Online+Resources+-+English

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You Tube
//When I was teaching music on my last practicum, we did a compare and contrast series of lessons based on Disney’s Friends for Change “Send it On” and “Make a Wave”. I’d highly recommend them (YouTube them to check them out). They are all about how one person can make a difference (“one spark starts a fire” and “throw a pebble in the water and make a wave”). We talked about metaphors, and related it to our own personal lives, the school, and the world. Of course, we also talked about the music itself (instruments, harmony, number of voices, call and response, etc.). The kids loved it, and made so many connections to other concepts learned throughout the year. I was able to cover curriculum expectations, but I was able to use something new that most of the kids were familiar with (Miley Cyrus, the Jonas brothers, and Demi Levato were some of the performers) to teach important concepts.//

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Send it On

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Encouraging Students to Read - some resources
The Book Whisperer

This site requires registration, so may not be suitable for all students, or allowed in all Boards. However, it's a great social networking site related to reading.

Good Reads

Ian suggests this as a good resource for book recommendations and this is how the site describes itself: **Welcome to the KidLit WebSite, designed for kids (mostly) and for adults interested in quality children's literature.**



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ESL Resources


Stephanie used Web English Teacher for her ESL classes, but also felt it was a good resource for intermediate English teachers.

Elyse also found this website useful for ESL purposes, but thinks it's a good general English site as well:

//Here is a list of some of the excellent resources provided for students and teachers!

-English reference guide (idioms, verbs, grammar glossary, etc.) -Tests and Quizzes (English, Language, grammar, reading comprehension, etc.) -Articles (Articles dealing with grammar and language usage topics, Speaking out archives based on forum discussions, etc.) - Teacher resources (handouts, printables, lesson plans and worksheets, teacher articles, etc.) - Forums (Ask a teacher, Learning English, Teacher forum) - Tools and Resources (text analysis, check a word’s grammar and usage, essay samples, software//