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

https://www.blogger.com/start

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.

http://www.tqnyc.org/

 

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)

http://www.coreftp.com/

 

 

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.