Add Let's Write to Your iGoogle Page

We have started a new blog called Let's Write. We update it regularly with writing topics for students. We encourage you to use the writing activities to improve your skills. Now, you can add the Let's Write blog onto your iGoogle page.

ASSESS YOUR ESSENTIAL SKILLS

This is the place to go to do an on-line check-up of your essential skills levels. Once you have done this, you can fill in your Essential Skills Passport. If you don't have one, you can get one from your Learning Facilitator. You can use this information when you are researching jobs that you are interested in.

Perk Up Your Projects

Perk Up Your Projects is a website created by a teacher. It includes lots of generators and other activities.

Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day

Larry Ferlazzo is a teacher that has created an amazing website where each blog entry is a specific list. Take a look at his list of the Best Places to Learn Web2.0 Basics. We should add what is appropriate to Learn2. Please Let me know which parts you like.

MY GATES

Just in case anyone has not heard of the mygates site, it is a good one. This site is for students and instructors and it is geared to people upgrading their essential skills for employment that does not require post secondary education. There is a list of 120 entry level jobs and their descriptions as well as a detailed explanation of the essential skills required for each.

FIVE PARAGRAPH ESSAY

Here is a great online resource for learners who are working to improve their essay writing skills.

IDEAS

Ideas is a web site that goes out into the web and brings back to you photos, videos and links etc. when you type a word of your choice into the box. Try it. It's fun!