Dr. Alice Christie's Using Technology to Enhance Literacy Page

 

Using Children's Author Sites to Enhance Literacy

Diane Corley's Author Illustrator Page Children's Literature WebGuide Authors & Illustrators on the Web Harry Potter: Original Publisher's Page The Scholastic Harry Potter Page Harry Potter: The Movie List of Harry Potter Sites Chucklebait: the website of Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith  R.L. Stine Jane Yolen Patricia Polacco  Beverley Cleary  Native American Authors Online Scholastic: Authors Online

Using ePals to Enhance Literacy

Finding ePals ePALS Classroom Exchange Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections About.com: Kids' Pen Pals The Key To Keypal Success KeyPal Club Web 66 Education World's School Directory Sending Electronic Postcards Jan Brett's Electronic Postcard Page Cyberzoo Postcards from the San Diego Zoo Electronic Postcards.com! A large assortment of electronic postcards with multiple fonts, pictures, music, etc. to choose from. Blue Mountain Arts Postcards from MIT Postcards from World Wildlife Fund Unicef: Voices of Youth Email Activities in a Bilingual Writing Class Other Links for Enhancing Literacy

Using Sites with the Appropriate Reading Level for Students

Kids Click! Search engine/subject directory for students created by librarians that includes reading level and number of graphics. EducationPlanet.com Search from over 300,000 quality educational resources with reading levels identified. Ask Jeeves for Kids Yahooligans Searchopolis

Ask an Expert

Ask an Expert by Pitsco Ask Dr. Universe (A curious cat answers questions for kids) About.com Ask an Expert Scientific American: Ask the Experts AllExperts.com ExpertCentral.com eHow XpertSite.Com The Mad Scientists Network

 

Writing and Reference Links for Students and Teachers

For Young Writers The Children's Writing SuperSite Good Grammar, Good Style The Grammar Lady Grammar and Writing Dictionary.com Information Please Homework Center Information Please Fact Monster Reference Tools 22 Rules for Spelling A+ Research and Writing for High School Students Writing Tips by Teenage Writers Writer's Guidelines Directory: Searchable Database of Writer's Guidelines  StudyWeb CyberKids Resources B J Pinchbeck's Homework Helper

K-12 Projects Emphasizing Literacy

Buckman Elementary School Postcard Project Electric Soup: Online Literacy Collaboration  Mrs. Silverman's Second Grade Class: Online Autumn Mrs. Silverman's Second Grade Class: Stellaluna's Friends Mrs. Silverman's Second Grade Class: Frosty Readers Ms. Luscher's Martin Luther King Timeline Project Buckman Elementary School Space Alphabet Book American Revolution Project by Mr. Welch's 7th Grade Students (This project is the result of 7th grade students learning to use the Internet as both a resource tool and as a publishing medium.) Alaska Studies by Tanana Middle School Students (Students share multimedia research reports on the state of Alaska and Alaskan history)

Resources for Teachers

101 Picture Books Everyone Should Know Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site Children's Literature WebGuide American Library Association Books for Youth Integrating the Internet Reading and Literature Page Harcourt Brace Teaching Resources Nellie Edge's Early Literacy Page Literature for Kids Book reviews and recommendations, featuring reviews and availability of award winning children's books. Suggestions for forming a reading club for children. Scholastic Teachers

 Publishers of Children's Books

Bantam Doubleday Dell Teacher Resource Center An excellent source for teaching guides and biographical information. Blue Heron Publishing Bungalo Books Dorling Kindersley-USA Harcourt Brace for Kids Harper Collins Books for Children Houghton Mifflin Children's Trade Books Little Brown Children's Book Nook McGraw Hill School Division North South Books Biographies of authors and illustrators, guides for parents and teachers, news, reviews, and great graphics. Oryx Press Oxford University Press-UK Oxford University Press-USA Penguin Putnam Young Readers Prufrock Press Scholastic Simon and Schuster for Kids