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Romanticism and Victorianism on the Net
Spider Scribe - Online Mind Map
Statistics Canada
Story Bird - Collaborative Storytelling
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Teach Students to Type
Teaching Reading Strategies
Think Link Hexagonal Learning
TOWER - Organizing Writing
UDL Technology Toolkit
Voice Thread
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Word Walls in Secondary Classrooms
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Cell Phones in the Classroom Article
Create Google Forms and Docs
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Google Chrome Apps and Extensions Article
Google Chrome Basics
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Head in the Clouds Presentation

SMART Board Resources

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Differentiating Instruction using SMART Boards
Longwood SMART Lesson Plans
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Lesson Plan Resources

Aboriginal Art in Canada
Aboriginal Canada Portal
Aboriginal Literature in Canda
Canadian Literacy
Choice Literacy
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Digital Storytelling
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Library of Congress Primary Sources
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Literacy Through Graphic Novels
Literature Network
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Move Over Shakespeare
Native Web - Resources
One Stop English
Photo Essay - Great Depression
Point of View
Pop URLs - Popular Sites
Reading and Drama in the Classroom
Reading Rockets
Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre
SAY Magazine - Aboriginal Literature
Socially Based Curriculum Units
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Curriculum Resources

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Course Profiles - Curriculum Services Canada
Critical Thinking
Curriculum Doc: Grades 11 & 12
Curriculum Doc: Grades 9 & 10
Curriculum Doc: Native Studies Literature
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Literacy Strategies
Purdue Owl Writing Lab (MLA)
School Effectiveness Framework
Think Literacy - Oral Communication
Think Literacy - Reading
Think Literacy - Writing

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What is truth?
How does media influence us?
How has technology influenced our world?
What is our place in society?
What are our responsibilities to others?
What is the nature of ambition and power?
What is social criticism?
What is justice?
What is freedom?
How do we uphold our values?
How do we live with the consequences of our decision making?
What challenges to survival does the environment present?

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