By Samantha Roslund, HCHS Media Specialist
It’s that time
again – cool free tools from the library! This month, we’re going
to be focusing on English Language Arts tools.
Remember, all my tool recommendations are F-R-E-E.
Power Poetry– this incredible
site allows students to upload their own poetry and share it with each other
and the Power Poetry community. They can
post micro poems, upload video poem recitations, and enter poetry
contests. It would be an amazing
supplement to any poetry lesson or unit.
Quill.org– this site allows students
and users to edit and correct writing passages for grammar. Passages are samples of classical fiction,
historical passages, and mythical tales.
Students can click on words and make corrections, and are then given a
report of their work. They’re shown what
they caught, what they missed, and what the common errors in the piece
were. Teachers can access
already-uploaded lesson plans as well. Click here for a demo video.
EasyBib for Google Docs – now that we’re pushing Google Docs more and more, EasyBib has developed a Google Doc add-on you can easily install and use in your Google doc. Students can input an article or book title, journal title, or website directly into their Google Doc window and have their citations instantly generated, formatted, and inserted into their document. Please come to me if you have any questions about installing it. I’ve used it and it’s incredible.
