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Multicultural Book Review - Valarie Budayr & Mia Wenjen
Grades
1 to 12
tag(s): cross cultural understanding (175), cultures (295)
In the Classroom
Find recommended books under several top menu headings. The site provides and solicits teacher-reviews of multicultural literature including but not limited to African-American, Asian-American Latino, Jewish Eskimo and Native American. Suggestion: Challenge students to write their own reviews for a multi cultural book they read and then publish it with images using Book Creator, reviewed here. If your students need a refresher for writing a book review use Writing With Writers, reviewed here.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Internet Anagram Server - Wordsmith.org
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): literary devices (13), spelling (92)
In the Classroom
What a great place to send a student who's a great wordsmith and wants a challenge. Challenge the student to create their own anagram animations using Scratch, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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BOOKWIRE - Inside the book business - School Library Journal
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): book lists (167), book reports (26), literature (215)
In the Classroom
Use this site to do research on book reports, or have your student look up a favorite author and learn more about him or her.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Bartleby.com
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): literature (215)
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Include this site on your teacher web page for students and parents to access as a reference.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Princeton University Online Reference Shelf - Princeton University
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): dictionaries (49), resources (78)
In the Classroom
Share this site with your older students when researching. Use the foreign language converter in your world language classes or with ESL/ELL students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Medieval & Renaissance Food Page
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): shakespeare (99)
In the Classroom
This site would be fun for teachers with enough resources and students who were able to take a day and prepare some of these foods for a classroom activity during a unit on the Renaissance or Medieval Europe. Teachers can either prepare a recipe themselves, or perhaps have students make some as a voluntary assignment, or for extra credit!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Creative Dillard Quotations
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1 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Reader's guides - Random House
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1 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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George Orwell - 1984 - Sparknotes
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6 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Milton Reading Room - Dartmouth College
Grades
9 to 12In the Classroom
Use the texts from these sites as samples for grammar study, literature, and more. Since the works are in the public domain, you may copy/paste the text into files to print, for use on an interactive whiteboard, or as the text portion of multimedia projects.Some ideas: Students can use these digital texts and add digital photographs, for example, for creative projects using poetry and images on a specific theme. Students could also collect examples of different literary devices and put them into a PowerPoint show with images or explanations.
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Elizabethan speech & accent
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9 to 12tag(s): shakespeare (99)
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Elizabethan Costuming Page
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9 to 12tag(s): shakespeare (99)
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Much Ado... Full Text - Mass. Instit. Technol.
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): shakespeare (99)
In the Classroom
In a class where textbooks may be short this is an excellent site to insure everyone has access to "Much Ado About Nothing." This would also be useful for a class reading of the play. Open the site on the interactive whiteboard or projector, and click on the link that allows you to display the full play on one fluid page. From this point, assign students parts and let them read aloud. Just make sure to keep up with the scrolling as students read!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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NCTE and International Reading Association Standards for the English Language
Grades
1 to 12In the Classroom
Share these standards with students at the beginning of the year to provide them of some foresight of what's to come, and what they will have learned by the end of the year. Don't just entrust students to read these in a syllabi - introduce the site on the interactive whiteboard and explain each standard and how they will be accomplished, in detail.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Grammar Blue Book
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
Try the quizzes as practice activities or include the site as a link on your teacher web page as review before major tests.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Teachers and Writers Online
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6 to 12tag(s): writing (309)
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Blue Monday and Friends: Traditional Jewish Holidays Come Alive - Yale University
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1 to 2Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Google Maps & Earth Tutorials - Richard Byrne
Grades
4 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): Google (21), maps (219), multimedia (70)
In the Classroom
Have students explore a real-world location connected to a unit of study, such as a historical site or natural wonder, using Google Earth. They can record observations and questions about what they see from different viewpoints. Using Google Maps tools, students can measure distances between key locations along a migration route, trade path, or scientific expedition, and compare them using math skills. Students can design their own narrated Google Earth tour about a topic they are researching, such as landforms, national parks, or famous landmarks, and present it to the class.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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AI Curriculum Agent - Curriculum Genie
Grades
K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (350), Teacher Utilities (223)
In the Classroom
Utilize the AI features built into Curriculum Genie to plan or adapt your existing lessons or units. Most lessons will include learning strategies such as Eduprotocols, personalize the output to include other strategies such as Project Zero Thinking Routines, reviewed here. Use the Adapt a Lesson tool to enhance any of your lessons by copying and pasting the lesson plan into that section of the site and describing the requested adaptation.Edge Features:
Includes an education-only area for teachers and students
Parent permission advised before posting student work created using this tool
Requires registration/log-in (WITH email)
Premium version (not free) includes additional features or storage
Products can be shared by URL
Includes teacher tools for registering and/or monitoring students
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Colors - Canva
Grades
K to 12tag(s): colors (64), graphic design (55)
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Colors is an excellent resource to have handy for many different digital, and graphic design uses. Share this site with students to use as a resource for selecting colors within PowerPoint or Google Slide presentations. Use the suggestions when creating infographics, flyers, or other designs within Canva for Education, reviewed here. Share Colors with your school's art teacher to use when teaching students about the color wheel and digital design.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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