AskOxford.com
This site is sponsored by Oxford Dictionaries and contains a word of the day, quote of the day, section on better writing, and will answer grammar and spelling questions.
http://www.askoxford.com/
KATE Links
Category: Literature
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Book Adventure
"Book Adventure is a FREE reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. Children create their own book lists from over 6,000 recommended titles, take multiple choice quizzes on the books they've read offline, and earn points and prizes for their literary successes. Book Adventure was created by the Sylvan Learning Foundation and is a non-profit organization."
http://www.bookadventure.com/
Children's Book Council
"The Children’s Book Council (CBC) is a non-profit trade organization dedicated to encouraging literacy and the use and enjoyment of children’s books, and is the official sponsor of Young People’s Poetry Week and Children’s Book Week each year. The Council’s Members include U.S. publishers and packagers of trade books for children and young adults."
http://www.cbcbooks.org/
Children's Literature Web Guide
Find an extensive list of internet resources related to literature for children and young adults. This site includes links to authors on the web, online literature and information about recent literary award winners.
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
Children's Storybooks Online
Books for young children, older children, and young adults. One book is a talking eBook and others are illustrated or animated.
http://www.magickeys.com/books/
Classics at the online Literature Library
Literature classics are offered online form Aesop to Voltarie.
http://www.literature.org/authors/
Great Economics Lessons
Here are some great online economics lessons--all levels and content areas keyed to the Nebraska Social Studies/Economics Standards. If you know the concept you want to teach, start from the K-5 concepts list or the 6-12 concepts list. Materials from which to create more lessons are available from the Virtual Economics Companion.
http://www.sites4teachers.com/links/redirect.php?url=http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/lessons/lessons.cfm
International Children's Digital Library
Launched in 2002, the International Children's Digital Library has collected 800 books from 43 countries in 32 lanuages.
http://www.icdlbooks.org/
KiddoNet
Interactive games for children & resources for teachers.
http://www.kiddonet.com/gb/
Kidport
Kidport is an Internet-based educational service designed to help K-8 students excel in school. It provides a unique, multi-step program to create empowered learners, not simply good students.
http://www.kidport.com/default.htm
Literacy Access Online
The teaching methods found on this site are research-based and have been proven to work. The site provides a wide variety of stories to read with your child. You can also explore the option of reading from the web and complete interactive reading and writing activities. Within this site you will also find wonderful resources available for your child in the areas of reading, writing, motivation and assistive technology
http://www.literacyaccessonline.com/
PBS Teacher Source - Lessons and Activities
View lessons and activities by selecting a grade range and topic. Areas covered include Art, Health and Fitness, Math, Reading and Language Arts, Science and Technology, Social Studies, Early Childhood, Library Media and Technology Coordinators.
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/
Read Write Think
The website states its purpose is to "provide educators and students access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction."
http://www.readwritethink.org/
SMART Board and AirLiner Activities
This website gives a list of SMART Board and AirLiner activities for a variety of grade levels. You must have SMART Board software loaded on your computer to view the files.
http://technology.usd259.org/resources/whiteboards/smartlessons.htm
Starfall Reading
A free creative website designed to teach children to read. It incorporates rhyming games and books that teach phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding skills and comprehension.
http://www.starfall.com/
More Resources
Looking for more resources on literature to help integrate technology into your classroom? Check out TICK, a repository of instructional lesson plans, activities, and resources for teachers in Kentucky.
