USEFUL
WEBSITES
For
Literacy Connections Workshop by Theresa Bryant
August
21, 2007
Copies of Book Links, May 2006 are
available at the Registration Table. An
article on Books and Blogging is available on page 35-37.
Suen,
Anastasia. I Blog, He Blogs, She Blogs
- Do You Blog? Book Links Vol. 4
(No. 3) p. 35-37
May be accessed through www.nypl.org by looking in the Academic Search Premier database at EbscoHost. Look in the alphabetic list of databases available "at home." You must have a NYPL library card.
Blogging
Blogger
Free site for blogging; can be used by anyone
ThinkQuest New York City
ThinkQuest New York City allows students from
all schools in New York City to enter a citywide contest to create their own
web quest site.
Programs needed in order to get started with
ThinkQuest New York City:
A web-editing tool -
http://www.nvu.com/download.php
FTP (File Transferring Protocol)
FTP program to be installed in your computer
(Windows)
FTP program to be installed in your computer
(MAC)
http://fetchsoftworks.com/downloads.html
Free download if you are using for
educational purposes. You must apply at the site for a free activation
code. Click on Education/Charitable
on the left side under Licensing.