All of the following teaching resources have been recommended by Swamp Fox Writing Project Teaching Consultants.
 

National Writing Project

National Writing Project
http://www.nwp.org
The NWP website contains a wealth of resources on writing instruction at all levels.

NWP's 30 Ideas for Teaching Writing
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/922
The National Writing Project's site offers successful strategies contributed by experienced Writing Project teachers.
-Recommended by Angela Kubinec

NWP's Digital Is
http://digitalis.nwp.org
This National Writing Project site provides a variety of resources for writing in the digital world, including discussion forums, lesson ideas, and tech news for teachers.
-Recommended by Matt Nelson

NWP's iAnthology
http://ianthology.ning.com
This site is an extension of NWP's eAnthology; it is composed of "a network of teachers connecting through writing and learning."
-Recommended by Matt Nelson

NWP Connect
http://connect.nwp.org
NWP Connect is a nationwide online network of TCs. Access blogs, NWP Radio, discussion forums, resources, and book groups.
-Recommended by Matt Nelson

Lesson Plans

Ohio Department of Education
http://ims.ode.state.oh.us/ODE/IMS/Lessons/
Type “lesson plans” in the Search box to find a large number of well-written lesson plans on any subject, all based on national standards.
-Recommended by Angela Kubinec

Information about Writing

Purdue University Online Writing Lab
http://owl.english.purdue.edu
This well-known Writing Lab site contains hundreds of handouts and resources on a variety of writing issues--everything from grammar to genres.
-Recommended by Jennifer Kunka

Writing Activities

PIZZAZ!
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~leslieob/pizzaz.html
Small and simple, this is an easy-to-navigate site with ideas for writing activities.
-Recommended by Angela Kubinec

WritingFix: Home of Interactive Writing Prompts
http://www.writingfix.com/
A Northern Nevada Writing Project site with interactive prompts, lessons, and resources designed for teachers and students.
-Recommended by Angela Kubinec

Writing and Composing with Technology

Teaching Writing Using Blogs, Wikis . . .http://digitalwriting.pbwiki.com/Standards-related-to-digital-writing
This is an extensive text-rich site that covers nearly all aspects of digital writing, as well as digital literature.  It includes the use of Skype, design, collaboration, reflection, connecting, etc.  Also available on the site are links to “ways to grow as a digital writing teacher.”
-Recommended by Angela Kubinec

Pete's PowerPoint Station
http://pppst.com/
This is a great all-topic site with lots of activities and classroom PowerPoint presentations.
-Recommended by Angela Kubinec

Prezi
http://prezi.com/
Make animated mindmaps that can be displayed with Adobe Flash Player. This is a great alternative to PowerPoint.
-Recommended by Jennifer Kunka

Grooveshark
http://grooveshark.com/
Play free music and create playlists with specific artists and songs.
-Recommended by Tammie Richey

Wordle
http://wordle.net
Help students generate "word clouds" that help them write, reflect, and revise.
-Recommended by Gail Hayes

Research Resources

Holocaust Museum Houston
http://www.hmh.org
This site offers a wealth of resources for teachers, including discussion group ideas, lesson plans, and "curriculum trunks" for middle school and high school classes.
-Recommended by Josie Stratton

Writing Centers

International Writing Centers Association
http://writingcenters.org
This is a terrific resource for any teacher interested in starting or enhancing a writing center.
-Recommended by Jennifer Kunka

Connecting Teachers

Twitter
http://twitter.com
Twitter is a free, easy-to-use, worldwide, customizable, interactive, and pedagogically relevant social-networking tool.
-Recommended by Matt Nelson

English Companion Ning
http://englishcompanion.ning.com
A site where English teachers go to help each other.
-Recommended by Matt Nelson

Funding Classroom Projects

DonorsChoose.org
http://donorschoose.org
Submit project proposals to this online community that works to connect potential donors with classrooms in need.
-Recommended by Linda Dowling and Amy McAllister

Cool Classroom Tech Tools

VuPoint Magic Wand
From Amazon
This is a portable hand-held scanner that has a multitude of classroom uses.
-Recommended by Matt Nelson and Jennifer Kunka