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California SETS Project and Data Sites

 * [|TechSets] for IT and support
 * [|TICAL] for administrators
 * [|EdTechProfile] to assess proficiency and integration of technology in education
 * [|CLRN] for standards-based software, resources, and websites
 * [|Just for the Kids] at the National Center for Educational Achievement
 * [|DataQuest] for easy data gathering from CDE
 * [|Ed-Data] enrollment data and more from CDE
 * [|Great Schools] the parent's Guide for comparing schools and districts

**Vocabulary and Spelling Development**

 * [|Free Rice]
 * [|Merriam-Webster Learners Dictionary]
 * [|Merriam-Webster Spell It!]
 * [|Merriam-Webster Word Central]
 * [|Vocabulary Word Games]
 * [|Word List Generator]
 * [|Vocabulary.com]
 * [|Sheppard Software] SAT and GRE vocabulary flash cards
 * [|Wordplays.com]
 * [|SpellingCity.com]

**Parts of Speech**

 * [|Funbrain Mad Libs]
 * [|Houghton Mifflin Education Place]
 * [|Using English] resources, quizzes, links, and more
 * [|HyperGrammar] at University of Ottawa's Writing Centre

**Writing Process**

 * [|Fleck.com] to annotate and bookmark webpages
 * [|bubbl.us] is an online graphic organizer
 * [|Thinkature.com] is a collaborative online graphic organizer
 * [|Google Docs] is a collaborative online productivity suite with word processing, spreadsheets, and productivity
 * [|Buzzword] is Adobe's collaborative online word processing site.
 * [|Thinkfree.com] is a newer, JAVA-based online productivity suite. Based on the Thinkfree Office. It's a BETA test, so it's not as smooth.

**Reading Comprehension and Book Searches**

 * [|Pearson Online Reading] Comprehension practice tests
 * [|Book Adventure] for selecting books
 * [|Interactive Exercises] for comprehension, vocabulary, grammar
 * [|ESL Resource Center] with exercises, links, and more

**Edutainment**

 * [|Arcademic Skill Builders]
 * [|Shockwave Word Games]
 * [|East of the Web Wordgames]
 * [|The Word Playground]
 * [|Play with Your Mind]
 * [|iKnowThat.com] Shockwave games
 * [|Teachervision] online games

**Supersites**

 * [|Rios Elementary Language Arts links]
 * [|Kathy Shrock's Guide for Educators]
 * [|Read Write Think]

**Sites for Creative Projects**

 * [|Big Huge Labs] for very creative fun projects with images and writing
 * [|Kerpoof] for fun avatars and visual storytelling
 * [|Comiqs] to create and share online comics and cartoons
 * [|ImageChef] for creative projects with image (small images)
 * [|Newspaper Clipping Generator]
 * [|Animoto] for creating multimedia videos and slideshows
 * [|tabblo] by HP for creating image-rich pages with captions and writing
 * [|OurStory] for creating collaborative timelines

**Online Image Editors**

 * [|Adobe Photoshop Express] is the newest online image editor
 * [|Picnik] for fun photo editing online
 * [|flauntR] for online image editing and creative projects
 * [|PicResize] for online image editing and resizing

**Teacher Tools**

 * [|4Teachers] has rubric makers, project-based learning checklists, quiz creators, and note takers.
 * [|Middleweb Language Arts] articles, links, and research.