Pizzaz!
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~leslieob/pizzaz.html
Are you looking for story starting and writing activities? Pizzaz! was created to help writers and teachers of English as a Second Language in this endeavour.
Select from categories of Poetry, Fiction, Bag of Tricks or even more as inspiration to get started.
Visuwords
http://www.visuwords.com
Do you have a word and are looking for deeper meaning of that word?
Visually, would it be nice to find words similar, related, is a part of ... to the word that you've got? Visuwords helps out in an attractive and interactive format. Help students make connections to related words with the result being a deeper understanding of the base word.
National Geographic Maps
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/map/atlas
There is nothing so intriguing as a well crafted map. From there, you can explore stories in the news, place a setting for current reading, and place many things in context.
National Geographic allows you to dig into the beautiful maps that it has on files. Look for an incredible collection and be prepared to let a great deal of time go by as you explore our world.
Stonehenge
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/stonehenge/flash/panorama.swf
First of all, read about Stonehenge. Then check it out by zooming in with Google Earth. Check the website. Then take a look around in this 3D representation. Wow. Follow the link above for a full screen representation.
