Chapter 15

• Wuicktionary Reading Pen, CAST eReader (CAST), L&H Kurzweil 3000 -- to speech devices.
  
• Reading software

1. Bailey's Book House
2. JumpStart Kindergarten Reading
3. Reader Rabbit

• Writing software

1. Don Johnston's Write: OutLoud
2. WYNN
3. Project Poster poster hprtec.org
4. Tom Snyder's Hollywood High

• Alternative Keyboards are available (Intellikeys Keyboard)

• For gifted students
  

1. Electronic Communities
2. Research
3. Interactive and multimedia presentations

Chapter 9

Etext websites:

• Infomotions http://www.infomotions.com
• Bibliomania http://www.bibliomania.com
• Electronic Text Center http://etext.lib.virginia.edu
• Project Gutenberg http://promo.net/pg/
• The Plays of William Shakespeare http://www.theplays.org

Free Book Notes:

• SparkNotes www.sparknotes.com
• NovelGuide www.novelguide.com
• Free Book Notes www.freebooknotes.com
• Pink Monkey www.pinkmonkey.com

Digital dictations can be used for students who have difficulty with handwriting. ($50-$150)

www.ebn.weblogger.com Great for locating blogs that may be of interest to students.

Blogs are a possible alternative to journals. (maybe a choice)

Chapter 8

Electronic Pen pals website

• www.epals.com
• www.iecc.org (international e-mail classroom connections)

Electronic Field trips

• www.tramline.com
• www.accessexcellence.org/RC/virtual.html

Idea for Technology integration

• create a future newspaper based on what might happen in 2010. Or use time capsule predictions about what might happen in the future.

Writing with writers: http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit - students work with authors, editors, and illustrators.

Unsung Heroes: An ePals project: http://www.epals.com/projects/unsung_heroes - exchange information about those in their community who have made a positive impact.