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1. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Activity & Project
   Beguiling Billboards: Finding Inspiration along the Road
   For this activity, teens study "Pass It On" billboards created by The Foundation for a Better Life either online or on-the-go, and create an original billboard and inspirational phrase for a person of their choosing.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 10  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Blending the Past with Today's Technology: Using Prezi to Prepare for Historical Fiction
   To prepare for literature circles featuring historical novels, students research the decades of the 1930s to the 1990s and share their information using Prezi, a web application for creating multimedia presentations.
3. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Activity & Project
   Blog About Courage Using Photos
   Engage teens in this activity in which they use photographs to examine and write about courage on a blog.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Book Report Alternative: Getting Acquainted with Farcebook
   In this alternative to the traditional book report, students report on their novel choices using Facebook-like pages.
5. Professional Development | Grades   5 – 12  |  Strategy Guide
   Bringing Lessons to Life with Animoto
   Using Animoto, a free Web 2.0 tool, students can develop short digital videos that include music, photos, video clips, and text as well as share their creations electronically.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 19
   Celebrate National Library Week!
   Students learn more about libraries as part of National Library Week.
7. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Activity & Project
   Create a Career Blog
   This activity invites children and teens to explore various careers and then write about what they might want to be when they grow up in a blog.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Creating an Online Community Through Electronic Portfolios
   Students publish their work in an electronic portfolio, which enables them to respond to each other's content online.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 10  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Creating a Persuasive Podcast
   Students learn how to get their voice out on the web when they research issues important to them and compose a persuasive podcast to post online.
10. Professional Development | Grades   6 – 12  |  Online Professional Development  |  Web Seminar
    Critical Literacy at the Intersections of Sport and Society
    This interactive Web seminar will explore the ways teachers can foster critical literacy practices by engaging students in the meaningful study of sports culture.

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