How to Protect Yourself Online

• When creating a profile or communicating with other members, never give your full first and last name.

• Never post/reveal any personal information such as phone numbers, home addresses, location, etc.

 

Other Tips and Reminders...

• REMEMBER: The internet is a PUBLIC FORUM. Please use common sense and know that anything you post or say is potentially being viewed by the global community, not just your friends or teachers.

• This is a public place. It's no different than being out at the mall with your friends or in the hallways at school. Behave appropriately and protect yourself!

• Much like a large metropolitan city, the Internet is a wonderful place with so many available resources. You would never be dropped off in a big city and expected to explore it and remain safe. The goal of this page is to give your family awareness and tools to keep everyone safe from the dangers of the Internet.

• Be respectful!

 

 

EDMODO

https://psdschools.edmodo.com/

 

 

Period 1/2  CODE:  5yq4ud

Period 5/6  CODE:  irq3s5

Period 7/8  CODE:  yz48gi

 

 

DIGITAL IDEAS...

 

WRITING

 

• WRITING FIX (wonderful site!) Interactive writing

  • www.writingfix.com

• READWRITETHINK Resources page

  • http://www.readwritethink.org/search/?resource_type=16

• LITERACY MATTERS Great list of online writing sites

  • http://www.literacymatters.org/tech/write.htm#lesson

• PURDUE UNIVERSITY OWL Writing Lab For grades 7-12

  • http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/677/01/

• COMIC CREATOR Readwritethink

  • http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/comic/

• EDDIE DICKENS WRITING GAMES Scholastic

  • http://www.scholastic.com/titles/eddiedickens/awfulend.htm

• BIO-CUBE

  • http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/bio_cube/

• INTERACTIVE PLOT DIAGRAM Readwritethink

  • http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/plot-diagram/

• LISTEN UP Using Music and Lyrics to Inspire Meaningful Writing

  • http://musicinspireswriting.ning.com/

• WALLWISHER Sticky notes/commenting on reading/writing

  • www.wallwisher.com

• LITERACY MATTERS Reading/writing activities in content areas

  • http://www.literacymatters.org/content/readandwrite/intro.htm

• CREATE WORD CLOUDS

  • http://www.wordle.net/

• LINE BREAK EXPLORER Readwritethink

  • http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/line-break-explorer-30018.html

• RHYME ZONE Rhyming dictionary

  • http://www.rhymezone.com/

• MAGNETIC POETRY

  • http://www.magneticpoetry.com:80/poetgame/create.cfm?k=1

• POETRY RESOURCES FOR TEENS

  • http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/394

• WRITING FIX POETRY PROMPTS

  • http://writingfix.com/poetry_prompts.htm#brain

• ANNOTATE WRITING

  • http://www.diigo.com/

• BUBBL.US Mind maps/brainstorming

  • http://bubbl.us/

• CLIPMARKS Clips of text, images, and video

  • http://clipmarks.com/

• 3-D DESIGNS

  • www.googlesketch.com

• CREATE AN ILLUSTRATED STORY

  • www.storybird.com

• SENSORY LANGUAGE

  • http://www.yoakumisd.net/junior_high/bartosh/bartosh2.html​

• WRITING WITH WRITERS Poetry workshop with poets

  • http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/index.htm

• WEB ENGLISH TEACHER Multiple resources

  • www.webenglishteacher.com

• INTERNET4CLASSROOMS Online practice EXCELLENT

  • http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_7th_lang.htm

• TEEN WEB SITE LINKS FC PUBLIC LIBRARY

  • http://library.fcgov.com/teen/z65.html

 

READING

 

• LITERACY MATTERS Resources: Reading practice online

  • http://www.literacymatters.org/tech/read.htm#tools

• WEB ENGLISH TEACHER Multiple resources

  • www.webenglishteacher.com

• BOOK WINK Video Booktalk Archives

  • http://www.bookwink.com/archives.html

• THE STACKS FOR KIDS Scholastic

  • http://www.scholastic.com/kids/stacks/?lt=stacks/nav/home

• FINDING BOOKS BY LEVEL Scholastic

  • http://bookwizard.scholastic.com/tbw/homePage.do

• READING SKILLS Interactive quizzes

  • http://www.tv411.org/reading/

• INTERNET4CLASSROOMS Online practice EXCELLENT

  • http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_7th_lang.htm

• TEEN WEB SITE LINKS FC PUBLIC LIBRARY

  • http://library.fcgov.com/teen/z65.htm

 

 

LITERATURE/POETRY

 

• PRACTICE LITERARY DEVICES

  • http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lmatch/lmatchindex.html

• LITERARY TERMS ONLINE PRACTICE Flash Cards

  • http://quizlet.com/1877902/literary-terms-flash-cards/

• SHORT STORY ELEMENTS QUIZ

  • http://palc.sd40.bc.ca/palc/Quiz/elements-d.htm

• STORYTELLING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

  • http://www.storyarts.org/lessonplans/acrosscurriculum/index.html

 

 

GRAMMAR/PARTS OF SPEECH/USAGE

 

• HOUGHTON MIFFLIN for Grades 6-8 Grammar/Usage

  • http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/6_8/

• PURDUE UNIVERSITY OWL Exercises

  • http://owl.english.purdue.edu/exercises/

• INTERNET4CLASSROOMS Online practice EXCELLENT

  • http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_7th_lang.htm

• MAD GLIBS

  • http://www.madglibs.com/

• WACKY WEB TALES

  • http://www.eduplace.com/tales/

• FUN BRAIN READING Mad Libs

  • http://www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain.html

• GRAMMAR BYTES Interactive grammar activities

  • http://www.chompchomp.com/exercises.htm

• FUN BRAIN GRAMMAR GORILLAS

  • http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html

• EDUGAMES Spelling/Power proofreading/parts of speech/vocab

  • http://www.eduplace.com/edugames.html

 

 

SPELLING/VOCABULARY

• THE NOTORIOUS CONFUSABLES Quiz on homophones

  • http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/confusibles.htm

• CATCH THE SPELLING Spelling and vocab games

  • http://www.manythings.org/cts/

• SPELLING EXERCISES

  • http://literacy.kent.edu/Midwest/Materials/ndakota/spelling/toc.html

• VOCABULARY RESOURCES Links, lesson plans

  • http://www.vocabulary.com/

• EDUGAMES Spelling/Power proofreading/parts of speech/vocab

  • http://www.eduplace.com/edugames.html

 

 

RESEARCH

 

• THINKQUEST Sites created by students

  • http://www.thinkquest.org/pls/html/think.library

 

 

WEB QUESTS

• http://webquest.org/index-resources.php

 

 

STUDENT SITES

 

• TEENINK magazine, website for teens

  • http://www.teenink.com/

 

 

 

VOCABULARY

 

• FREE RICE VOCABULARY EXERCISES

  • * (For each right answer, ten grains of rice are donated to the UN World Food Program.)

  • http://www.freerice.com/

 

INTERACTIVE NEWS

• TWEEN TRIBUNE

  • http://tweentribune.com/join**