UM-St. Louis Writing Lab
This site is a good source of basic writing information, on such topics as the writing process, citing sources, special writing projects (e.g. memos, applications, resumes, etc…), and particular problems, such as commas, frequently misspelled words, and grammar rules and quizzes. There is also an excellent selection of writing lab tutor pages devoted to writing on the UM-St. Louis campus.
Profiled Programs - UM-Columbia
National Resources
- NCTE Resource Collection has a nice menu of teaching resources, but there is not a sense of personal movement and professional development. They do have a great interactive feature that should be used in NWP sites, “Request a Speaker.”
- NWP Resources The layout is very clean and well developed. In each category, the resources are fairly deep, but still suggestive, so readers can get a taste of the concepts, just like reading a newspaper online, then click to read deeper into the story. Only this time, the story might be "professional development."
- Conference on College Composition and Communication This site has an excellent collection of research articles, proposals,position papers, policy statements and the writing community links that produced these items.
- Assembly on Computers in English
- Assembly on Computers in English Workshop A favorite site connected to the NCTE, that offers individual consulting on technology-based projects within the English language arts. ACE consultants have years of experience working with a wide range of technology applications, including threaded discussions, listservs, chatrooms, MOOs and MUDS, webquests, digital stories, weblogs, podcasts, hypertext, electronic archives, e-portfolios, and more. Subscribing to ACE gets you personal access to our consultants, who will work with you to tailor a technology solution that fits your classroom. ACE also runs a yearly workshop at the NCTE convention.
- 7 Things You Need to Know About Teaching and Technology The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative's 7 Things You Should Know About...pieces provide quick, no-jargon overviews of emerging technologies and related practices that have demonstrated or may demonstrate positive learning impacts. Any time you need to explain a new learning technology or practice quickly and clearly.
(What, How, Where, Why?)
Specific Technology Resources
- National Standards from the NCTE & IRA
- Landmarks Citation Machine
- Copyright and the Web: This portal provides real world, practical and relevant copyright information for anyone navigating the net.
- The Webquest Page at San Diego State University
- HPR*TEC Organization High Plains Regional Technology in Education Consortium
- Free Blogs: This is an easy place to start a blog. They will give you ideas and 3 simple steps to start a blog.
- SlideShare SlideShare is the world's largest community for sharing presentations on the web. And it's free.
- Google.docs Create and share your work online (Free)
Create, edit and upload quickly
Import your existing documents, spreadsheets and presentations, or create new ones from scratch. Access and edit from anywhere. All you need is a Web browser. Your documents are stored securely online. - Think.com A Global Community for Learning
Think.com connects schools, teachers, and students from around the world to collaborate on projects, share experiences, and build knowledge together. - Audacity The Free, Cross-Platform Sound Editor
- Wetpaint: Create Your Own Free Wiki
- TechFiles IndexThis is a great feature, with resources specific to using technology in the classroom.
- TechKnow Files: Instructional Materials for Technological Literacy
- TrailFire: Youth Voices—NYC & Utah This is a trail of 8 pages, marked with comments, by Chris Sloan
- Writing in the Digital Age:
- Digital Storytelling Workshop
- Digital Storytelling Links and workshops
- Center for Digital Storytelling
- Personal Storytelling
- Digital Tools
Gateway Writing Project 
