Cool Web Tools and Sites

Check out these cool Language Arts Related Sites:
-Tell Mr. Fulton what you think about them by clicking here.

 

Bitesize Literacy Games

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This cool site from the UK has games that focus on literacy topics such as conjunctions, sentence construction, pronoun usage, and punctuation.

Dipity

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Create an online timeline and include images, videos, and websites.  This site also allows you to embed your timeline in your blog or wikipage.

EtherPad

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Great for group collaboration on writing, revising, and editing.  Use this site to work with others on your writing in real time!  Simply paste in your document, click share, and post your url for others to join you.  Try it out by clicking here.

FlashcardMachine

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Create a list of flashcards to study for any subject.  Insert text, images, or audio.  Create your flashcards under our team database, so everyone can see them!              username: kmsstudent  password: condor

FreeRice

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On this site for vocabulary practice, choose the correct meanings of words as the difficulty increases with each level.  For each question you get right, this site will donate 10 grains of rice to people in need around the world. 

Glogster

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Use this site to create multimedia posters with text, videos, music, and pictures.  You should have a username and password from your teacher.

Grammar Gorilla

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Play this game to review the 8 parts of speech. 

Interactive Grammar

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With this site, find information and interactive quizzes on just about any grammar topic.  A very cool resource for improving the mechanics of your writing.

Mad Glibs

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This website has tons of Mad Glibs (like Mad Libs) that you can do online, but this one gives you an embed code when you are done so you can insert your finished story into your Blog, MySpace, Wiki, or other website!

Mia'Nada Comic Sketch

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With this site, you can create your own comics by drawing them. After creating your comic, you can embed it in a CondorSpace blog.  To access the site, create an account using your KMS username and password and you Gaggle email account.

Multimedia Sources to use in School

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Click here to access a list of sources that you can use to get images, videos, and music to add to class projects.

ReadWriteThink Comic Strip Creator

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With this site, quickly make comic strips to print.  You drag in characters, props, and speech bubbles, then type in the text you want. 

Piclits

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With this site, you can write your own poety by dragging words over images that you select.  You can then save your piclit and share it with others or embed it on your webpage or blog.  Be sure to register first!

Punctuation Paintball

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A fun game for editing practice.  Shoot paintballs of punctuation to thier correct places in sentences.  To try the advanced level, you may need to enter a username and password.                                                                Use these: username: fultons   password: condor
                                                                                                    

Toon University

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This fun game helps you learn your 8 parts of speech by shooting plungers at a target with a bow and arrow!

TweenTribune

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An online newspaper geared towards teenage students.  Plenty of current interesting articles to read and blog about.

Visuwords

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Type in your vocab words, and this site will give you a graphic representation of words' meanings.  A great review tool!

Xtranormal

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This site allows you to direct your own movies.  Chose the setting and characters, then create the script and specify actions, sounds, and camera angles. When you are done, you can save your video, share it, or embed it in your webpage or blog. Be sure to create an account first!