when the competition is over a new book is ready to be published.
Completed books can be purchase if you wish.
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Scholastic’s Story Starters #literacy Choose a theme (adventure, fantasy, sci-fi, scrambler), grade level (K-6) and spin the wheel. Neat way to  generate story prompts. Story Starters include direction on character, plot and setting. Prompts can be easily modified. Included in  Write On! for Kids You may also like… The Story Starter Jr. Illustrated Story Starters Create a Comic
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Scholastic’s Story Starters

#literacy

Choose a theme (adventure, fantasy, sci-fi, scrambler), grade level (K-6) and spin the wheel.

Neat way to  generate story prompts. Story Starters include direction on character, plot and setting. Prompts can be easily modified.

Included in  Write On! for Kids

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