The first website I would consider using in my classroom is Project Gutenberg. Because I plan on specializing in language arts as a special education teacher, this website could be particularly helpful in opening up to students different ways of reading. This project makes digital and audio books available for free and many of the classic books are available here. Since it is web based, I could teach a lesson on accessing web based literature in alternative formats. I could show students how to download books both from the library and from Project Gutenberg. Since most students have ipods, they could download books and listen to them this way as an alternative to print.
The next website I would definitely use with middle and high school students is the "Knowing Poe" site. This is one of the best language arts resources I have ever seen on line. It provides access to a primary source (Poe's literature) with a great interactive function that teaches annotation and allows students to easily interact with the text in a fun way. As icing on the cake, the text is also available in audio format. The whole thing is very user friendly and visually pleasing. This is a great model use of technology and I would like to see it available for a variety of literary texts. (Knowing Poe, 2002)
References
Maryland Public Television. (2002). Knowing Poe: The literature, life and times of Edgar Allen Poe. In thinkport.org. Retrieved June 28, 2002, from http://knowingpoe.thinkport.org/writer/telltaleheart_play.asp
Good work this week! Sounds like you really enjoyed viewing the Knowing Poe site!
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