Links

=Favorite Links=

[|The North Pole] - Good website for younger students. Several opportunities for reading and writing activities.

Google Docs for the Educator Articles

[|"Turn Teen Texting Toward Better Writing", from The Christian Science Monitor]

Classroom Wiki - Studying Societies

[|Thinkfinity]

[|Information Literacy Quiz] [|Information Literacy Quiz Answer Key] [|Websites to Validate] [|How to Read a Web Address] [|Find the Publisher of a Website] [|Find the History of a Website] [|Check the External Links]
 * Alan November's Information Literacy Resources**

[|Standards ToolBox] - An Online toolbox for lesson plans, Alabama State Standards, test generator, teaching resources, calendar. Free lesson plans, STATE STANDARDS, and more!!!!!!! All for FREE!!!!! [|Voice Thread] for Digital Storytelling [|Using Google in the Classroom] [|Google Docs in the Classroom] [|Google Docs Templates] [|iPods in Education] [|Tools for the Classroom]- Creating Powerful Presentations [|Building 21st Century Skills]
 * Links for 21st Century Learning and Teaching**

[|Loans Change Lives] - School or Class Project Site [|Blabberize] Upload a Picture on this site and record sound!!!! Please take a look, very cute!!!!!!! [|Web 2.0 Awards]- A list of websites (with links) that received Web 2.0 Awards. There is a first, second, third place and an honorable mention.
 * Other Links**

[|__**We Can Change the World Challenge**__] - Siemens, Discovery Education, and NSTA announce the first of its kind national k-12 student sustainability competition. Fall 2008, students and teachers in grades 6-8 will be provided the tools and resrouces to inspire innovative thinking about sustainability issues, and engage them in developing actionable solutions for a greener world. Be sure to check out the [|**__Press Release__**] !! Kindergarten and elementary students will be included in 2009 and high school students will be included in 2010.

[|Microsoft Office Templates] - "Back to School"

[|An Open Letter to Teachers] - Bud Hunt (Bud the Teacher) does a great job with this letter. Be sure to share this with your faculty!

[|Teachers and Principals Talk About Google Docs] - How to use Google Docs with your students.