Literacy+Links

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[|Tools for Reading, Writing and Thinking] A website with a wealth of graphic organisers for activities ranging from Lit Circles to Character Studies

[|Web 2.0 for school libraries] LInks and ideas on how to use Web 2.0 technology in the library context

[|Shahi- A visual dictionary] An online dictionary that associates a picture with a word

[|Wordnik] A comprehensive online dictionary and more!

[|LiteracyLog] A comprehensive blog with many links and articles relevant to the literacy educator

[|100 Tips for using comics in the classroom] A website with links to activities which include the use of comics in the curriculum. A great resources to use in conjunction with ComicLife.

[|Graphic Novels in the Curriculum] This site focusses on comics and graphic novels as text and helps to take the mystery out of what is a complicated genre.

[|Skype an Author] A website that is focussed on bring authors into the classroom through Skype

[|Technology enhanced alternatives to book reports] Some great alternative to get students sharing their learning through books.

[|PicLits] A great website to inspire students in their writing.