10-28-2011 Language Arts: Writing for Authentic Purposes

1. Rate it All - http://www.rateitall.com/
2. Webquest: Write Your Own Creation - http://www.zunal.com/webquest.php?w=116359
3. Digital stories - http://www.artofstorytelling.org/
4. Myths and Legends Story Creator - http://myths.e2bn.org/story_creator/
5. News books and links - http://www.dogonews.com/
6. My Hero Project - http://www.myhero.com/go/home.asp Check out the Guestbook: no account needed
7. Find a Book/Write a Book - http://tarheelreader.org/
8. Where do you want to go and why? - http://timespentalone.com/destinations/
9. Day Tipper – suggest trips for prizes - http://www.daytipper.com/
10. Memory Share - http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/memoryshare/home
11. Share your Ideas - http://www.calacademy.org/share/#/browse/rating/1/
12. NYT Student Opinion - http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/category/student-opinion/
13. Post an Explanation - http://twick.it/index.php
14. Explain and discover song meanings - http://www.music-explained.com/
15. Web of Fate – discuss and make predictions about current issues - http://www.weboffate.com/
16. Make recommendations to the Web – don’t like the connections options but do not see any terms of service with age requirements - http://hellohype.com/
17. Dropping Knowledge – create and respond to life’s questions - http://www.droppingknowledge.org/bin/forums/list.page
18. Faces of Learning - http://www.facesoflearning.net/
19. Stories Unbound: write and publish your story online - http://storiesunbound.com/
20. StepStation: create step by step guides - http://www.stepstation.com/
21. Daily Lit - http://daily-english-activities.blogspot.com/ - can use activities but not join to post
22. Create a Travel Guide - http://traveldk.com/how-to/personalized-guides
23. Create a Tour - http://www.geotrio.com/