Useful+Links

__ARCHIVAL RESOURCES__

 * [|Flickr (Photos)]
 * [|The Internet Archive (Massive collection of all sorts of audio, video, textual, etc.resources)]
 * [|Soundsnap (sounds not all of which are very good.)]
 * [|American Academy of Poets]
 * [|Pageflakes-awesome tool for keeping info together!]
 * [|Vimeo -- upload videos to share with friends/family (can set it to private; much cleaner than youtube)]
 * [|A list of texts available online for free, courtesy of Angela Maiers]

__SOCIAL/PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING__

 * [|Diigo]
 * [|Linkedin]
 * [|Ning]

__BLOGGING__

 * [|Twitter]
 * [|Plurk]
 * [|Blogger]
 * [|Edublogs]

__ADMINISTRATIVE AND GRADING FORMS, RUBRICS, SPREADSHEETS, ETC.__

 * [|Attendance Template]
 * [|Rubistar (Online Rubric Generator)]
 * [|iRubric - free online database to create, store, and share rubrics (also allows you to go back and edit old rubrics)]
 * [|TeachersFirst lesson plans etc]

__LITERATURE RESOURCES__

 * Interactive Beowulf site (puzzles and study guide)

__**COOL SITES AND PROGRAMS**__

 * [|Comic Strip Generator]