Check this out! 5/14/2011

Storybird This is a really neat collaborative storytelling website where the user chooses the artwork and then writes a story to go along with it.

Check this out! 5/11/2011

Flixtime Flixtime turns your photos and videos into stunning and unique videos in just minutes! My students prefer it to animoto. And it makes 60 second videos!

Check this out! 5/10/11

Skype an author. There are many authors who are willing to visit your students via Skype. They offer a free 15 minute visit. Longer visits can be negotiated.

Check this out! 5/8/2011

xtranormal: This is a cartoon generator. You can even make your characters talk!

Check this out! 5/4/11

Bighugelabs.com: Make a motivational poster with your own photograph and wording - no sign in necessary!

Check this out! 5/2/2011

60second Recap: Their mission is to make great literature accessible to teens; examples of titles: Hamlet, Brave New World, 1984, Fahrenheit 451, The Great Gatsby, and more. There are several 60second videos for each title, covering topics like the protaganists, the plot, themes, symbols, etc.

Hi/lo web pages

Are you looking for webpages of varying reading levels? Did you know that our old friend google now gives you that ability? Yep, it's true. Click on Advanced search and you can choose basic, intermediate or advanced reading level as part of your search. How does google know? Levels are based on two criteria: vocabulary and sentence structure. Give it a try.

This is just one of the new features of google. They just keep getting better.