Teacher's Lounge

• Encourage Student Writing -- Publish on the Web!
  Explores opportunities to publish student writing - and teacher writing - on the Web.

• Gaining a New, Wider Audience: Publishing Student Work on the Internet
  Short article with the rationale behind posting students’ work on the web

• Get to Know Your Favorite Authors -- On the Internet!
  Author web sites can be a wonderful teaching tool. Find out more about how to use them in the classroom

• Microsoft Word Document
  Literacy Resources Website Evaluation Form.

• Microsoft Word Document
  Incorporating Online Literacy Resources Lesson Organizer Sample.

• Microsoft Word Document
  Incorporating Online Literacy Resources Lesson Organizer Blank Form.

• Online Magazines for Children and Teens
  Discusses the benefits of incorporating print and on-line magazines into reading instruction; provides links to many on-line magazines

• PICASSO
  find Cobb County's curriculum standards and resources here

• Strenthening Reading and Writing Skills Using the Internet
  Provides lessons that incorporate the use of the Internet to build sequencing, compare/contrast, cause/effect, previewing, and main idea summarization skills.

• Student and Class Projects Using the Internet
  This article discusses the use of individual and class projects using the Internet to help students experience the joy of learning for themselves. There are many language arts related to participate in.

• Use the Web to Enhance the K-2 Reading Curriculum
  Written by a teacher; information about some of the best Web sites to use in reading instruction!

• Vocabulary Learning Online
  Short discussion on the use of the web to enhance vocabulary skills