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Vocabulary/Word Study
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Anagram server - good for Scrabble players
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Common Errors in English
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Dictionary & thesaurus (Merriam-Webster)
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Dictionary online
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ESL activities - listening activities
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Fact Monster - Prefixes and Suffix
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Fun facts about words - silly (fun) information
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Prefix, Suffix, and Root Glossary
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Root Word activities
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Thesaurus online
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Tongue twisters
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Translate text into another language
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Verb List: 331 most common English verbs
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Vocabulary & Logic Games
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Vocabulary links > compiled by Sharon Elin
Writing
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10 Myths About Writing
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6+1 writing traits (interactive site)
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6+1 Writing Traits - links
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6+1 Writing Traits - OWL website
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6+1 Writing Traits - Writing Fix lesson examples
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Adjective helper - list of adjectives to use in writing
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Cliche finder
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Compare/Contrast Interactive Activity
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epals global pen-pal site
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Essay Punch - interactive website
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Graphic organizers to download
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Text Structure - what is it?
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List of possible character traits
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MS Word--Using Tracking Changes & Comments
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Paragraph Punch - interactive website
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Poetry workshop online
Students can use online resources to share their poetry!
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Teaching Writing
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The Big 6 organizer for projects and research papers
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Tips for MS Word
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Transition words
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Tutorials for Word 2003 (use speakers or headphones)
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Use More Adjectives - List of Adjectives
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Write a Biography, Step by Step
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Write a Book Report Online
Use this website to post a book report, which other students can read anywhere in the world!
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Write a branching story with Excel
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Write Site (interactive projects in writing)
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Writeboard
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Writers Window (post your writing for all to see)
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Writing links > compiled by Sharon Elin
Parts of Speech
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Adjective Avenue
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Adjective interactive game
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Chart - Parts of Speech (reviews what they are)
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Explanations of Each Part of Speech
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Games to help you in Language Arts
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Grammar Gorillas Games
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Noun dunk - basketball game
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Parts of Speech Game
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Parts of Speech game
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Preposition activity - scored
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Preposition Chart w/links to example sentences
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Preposition Concentration Game (wait to load)
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Preposition Quiz
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Rats! common/proper nouns game
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Rats! Adjective game
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Rats! Verb/noun game
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What is a noun?
Grammar
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Big Dog Grammar site (w/activities)
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Bust the Comma Splices and Run-Ons
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Find comma splices/fused sentences (activity)
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Find sentence fragments (activity)
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Find the Fragments
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Grammar links > compiled by Sharon Elin
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Grammar Practice Quizzes
A variety of quizzes to review grammar
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Punctuation Paintball
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Songs and Raps
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Townsend Press - interactive exercises for grammar
Mrs. Cook's Vocabulary Links - Robious MS
Reading - Strategies & Activities to Build Comprehension
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Audio Stories
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Books Recommended By Middle School Students
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Chesterfield Co. PortaPortal for READING
contains a more complete list of reading sites -
Comparing - a useful reading strategy
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Creating Active Readers
from the Va. Dept. of Education
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GOOD BOOKS from Fairfax County
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Graphic Organizers
This allows online creation of graphic organizers
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How advertisers try to trick you
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Reading activities grouped by level
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Reading Comprehension activities
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Reading Help - Quiz Yourself!
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Reading sites for middle school
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Reading strategies
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Reading Strategies for comprehension
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Student's Checklist: Am I Using Reading Strategies?
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Text to speech site (translate typing into speech)
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Types of Text - Quiz/interactive game/quiz
Miscellaneous
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Another random number picker
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Ask a question; get an answer
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cyberbullies (includes games)
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Educause - resources for teachers using technology
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Educause magazine (e-zine)
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Games for Language Arts
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Google Base - for uploading documents
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Graphic Organizers (interactive)
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How Games Help Teachers Teach
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HTML language - common codes
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Literary Elements in Wizard of Oz
You must have "Inspiration" software installed to open this file
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More about cyberbullying
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Photos for projects (copyright free)
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Random Number Picker (to call on students randomly)
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Technology in the classroom
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Template for branching stories or interactive games
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The Art of Computer Game Design
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Tutorials for Microsoft programs
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TV vs. Real Life
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wikis for education (examples)
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Wireless in the classroom
Plagiarism
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http://www.cyberbee.com/cb_copyright.swf
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A Teacher's Guide to Fair Use and Copyright
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Classroom Guidelines for Teachers - Fair Use
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Copyright 101 for Educators
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copyright links > compiled by Sharon Elin
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Copyright Site at the Library of Congress
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Crash Course in Copyright
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Explanation of "Fair Use" for educators
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Fair Use Analysis (Interactive)
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Fair Use Guidelines for Educational MultiMedia
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For middle schoolers/lower level high school: web tracker site to record sources
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For students (higher level): Practice quiz on identifying passages that are not plagiarized, given the original text
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For students: Georgetown Univ. – What is Plagiarism?
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For students: OWL site on plagiarism:
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For students: Plagiarism workshop (vocabulary is higher level)
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For teachers: antidotes to plagiarism (how to design assignments to avoid plagiarism)
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For teachers: even more ideas on how to prevent plagiarism
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For teachers: more ideas on how to prevent plagiarism, etc.
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For teachers: reasons students cheat
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How To Take Notes - From OWL site: Good suggestions on how students can mark their notes when researching to avoid plagiarizing:
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Links to copyright and fair use information
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Overview/Information for teachers
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Plagiarism.org
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Ten Big Myths About Copyright Laws
Teaching Language Arts - pedagogy/resources
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Blue Web
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Cyberbee homepage - geared to teachers
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Cyberguides to novels - supplementary activities
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Digital Lesson - exhibit of examples in the classroom
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Digital Workshops online
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Federal Resources for Educational Excellence - language arts
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Glossary of instructional strategies
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Great SOL related links from Brittanica
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Inspiration Software links (templates, etc.)
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Interactive Notebooks for Reading
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Jigsaw strategy
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Lesson to help students select books via the internet
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List of teacher resources online -- wonderful!
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Literacy and Learning website
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Lots of Lessons for English
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Recipes for Success (resources for teachers)
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Rubrics for writing (appendix on article about the effectiveness of rubrics)
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SOL Assessment practice from VDOE
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Survey generator (tallies results & graphs them)
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Teacher resources from another county
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The Comic Book Project for Literacy
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VA SOL benchmarks -- essential knowledge for each SOL
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Video Classroom - movies of technology in the classroom