Description of www.readwritethink.org

Readwritethink is a website providing web tools published by the National Council for Teahers of English (NCTE) and sponsored by the International Reading Association (IRA) and Thinkfinity Verizion Foundation. Focused on K-12 Literacy in the 21st Century, this web tool is a "one stop" resoure for educators and parents alike. Teachers can find lesson plans, student interactives, podcasts, and calendar activities. For professional development there are strategy guides, expert advisors, web seminars and online professional development. Teachers can also network with other teachers, contribute to the site, and receive RSS. Best of all Readwritethink isn't just for teachers. Parents can access activities, projects, games, tips, how-tos, and more. This web tool is user friendly, free (except for some profession development features) and requires a minimum of additional system requirements.

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Evaluation Criteria 10: Additional System Requirements

Are there any additional system requirements or downloads necessary to use this web tool? 4 Stars


The only additional "plug-ins" that your computer needs for readwritethink.org are:

-Acrobat Reader

-Flash Player

-Shockwave Player

and - Quicktime player

These are fairly common and very easy to download.
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