Archive for the 'General' Category
Sync.in is a site that allows you to create an online collaborative text document, similar to Google Docs Document. The nice thing about Sync.in is that you don’t have to sign up for an account to create a document, so it can be used with students of any age. Sync.in provides a URL for each […]
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Daily Writing Tips is a blog that is designed to help people of all ages with their writing skills. Daily Writing Tips offers tips on all areas of writing, including spelling, vocabulary, grammar and punctuation. This is a great resource for teachers and students.
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The Magic Key is a site created by the BBC. The Magic Key contains fun, interactive activities for reinforcing reading skills for students in the primary grades. To get to the activities, click on the “Adventures” link on the left sidebar.
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Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need is a site provided by Noodle Tools that lists a variety of search engines and sites to help the user find information. While Noodle Tools is a paid subscription, Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need is available to everyone. What I like about this page […]
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Share What You’re Reading is a site developed by Scholastic to allow students to share book reviews. Share What You Read is easy to use and does not require that the user create an account before submitting book reviews. The reviews are organized by both genre and grade level. Share What You Read is a […]
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Respondo is a simple online tool that helps develop some creative questions based on a couple of novels or stories to develop higher order thinking. Respondo is part of the Byrdseed website that I’ve previously written about. While the Byrdseed website is geared towards the gifted classroom, I think student of all ability levels can […]
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Storybird is an easy-to-use site that allows its visitors to create online stories. Storybird provides a variety of images on which the stories are based. Stories can be created by individuals, or can be done collaboratively. When the story is complete, it can be shared with a global audience.
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SearchCredible is a search engine that allows you to search for information through 26 different search engines from one website. To use SearchCredible, just type in a topic in the search box and click on the icon of the search engine you want to use. In addition to being a useful site from which to […]
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Twurdy is a search engine that displays results from a Google search according to the reading level of the site. The goal of Twurdy is to help searchers find information that is appropriate for them, without having to wade through sites that are written at a reading level above or below. Twurdy can be a […]
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Wolfram|Alpha is a website that looks like a search engine, but is more a “computational knowledge engine”. The user can enter a factual question and Wolfram|Alpha will compute an answer. Probably the best way to see what kind of information is available through the Wolfram|Alpha site is to click on the the “Examples” link above […]
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