Tutor's+Digital+Library

=Digital Resources=

When you discover sites, readings, etc., that you feel will be useful for tutoring, please send me an e-mail notifying me of the site and I will be happy to post on our digital resource page. Please remember that as with any tutoring lesson you are planning, review the contents of the source you plan to use. Some of these applications require downloads, and all applications require your expertise as to how you can best assist your student by incorporating the activity into your lesson. Also, please note that some of these digital resources are intended as professional use, helping help you as a student become more educated as a teacher.

[|Bembo's Zoo]
A stylish animal alphabet site with illustrations created from the letters in each animal's name. electronic interactive picture book by creator graphic designer Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich and is an animated version of his high-concept and appealing picture book. [|www.bemboszoo.com/]

===[|Online Activities and Interactive Learning for Students in Grades PreK-12 | Scholastic.com]=== Grade level specific, quick one-session activities to incorporate interactive learning and technology into your curriculum. Each activity requires no prep and can be completed in 15-30 minutes. [|www2.scholastic.com/...learn.jsp]

[|FreeRice]
Vocabulary building website that features multiple choice synonyms for each word presented. For each correct answer, FreeRice donates 10 grains of rice to feed the hungry. [|www.freerice.com/index.php]

[|Sporcle]
Sporcle is a list trivia website that has great potential for reviewing basic concepts in many subject areas (and having fun at the same time). [|www.sporcle.com]

[|Wordle - Beautiful Word Clouds]
Enter any text to create a visual "summary" of that text; use it to preview novels, learn writing patterns, and to create visual representations of any written work, student's or famous author's. [|www.wordle.net]

[|PulpFiction Short Stories/Comic Books]
Free or super cheap online, pulp fiction short stories/comic books for all ages; many young adult titles, several well-known authors. This is a great resource for reluctant, junior high readers. [|www.ipulpfiction.com]

[|Reading and Writing Projects]
NCTE website offering classroom resources and professional development for teachers as well as enrichment activities for parents. [|www.readwritethink.org]

[|Balabolka]
A Text-to-speech program which can be downloaded for free. Converts written text to audio files. Can be used for students with learning disabilities, physical impairments, or English as a Second Language. [|www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka.htm]

[|Kids' Poetry Page]
Magnetic poetry online for creating sentences and story making. [|www.magneticpoetry.com/...playonline.cfm]

[|Professor Garfield]
Animated Reading Website created by Jim Davis. Primarily for K-3. Winner of Editor Choice Award Children's Technology Review and Silver Award for Best Animation 2008. [|www.professorgarfield.org/pgf_home.html]

[|Interactive Reading Websites]
Lots of interactive websites for reading with links to additional interactive websites for other disciplines. [|jc-schools.net/...interact-read.htm]

Free Technology for Teachers
Developed by high school social studies and Google certified teacher, Richard Byre, this Edublog award winner for Best Individual Edublog 2009 and Best Resource Sharing Blog 2009 is dedicated to sharing information about free resources for use in the classroom. [|www.freetech4teachers.com]

[|Reading Rocket Webcasts]
Each webcast features a 45- or 60-minute video program that you view from the Reading Rockets website. The webcasts also include recommended readings and suggested discussion questions. Some webcasts include the presenters' PowerPoint slides. [|www.readingrockets.org/webcasts]