Literacy Lighthouse

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Welcome to Literacy Lighthouse, a place for high school English teachers to become beacons of 21st Century literacy.

Join now and share best practices, forge collaborations, and discuss what literacy in the 21st Century entails.

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Cassidy David

Dissertation Writing Help For Students !!

Started by Cassidy David Jul 28.

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Digital Portfolios 2 Replies

Started by Tammy Gillmore. Last reply by Dana Huff Nov. 16, 2008.

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Kelly Black

Custom Dissertation Help to get 2:1 standard or A+

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Posted by Kelly Black on August 19, 2009 at 2:19am

Brian Shephard

Using Wordle in the Classroom

I am a huge fan of Wordle.net and I think it can be a useful literacy tool.

If you've never used Wordle, you should definitely spend a little time learning how to use it. If you're an avid reader, copy a block of text from your favorite novel or poem and make a visualization out of it. For example, I put all of the lyrics to Paul Simon's classic album Graceland in and got this.

Wordle can be a gre… Continue

Posted by Brian Shephard on May 27, 2009 at 9:15am

Tammy Gillmore

Ning for AP Teachers

Dawn Hogue has created a Ning for AP teachers at Teach AP.

Just another way to communicate!

Thanks, Ms. Dawn!

Posted by Tammy Gillmore on September 13, 2008 at 3:54pm

Jami Miksiewicz

Better Writers

I can already see how blogging can help me be a better writer. Every sentence produces some anxiety knowing that other English teachers might read it. Will it affect my students like this? Maybe they're so used to MySpace and Facebook that blogging in class won't make much of a difference.

Posted by Jami Miksiewicz on July 31, 2008 at 8:44am — 5 Comments

Jami Miksiewicz

Welcome to 21st Century Literacy!

Instead of working on a home improvement project, reading for pleasure, or taking naps, I decided to spend this summer researching my profession. I have spent most of my time reading the blogs of other English teachers. I've learned that, technologically speaking, I am way behind! I want to incorporate 21st century literacy into my teaching, but I'm not sure where to begin. No one at my school is doing this! I've created a web-site at Teacherweb.com where I plan to post lesson plans, handouts, h… Continue

Posted by Jami Miksiewicz on July 30, 2008 at 9:30am — 3 Comments

 
 

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