Source for all Content Areas

 

Category: LMS (Learning Management System) and Social Network 

Age Group: MIddle School and High School 

Cost: Free - advanced features available with subscription 

Link: Schoology 

Description: This site looks (and often feels) like Facebook, but it also a CMS without the customized editing features.  Includes a gradebook and the ability to create quizzes.

 

 

Category: Website video 

Age Group: K-12 

Cost: Free 

Link: Computer as a Door 

Description: This is a video by Kathy Schrock that discusses various Web 2.0 Tools used for collaboration and problem solving.

 

 

Category: Website

Age Group: K-12 

Cost: Free online version 

Link: The Super Book of Web Tools 

Description: This book provides a variety of websites for students in grades K-12.  An excellent resource for any teacher.

 

 

Category: Website

Age Group: K-12

Cost: Free online version

Link: 50 Web 2.0 Tools 

Description:This web site discusses what would happen if 8th grade students were able to disband all rules and open up what technology to use. 

 

 

Category: Website

Age Group: K-12

Cost: Free online version

Link: Top 10 Web 2.0 Tools for Young Learners

Description: This web site list the top 10 Web 2.0 tools for young learners.

 

 Category: Resource Website

 Age Group: Pre-school to High School

 Cost: Free

 Link:  http://www.ohiorc.org/

 Description: This website contains best practice lesson plan resources, research, inservices and links to thinkinity resources.  All lesson plans that are on the website were first reviewed by a  board of experts in the field. Resources for language arts, math and science are found on the Ohio Resource Center website. 

 

 Category: Resource Website

 Age Group: Prek-High School

 Cost: Free

 Link:  http://www.discoveryeducation.com/search/page/-/-/lesson-plan/literature/index.cfm

 Description: This website contains lesson plans for all subject areas and grade levels. There is a well developed technology lesson plan section. 

 

 

 Category:  Website Creator

 Age Group: All

 Cost: Free

 Link:  http://webs.com/

 Description: This is a free website creator that would be perfect for students who are designing their first website. The free plan has an eight page limit. For a minimal fee, patrons can upgrade to a plan that provides more pages and tech support. 

 

 

Resources for Language Arts Teachers

 

 

Sources To Find Text  

 

 Category: Website and Podcasts

 Age Group: Elementary through Adulthood

 Cost: Free

 Link:  http://nancykeane.com/booktalks/

 Description: Nancy Keane offers written book-talks on books  for both adults and children of all ages. She also has podcast booktalks.

 

 Category: Website Search Engine

 Age Group: Elementary and Middle School

 Cost: Free

 Link:  http://www.lib.muohio.edu/pictbks/

 Description: Miami University's search engine of children's' picture books for teachers, students and librarians.

 

 Category: Website

 Age Group: Middle and High School students and teachers

 Cost: Free

 Link:  Http://www.bibliomania.com/ 

 Description: A website that contains classic literature, lesson plans and author biographies regarding popular classic literature.

 

 Category: Website

 Age Group: Adults

 Cost: Free

 Link:  http://www.tech-head.com/dstory.htm

 Description: A resource for articles, associations and books of digital story telling.

 

 Category: Website 

 Age Group: Pre-school to Middle school

 Cost: Free

 Link: http://www.cmlibrary.org/bo

 Description: Charlotte Library website which contains audio books, activities for books, and book reviews for children. It also provided free access to Tumble Books which normally charges a fee.

 

 Category: Website

 Age Group: Elementary and Middle School

 Cost: Free

 Link: http://www.literacyconnections.com/ReadersTheater.php

 Description: The website is a teacher resource that offers research on readers theater, links to books on the topic and actual readers' theaters. 

 

 

Sources to Level Books

 

 Category: Website for leveling books

 Age Group: K-12 Teacher Resource

 Cost: Free

 Link:  http://www.pps.k12.or.us/instruction-c/literacy/leveled_books/

 Description: This web site enables teachers to level text so that they can help teachers provide students with reading materials at their reading level.

 

 

 Category: Website for leveling books

 Age Group: K-12 Teacher Resource

 Cost: Free

 Link:  http://www.lexile.com/analyzer/

 Description:  This web site enables teachers to level text so that they can help teachers provide students with reading materials at their reading level.

 

 

 Category: Website for leveling books

 Age Group: K-12 Teacher Resource

 Cost: Free

 Link:  http://www.lexile.com/findabook/okhive/

 Description: This web site enables teachers to level text so that they can help teachers provide students with reading materials at their reading level.

 

 

Sources to Locate Literacy Best Practice Lesson Plans

 

 Category: Resource Website

 Age Group: Pre-school to High School

 Cost: Free

 Link:  http://www.readwritethink.org/

 Description: This website contains lesson plan resources for language arts teachers.

 

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