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=West Chester Practicum Resources =

[|SHHS Library Website] =media type="custom" key="4559706" = =Websites with Lesson Plans = [|Teachers Love SmartBoards]

[|Smart Training Center]

[|Read Write Think] International Reading Association

[|PBS Teachers] A great resource for lesson plans and newly created Activity Packs. The [|online newsletter] gives a wide variety of subject-oriented programs.

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=**Interactive Activities using SmartBoard** =

Wordles A good tool for introducing a new book. Make a wordle with characters, themes etc like in the video example.

[|Wordle Website] [|Diamante] - create a poem of contrast

[|Graphic Organizers] Drama Mapping

In SmartNotebook click on Picture Frame and select Online Essentials for Educators for many premade lesson activities

[|Tips for Using a SmartBoard]

=Presentation Tools =
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http://teaching-in-a-new-paradigm.wikispaces.com/ animoto.com

[|Teacher Tube]

[|Zamzar] [|Kick You Tube]
 * Use these sites to convert files into a format not blocked by your District's filter**.



=General Sites for Teachers= Go to [|Trackstar] and view Track Number 234802 [|English Companion] - a place "where English teachers meet to help each other." //School Library Journal// February 2009 Site of the Month. Virtual Book Clubs [|Shelfari] [|Goodreads] [|LibraryThing]

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