• Commemorative Stamps Projects extends a good idea through the years
  • Path to Peace? Tumult in the Middle East. This project looks at what causes conflicts among people and how people attempt to resolve those conflicts.
  • Which Volcano is the Least Risky?
  • Kennewick Man: Rights to the Bones Students present a fair and legal decision to groups claiming rights to the 9,000-year-old skeleton.
  • Washington's Best Vacation Students research the state of Washington's five regions by planning a vacation itinerary.
• Digital Storytelling: Integrating digital storytelling in your classroom.

• Mesalibrary's Teens contains various resources include reading lists, homework help, reviews of pop-culture and global service projects.
• Write Net is a place for students to share writing, including poetry.
• Education World: Teacher's guide to getting students' work published
• 7th Grade Poetry Students guest editors to develop a poetry anthology.
• Adam of the Road: Growing up in the Middle Ages: A webquest created by 7th grade students.

Eighth Grade Reading, Writing and Sharing Projects

• 8th Grade Book Reviews from Carol Hurst's Literature Site
• Online Poetry Classroom
• 8th Grade Projects/Activities from Eldora-New Providence Middle School in Iowa.
• Pay It Forward Movement: changing the world one favor at a time.
• Ad Parodies is a unique opportunity for students to learn more about media and advertising while fulfilling curriculum requirements for a tobacco-alcohol-drug unit.
• Teen Poetry
• Prize Winning Stories! Includes audio recordings of many stories written by teens.

Specific Examples of Extending Texts with Technology Tools and Resources

• Blogs for Middle School Classrooms
• Creative Writing through Wordless Picture Books
• Electronic texts for the Study of American Culture provides hypertext projects.
• Holocaust through Literature Project
• Middle School Writing Resources
• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
• Avi's Nothing but the Truth : Exploring free speech and persuasion.
• Online Literature-Based Resources for Middle School Teachers
• Publishing with Students
• Student Book Reviews
• The Write Site Project

This page last updated February 2005.