COOL+TOOLS


 * GRAPHIC || URL || GRADE LEVEL || DESCRIPTION ||
 * [[image:file:///Users/admin/Desktop/Skitch.com%20%3E%20ellenphillips.png]][[image:Skitch.com_]][[image:Skitch.com_]][[image:skitch.jpg]] || https://skitch.com/settings/profile
 * [[image:file:///Users/admin/Desktop/Skitch.com%20%3E%20ellenphillips.png]][[image:Skitch.com_]][[image:Skitch.com_]][[image:skitch.jpg]] || https://skitch.com/settings/profile

For MAC only. Windows version is in development. || All || ||
 * [[image:enhancingwriting:Picture_3.png width="256" height="104"]] || [] || ==K TO 6 == || **Here's a quick writing activity to try every day. First generate a creative story starter. Pick a format: notebook, letter, newspaper or postcard. Print your story for a surprise.** ||
 * [[image:ddih:Picture_1.png]] || @http://awesomestories.com || ==ALL== || **Your FREE Site membership provides: **
 * **Original stories, created in a unique manner, to help you learn and do research **
 * **Key references, and primary sources, linked in-context **
 * **Relevant search results for targeted topics **
 * **Newsletters - including ideas for educators and research topics for students **
 * **Access to all narrated stories **
 * **Full use of lesson plans, discussion topics and author observations **
 * **A new way to view art, ancient artifacts, original documents and annotated maps **
 * **A guide for using the web beyond email, news, stocks and on-line purchases **
 * **A great alternative to watching television ** ||
 * [[image:ddih:Picture_2.png]] || [] || ALL || A Parent Guide to book genres: Graphic Novels, article by Toby Leah Bochan ||
 * || [] ||  || Online Comic Generator ||
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 * || [|www.stripcreator.com/] ||  || Online Comic Generator ||
 * || [] ||  || Online Comic Generator ||
 * [[image:ddih:Picture_3.png]] || [] ||  || Create animated gifs with Shapeshifter, an online animation program. ||
 * Plasq (Creators of Comic Life) || [] ||  || Good resources for using graphic novels in your classroom. ||
 * Deb's Place Wiki || [] ||  || Terrific resources for technology in the classroom. ||