Here is a website for author projects, research writing, online
resources for kids, student publishing,book lists, and educational articles
for families
http://lizbooks.wordpress.com/
http://www.ctnba.org
The website for CTN streaming video is listed below.
Our user name is ST. PATRICK RODEO
Our password is CTNOAK
Mac users click on to Quicktime
PC users click Windows Media Player
(for interviews and documentary clips)
http://www.goodconversations.com/authors/index.htm
( Interviews) (Just copy and paste the site into the URL)
(For listening to instrumental music )
http://freeplaymusic.com
Here is a link to a Basic Power Point Tutorial Program
http://www.actden.com/pp
Meet The Author
Sometimes you can just type in the authors name to get information
Here are a few website suggestions to help you locate your Meet the
Author
http://www.poets.org
http://cbcbooks.org
http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/authors/
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/ya.html
http://directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Literature/Authors/Young_Adult/
http://www.authors4teens.com/links.asp
http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/Literature/Authors/Young_Adult/
http://www.carolhurst.com/authors/authors.html
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/School_Bell/Language_Arts/Authors/
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/biochildhome.htm
http://www.online-literature.com/author_index.php
http://www.bookrags.com/browse/biography/
Homework link for Language Arts
http://tfk.factmonster.com/homework/writingskills1.html
http://tfk.factmonster.com/homework/hwenglish.html
Here are websites to help you publish your own writing on the web.
http://www.kidpub.org/kidpub/
http://www.thewritesource.com/PUBLISH.HTM
A helpful site that has numerous articles for parents, written by teachers,
counselors and other education professionals.
http://www.teachersandfamilies.com/
This site allows students to choose a grade level, fiction or
non-fiction, and up to five topics from a list that includes subjects such as
holidays, fantasy, and much more. A reading list, taken from a database of
more than 6,000 books, is then generated based on those choices.
http://www.bookadventure.org/
This site is a directory of online resources that guides young users to
valuable and age appropriate web sites. KidsClick! is a non-profit web site
maintained by librarians.
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
This site is a teen faith family center with movie reviews, interactive games,
Bible searches and other faith family activities
http://www.faithfirst.com
Yahoo site for students that includes listings for hundreds of Web sites.
Sites are categorized by subject (sports, television, etc.).
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/
A fun and informational site with pictures, diagrams, and information about
various topics.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/siteindex.shtml
Study Skills information site
http://www.how-to-study.com
Great Web Sites for Kids
http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm
Multiple Intelligence test & information
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks3/ict/multiple_int/index.htm
Editorial Cartoons
http://www.cagle.com
A resource site for idiomatic written expressions
http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/a.html
Fables
http://www.aesopfables.com/
Tall Tales
http://www.americanfolklore.net
http://42explore.com/talltale.htm
Fairy Tales
http://www.bookrags.com/wiki/List_of_fairy_tales
Nursery Rhymes
http://www.rhymes.org.uk
Revolutionary War for kids
http://www.kathimitchell.com/revolt.htm
http://www.ushistory.org/march/people.htm
Migrant Farm Workers
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000429.shtml
http://www.cmfn.org/index.html
Research site for Women in History
http://www.pocanticohills.org/womenenc/timeline.htm
Research site for Environmental issues
http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/environmental_issues/
Here is a list of emotions and website links to use as a resource for
expression your feelings
http://www.geocities.com/actorsinspiration/emotions.html
http://hopeforjoy.org/listofemotions.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_emotions
http://www.sonoma.edu/users/s/swijtink/teaching/philosophy_101/paper1/listemotions.htm
How to set up a WIKI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY
Creating a bibliography; just add the information and it will
arrange it for you
http://easybib.com/#sourceList