Vocabulary Videos

Word Ahead - he smart and efficient way to build a strong SAT, ACT and GRE vocabulary. Vote on vocabulary videos. Come up with ideas for new vocab videos.
Great for all ages!

Glypho

Glypho-A fun new way to read and write novels. A cool collaborative way to write a story! Create an account, jot some story ideas down. Users around the world will give character and plot ideas. Next, more than one person will create the first chapter, once finished others will vote on the best chapter.

Wordsift- Make Vocabulary Words Visual

WordSift is a tool that was created primarily for teachers. Mainly, think of it playfully - as a toy in a linguistic playground that is available to instantly capture and display the vocabulary structure of texts, and to help create an opportunity to talk and play with language.

A great tool for all ages to visualize vocabulary- check out the example.
Other similar sites:
http://www.visuwords.com/
http://www.wordnik.com/

Create Stories Online with Your Students

My StoryMaker lets you control characters and objects - and creates sentences for you! Once you are done with your story, save it online or print it out in the Library.


Myths and Legends Story Creator Make your own stories using sound, text, characters, creatures and scenery.

Mixbook Looking for a way to get your students more engaged? Mixbook is proud to present Mixbook for Educators, a program that allows educators even easier access to the most powerful suite of digital storytelling tools on the web.

Write Rhymes

Write Rhymes is a fun little site where you can find a word to rhyme with just about any other word. I tried to use words for which I couldn't think of obvious rhymes, but each time Write Rhymes came up with something. To use Write Rhymes simply type a word in the text box then option-click on it to see a list of rhyming words.
Here's my example (laugh all you want!)
Try out my technology suggestions
Call me with any questions
You will be impressed with your students work
They will be so engaged they won't be driving you berserk!

VocabGrabber

VocabGrabber analyzes any text you're interested in, generating lists of the most useful vocabulary words and showing you how those words are used in context. Just copy text from a document and paste it into the box, and then click on the "Grab Vocabulary!" button. VocabGrabber will automatically create a list of vocabulary from your text, which you can then sort, filter, and save.

Inspiring Middle School Literacy Reading and Writing in Science and History

Inspiring Middle School Literacy Reading and Writing in Science and History(http://www.teachersdomain.org/special/adlit/) These self-paced classroom activities are designed to enhance the literacy skills of struggling readers in grades 5–8. Each uses videos, interactive activities, note-taking, reading, and writing to present students with an engaging science or history topic.