Shared+Teacher+Resources

Shared Teacher Resources This is a space to post links for resources other teachers might like to use in their classrooms. Liz' Porta Portal (Teacher resources I've found)

Take time to make something beautiful!

Great Bear QR code:

QR Maker

A good iphone app to read QRs: Scan

Liz Rollans' Poetry 180 Oral Presentation Rubric:

Fodey

These are some helpful sites for students! http://www.discoveryschool.com Science Fair, clip art, homework help http://www.wordle.net WORDLE is a device to create beautiful word clouds from the text you enter! http://www.funbrain.com Graphic novels, games and activities such as MAD LIBS http://www.pbskids.org Videos, great for research, activities, stories http://www.findsounds.com Free sound effects and musical instrument samples http://dictionary.reference.com/ Definitions, etymology, parts of speech http://www.learningplanet.com/ Search for many activities by grade level and subject http://www.rhymezone.com/ Type in any word and get a rhyme, a synonym, or a definition! www.edu4kids.com Vocabulary, variety of practice in Language Arts www.magickeys.com/books Online illustrated books http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=WordBuilder Includes a variety of activities www.readinglady.com Contains Readers Theatre scripts and plays www.merriam-webster.com On-line dictionary and thesaurus www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/index.html Students can create their own comics using vocabulary words! www.factmonster.com K-8 website with many activites. Check out Word Wise http://fullmeasure.co.uk/powertalk Students can make their PowerPoint presentations and E-books speak! Download PowerTalk and then right click on your PowerPoint presentation and choose "open with PowerTalk." All text boxes will be read! www.kidclick.org This web search page for kids was created by librarians and contains links to many resources, including fun poetry sites www.readwritethink.org/materials/storymap/index.html Site contains 4 types iof Graphic organizers; conflict, character, resolution, and settings map. Maps may be edited and printed www.news-2-you.com Weekly paper done in Spanish and English using Boardmaker symbols. You can download maps, activities, games, recipes, jokes,and more www.bookpop.com This website contains many stories that students can listen to and follow along. Book Pop contains both visual and auditory outputs; Story Pop contains auditory stories; Music Pop downloads music; and, Art Pop contains coloring pages http://www.visualthesaurus.com Interactive display lets you explore language in a new way http://www.wordcentral.com/mus/rhyme.html Fill in the blanks or compose a poem in a snap! http://www.enchantedlearning.com Games, activities--even if you choose to not join the website, you can still download picture dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps, flags, etc. for free! www.kids.nationalgeographic.com Videos, games, activities, stories, news, book club, and blogs! http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ Not sure about a certain book for your child? This site will give you reader reviews, age and grade recommendations, as well as related areas of interest http://www.brainpop.com There are many subject areas and videos available for free; however, there is a small fee if you want full access to the site. Highly interactive! http://factmonster.com Different subject areas; free to use! http://funschool.com There are many different subject areas; lots of games--everything is free!

Because Digital Writing Matters Links Did You Know?/Shift Happens Presentation WIki shifthappens.wikispaces.com

Web 2.0 The Machine is Us/Ing Us

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