Technology Resources

• Padlet- online bulletin board, interactive with lots of possibilities
• Free Technology for Teachers- one of THE best sites around for tech tips!
• Google Lit Trips - Use Google Earth to discover where in the world stories take them
• Wordle - create word clouds from text you input.  
• Tagxedo - Word Clouds made into pictures
• Skype an Author Network
• Prezi.com- create cool presentations
• Storybird - create short stories with friends and family
• Voicethread - create and share projects 
• Bubbl.us - mind mapping online

• Printable Stories
• Rare Book and Children's Literature - printable books
• Short Stories for Children -pick a book, then print

Miscellaneous

• Read Me a Book - listen to stories online, letters and sounds of the day
• English Learners - lots of great ELL ideas and resources here

Teacher Literacy Resources

• Beth Newingham's Reading Workshop
• Jen Jones - Hello Literacy
• The Daily Cafe - from the authors of the Daily 5
• Florida Center for Reading Research - extensive site with review of programs and student center activities
• Two Writing Teachers
• Mandy Gregory's Literacy Site
• Ms. Jordan Reads
• Upper Elementary Snapshots
• Into The Book - lessons, downloads, and videos for all strategies
• Content Reading Strategies that Work - Lots of useful information and ideas here!
• Guysread - site by author John Scieszka. Offers teachers, parents and kids different types of titles and ways to get guys reading!
• Gamquarium - portal for learning games galore