English Resources
Writing
http://www.hemingwayapp.com
Find out how readable your text is, with suggestions on how to improve it. http://www.writersdiet.com/WT.php Copy & paste a sample of your writing to see if it's "fit" or "flabby". http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/ms_ross-1544653-essay-analysis-scarlet-ibis/ How to write a formal essay, and a literary paragraph, using "The Scarlet Ibis" http://www.slideshare.net/slidesthatrock/connect-with-your-audience Tips on how to connect with your audience in your writing and speeches http://www.slideshare.net/englishross/essay-tips-3018576 Essay writing tips http://www.slideshare.net/englishross/formal-writing-tips-3018573 Formal writing tips The 4 Steps to Finding Your Voice (Stephen Covey) Advanced Public Speaking Institute Checklist: Elements of Style How to Find Your Voice (New York Times) How to Make a Good Speech How to Write an Essay Guidelines on the basics of essay writing Style in Writing Vocabulary
Dictionary.com
Sign up for the "Word of the Day" email, or look at multiple dictionary entries for words A Phrase a Week Learn about commonly used phrases, and lesser-known ones. Phrases.org This website explains the origins of such phrases as "back to square one" and "swan song" Quizlet Create online flashcards Spelling City Type in your vocabulary words and play games or test yourself Provincial Exams
Exam Site
BC government's exam site Miscellaneous
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePage
A website on the various tools used when writing fiction Allanah's Podcasting Basic resources about podcasting Biography.com Classroom Variety of information on famous and infamous people of today and yesterday Brainy Quotes Calendar & Holidays Canadian calendar and list of holidays & observances Canadian Intellectual Property Office Information on copyright, trademark, patents, and more Dr Suess Quotations Easy Who Is Look up website info, such as domain host information EasyBib Automatic bibliography maker Fiction Analysis Terms Listing of some terms used when analyzing fictio Internet Archive Use the "Wayback Machine" to see what websites looked like on specific dates in the past Jim's Favorite Famous Quote, Quip, Axiom, and Maxim Repository Library and Archives Canada Books, historical documents, government records, photos, films, maps, music... Literary Locales Pictures of places prominent in literature Quote Garden Statistics Canada Statistics about many things Canadian Surrey Public Library Search the library for resources Technorati Search for blogs and blog posts Way-Back Machine Look at archived images of web sites (e.g. to get posts that have since been deleted) Website Copyright Information about online copyright issues (not necessarily adherent to Canadian laws) |
Photography & Media Resources
Online Tools
Bubbl.us
Online brainstorming tool CogDogRoo Lists more than 60 ways to tell a digital story, with links, examples and ratings. Discovery Box Add text, images, video and sound to the sides of a virtual cube Google Docs Create online documents and presentations that can be edited alone or in groups KeepVid.com Downloads videos from websites Media Convert Convert files such as sound files, video files, etc. to new formats One True Media Combine photos and videos into a digital story Poll Everywhere Set up an online poll, which can be voted on by online or text vote The Recordist Free downloads of sound effects in mp3 format Survey Monkey Set up a survey on a website TinyURL Turn long web addresses into easily-handed URLs Vixy Convert and download online video files VoiceThread Combine audio narration with photos, videos, and captions Web 2.0 Backpack A list of web tools for various tasks XTimeline Create a timeline Zamzar Convert online files Photography
www.basic-digital-photography.com
A great place to start if you know little about digital photography. www.good-tutorials.com A wide variety of tutorials on specific skills. Read carefully, as not all tutorials are for photography. www.photometadata.org Learn everything there is to know about metadata. www.popphoto.com Popular Photography magazine's official website. www.dpreview.com Everything you wanted to know about specific camera models. www.dslrtips.com Tonnes of tips on how to use digital SLR cameras. whiterock.fotosource.com/camera_manuals.htmlACDSee A Vancouver Island company that makes internationally recognized software for digital imaging Picasa Free photo editing software from Google Picnick Online photo editing software Photographic Inspiration
www.shutterbugs.biz
www.worth1000.com www.geoeye.com/CorpSite/gallery/Default.aspx?gid=5 www.calebcharland.com http://seapics.com/gallery www.poetography.org/ Images & Sounds
Avery Image Library
Mostly clipart, but also some photos Barry's Clipart Clipart links (some may not be copyright- or royalty-free) Classroom Clipart Free clipart, sorted by category Clipart ETC Clipart clearinghouse, including decorative letters Decorative Line Art Abstract and geometric designs Free Photos Free photos. Read usage agreement FreeFoto.com Free photos for non-commercial use Incompetech Royalty-free music Morgue File Public image archive NASA Free space-related multi-media images from NASA Royalty Free Music Variety of music that can be downloaded for free Stock.xchng Stock photo library (some may not be copyright- or royalty-free) ToonDoo Create your own comics (zero drawing skills required) News & Media
AP Breaking News
Latest headlines from the Associated Press Canadian Communications Foundation Information on Canada's broadcasting history Digg.com News aggregator based on popularity Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) Reporting & commentary about journalism National Public Radio (NPR) Source for free radio and podcasts Newspaper Association of America (NAA) The non-profit organization representing the newspaper industry in North America. Lots of information and resources on all things newspaper and journalism World of Wireless History of radio Your Media Information on "cross-media ownership, convergence & concentration" |