Helpful Classroom Websites

Boom writer: "engage students like never before" Teachers create a "story start" and students complete the story with their own twist, endings, etc. The students then submit their work and the teacher either approves or ask them to complete revisions. Once the story is finished, the students submit the story to the rating stage. Students are able to then access each others anonymous work and rate the stories. After voting, winners are announced and stories are then built upon to ultimately create books that can be read online or even purchased in soft cover form. This will encourage star students to perfect their writing, while engaging struggling students in writing creatively and independently. The site is free and available for all ages.

Classtell is a website designed especially for individual classes to create their own space. When accessing the site, students can check their homework or foresee future assignments. Students can even subscribe to the site, so that each time you make a post, they are notified via email. There is a blog, discussion form, calendar, place to upload documents, etc. If desired the teacher may even require a password to access the site so that people uninvited cannot see what is posted. This site is designed to make it especially easy for teachers to create a page for their individual class. The service is free with up to 1 GB of  space.