Writing+&+Presentation+Tools

Writing Resources

Purdue Online Writing Lab Receive guidance on punctuation, grammar, and the basic mechanics of writing at OWL, a.k.a. the Purdue Online Writing Lab.

Houghton Mifflin Education Place This site for grades 6-8 includes features such as "Writers' Showcase," "Bright Ideas for Writing" and "Net's Best for Research."

Copyright-Friendly Image Resources

DK Books' Clip Art "Explore thousands of images from DK’s picture library. Perfect for illustrating homework, school projects and generally being creative."

Morgue File A public image archive "for creatives by creatives."

Wikimedia Commons A database of more than ten million copyright-friendly media files. Anyone can contribute!

FreeDigitalPhotos.net "Download royalty-free photos and illustrations for websites, newspapers, magazines, video and TV productions, iPhone applications, PowerPoint presentations, forums, blogs and school work."

Pics4Learning.com <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">"Pics4Learning is a copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students. The Pics4Learning collection consists of thousands of images that have been donated by students, teachers, and amateur photographers."

<span style="color: #256341; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">"You've read the book, now see the movie— <span style="color: #256341; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">the movie-like trailer for the book, that is!"

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Book Trailers for All <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">"The go-to place for sharing, viewing, and downloading trailers for children's and YA books."