OER Commons

OER Commons (Open Educational Resources) is a site that I have been exposed to by the great teaching blog Free Technology for Teachers. OER is a site that offers teachers to post lessons and materials for specific content, and grade level. The content can then be organized and sorted down to format type, and media used.  This is a great resource for teachers looking to start their careers and looking for inspiration from colleagues.

Interactive Romeo and Juliet

This is a great resource for any English teacher who finds themselves trying to relate Shakespeare to the text/twitter/facebook savvy generation. This allows the reader to maneuver through the text while being able to click on any words or phrases that are confusing or unfamiliar. The program offers the definitions and explanations to the reader on the same page seamlessly and doesn’t require the reader to leave the document.

Interactive Romeo & Juliet