Tools

// Tools for Students //

Reading

[|No Flying,][| No Tights] -Graphic Novel Reviews and Suggestions for Young Adults. [|Norman Public Library] -Technology resources, book and movie borrowing, book clubs, technical classes, etc. [|Young Adult L][|ibrary Services Association] - Lists of top books for Young Adult Readers. [|The Benefits of Reading for Pleasure] - BBC Podcast [|The Complete Works of William Shakespeare] - Complete online texts of Shakespeare's plays [|Goodreads] - A website that allows you to rate and review the books you have read, as well as create an online bookshelf to share with others

Research

[|Ebscohost] - Research engine.

Create

[|Toondoo] - Website that allows you to create comic strips. [|Comic Creator] -Website that allows you to create comic strips. [|Teen Ink] -Website that showcases teen writing submissions. [|Writing.com] - Website that showcases writing submissions. [|Book Builder] -Website that allows you to create simple books online. [|Instant Poetry Forms] -Website formats student input to make a poem. [|Tagxedo] - Website that formats groups of words into shapes, can be used for Concrete poetry.

MLA Citation, Writing, and English Vocabulary

[|EasyBib.com] - Online MLA/APA/Chicago style citation maker [|MLA.com] - Website about all things MLA writing format [|Purdue MLA Citation Guide] - Guide to MLA style citation [|Daily Writing Tips] - Tips on writing. [|Glossary of Literary Terms] - Alphabetical glossary of literary terms [|EPN Vocabulary Review Podcasts] -Vocabulary review podcasts. [|Freerice.com] - Quizzes vocabulary in a variety of subjects (i.e. English) and supposedly fights world hunger [|Oxford English Dictionary] - Online dictionary definitions [|ReadWriteThink] - Website with supplemental instruction for writing, poetry and grammar.

Grammar Review

[|Guide to Grammar and Writing] - Tips on writing and grammar [|Grammar Girl] - Tips on English language grammar

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Grammar Rock- Adjectives & Pronouns

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Grammar Rock - Nouns & Verbs

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Grammar Rock- Prepositions & Conjunctions

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Grammar Rock - Interjections & Adverbs

College/Career Prep

[|Career One Stop] [|Career Clusters] [|I OSCAR- Interest and Aptitude Tool] [|My Future] [| Oklahoma Career Information System] [|ACT-Student] [|SAT-Student] [|Scholarships.com] [|The University of Oklahoma- Prospective Student Scholarships] [|Oklahoma State University- Prospective Student Scholarships] [|Southwestern Oklahoma State University- Prospective Student Scholarships] [|University of Central Oklahoma- Prospective Student Scholarships]

Awesome Opportunities

[|Oklahoma Arts Institute] - Summer arts programs for High School Students held at Quartz Mountain in SW Oklahoma. [|OU Outreach] - Domestic Travel Study programs with college credit and non-credit offered by the OU College of Continuing Education. *Summer in Santa Fe Program offering one week long workshops in the arts held in Santa Fe, NM. [|Norman Firehouse Art Center] - Year round classes in the arts for all ages.

Assistive Technology

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Kurzweil Edu] [|cational Systems] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|VozMe- Text to Audio Software] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Read Please- Text to Audio Software]

Just For Fun

[|Sporcle] - Free quizzes on a variety of literary topics. [|Free Rice] - Free quizzes on a variety of subjects on a website that claims to feed the poor [|The Onion] - Satirical news source [|KXCD Webcomic] - Webcomic about romance, math, and language [|Mah Jongg] - Free online Mah Jongg

// Tools fo // // r Teachers //

[|Oklahoma PASS Objectives for Language Arts Education] [|Common Core Standards] [|International Reading Association Standards for Reading and Writing] [|International Society for Technology in Education] - Standards for Students and Teachers [|Family Education Network’s Teacher Channel- TeacherV][|ision.com] - Lesson plans for teachers [|Hot Chalk's Lesson Plan Page] - Lesson plans for teachers [|Web English Teacher] - Lesson plans and ideas for teachers [|Poetry Out Loud] - Lesson plans, and writing activities for the classroom, including accommodations. [|Thinkfinity] - Lesson plans and resources [|English Companion Ning] - Forum for Language Arts Education Teachers and Professors [|Edmodo] - Forum for teachers [|Grammarly] - Plagiarism checker [|VoiceThread] - Website for collaboratively editing and viewing documents

Continuing Education

[|Oklahoma Art Institute] - Fall weekend workshops in the arts for teachers held at Quartz Mountain in SW Oklahoma [|OU Outreach] - Domestic Travel Study programs with college credit and non-credit offered by the OU College of Continuing Education. *Summer in Santa Fe Program offering one week long workshops in the arts held in Santa Fe, NM. [|Writing Workshops & Retreats] - Writing workshops held in Taos, NM with Natalie Goldberg, published creative writer. [|Painting Workshops] - Painting Workshops held in California, New Mexico, and Germany for Point Zero creative painting with Michele Cassou, an experienced painter. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[|Norman Firehouse Art Center] - Year round classes in the arts for all ages.

[|Classroom Architect] -Classroom design website [|Animoto] - Video Software for Teachers and Students [|Urban Dictionary] -Guide to American urban slang and common language [|The Lair] -Adult to young adult appropriate Graphic Novel reviews [|Artbomb.net] -Adult to young adult appropriate Graphic Novel reviews [|Photo Prompts] - A Tumblr page that update regularly with new photos to use as prompts for creative writing and truisms [|Poll Everywhere] - Poll creating software that is free for teachers and generating polls for groups under forty people

Preparing Students for College/ Professional Careers

[|ACT- K12] - Teacher's guide to ACT preparation [|SAT-K12] - Teacher's guide to SAT preparation [|College Board Inspiring Minds] [|National Center for Educational Achievement]

Disabilities- Accommodations and Modifications

[|CAST] - Universal Design for Learning [|Muscular Dystrophy Association] [|National Resource Center on AD/HD] [|National Center for Learning Disabilities] [|National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities] [|National Down Syndrome Society] [|Learning Disability Association of America for Teachers] [|Center on Human Policy's Disabilities Studies for Teachers] [|Disability is Natural] [|PACER Center] [|Zarrow Center For Learning Enrichment- The University of Oklahoma] [|Through Their Eyes: FAQs on Dyslexia]

Templates

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