Resources

Useful websites and other resources for tests, projects, and assignments!

**Podcasts**

 [|**Dictionary**]

 [|**Rhyming Dictionary**]

 [|**Word Wise (Latin & Greek words / affixes)**]

 [|**A Guide to Writing an Essay**]

[|**Encyclopedia Search**]

[|**Almanac**]

Web 2.0 Resources
[|Wordle]: Generate word clouds from the text that you provide as long as you cite Wordle.net as the source. [|VoiceThread]: Talk about and share your images, documents and videos. [|Newspaper Clipping Generator]: Create an image of a newspaper clipping with the text you provide. [|Author Stream Online]: Upload and share PowerPoint anywhere. [|One True Media]: Mix your photos and videos with their effects. [|Jing]: Free software that adds visuals (screen captures to videos) to your online conversations. [|Glogster.com] is tool that allows you to create a poster. Please observe copyright! [|Photostory] - for PC Windows only - Download this tool at home and create your own digital story. [|Speechable] a free photo service that lets you easily upload and add speech bubbles to your photos [|Storyblender]: Add your voice to photos of your family and friends, politicians, celebrities, animals... whatever! Just choose a mouth, record your voice, and you're done!

Video Resources
[|Teacher Tube] - good alternative to YouTube for videos

Image Resources
[|Teacher Tap]: Lots and lots of links to possible sources for images. [|The Morgue File]: Public image archive (most images are copyright free but must be attributed). [|Discovery Education]: This copyright-free clip art is organized by topic. [|The American Memory Project] (A Project of the Library of Congress) - The images on this site are arranged in categories.

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