Debate.org: A website that allows users to create their own debate topic, share a link to your class, and watch as they post their thoughts. This is a handy site to have students practice going over important issues or as a conversation starter that could lead to a much larger project.
Resources:
1. Essential Tips for Conducting a Class Debate by Busy Teacher.
2. Interesting debate topics at ProCon.org.
3. Middle School Debate Topics from ThoughtCo.
Resources:
1. Essential Tips for Conducting a Class Debate by Busy Teacher.
2. Interesting debate topics at ProCon.org.
3. Middle School Debate Topics from ThoughtCo.
NoRedInk: Is an interactive site that allows instructors to create classrooms and post writing assignments. Students will be challenged to correct errors, make proper sentences, and improve on their own writing skills. NoRedInk offers different topics, color coded data maps, and real-time help suggestions to make writing fun and informational for both students and teachers.
Resources:
1. FAQ NoRedInk.
2. Video Tutorial NoRedInk.
Resources:
1. FAQ NoRedInk.
2. Video Tutorial NoRedInk.
Family Friend Poems: This website contains a whole collection of poems for students to read and rate. The website is also useful for having users learn about the different types of poems (Sonnets, Limericks, Haikus, Acrostics, and more).
Resources:
1. Creative Writing Now: Types of Poems.
2. RhymeZone: A good place to find rhyming words.
Resources:
1. Creative Writing Now: Types of Poems.
2. RhymeZone: A good place to find rhyming words.
PurdueWritingLab: This is a helpful site that helps users to: understand the different types of essays, learn the different citation methods, and more.
Resources:
1. EssayMap: A program that helps students plan out their essays before writing them.
2. EasyBib: A handy program to help users in creating proper citation formats.
Resources:
1. EssayMap: A program that helps students plan out their essays before writing them.
2. EasyBib: A handy program to help users in creating proper citation formats.
Kami: This is a program that allows users to annotate documents as PDFs. Kami allows for individual or group work and can be connected to Google Classroom.
Resources:
1. What is Kami? Video.
Resources:
1. What is Kami? Video.
Quill.Org: An alternative to NoRedInk. This program also allows for instructors to set up writing scenarios for students so that they can check their grammar, spelling, and overall writing abilities.
Resources:
1. Quill Tutorial Videos.
Resources:
1. Quill Tutorial Videos.
InkleWriter: This is an interactive site where writers can create stories with alternative pathways. Readers will then be able to choose the pathway and get a specific ending. Writers can actually try to sell their story as an interactive game for the public. A store is also offered to buy stories from more well known authors. The site can be used for students to create their online stories.