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Post such information as books the class will read this week, month, or year; information about class or school-wide literature events (e.g., character dress-up day, plays)

Help children and parents select appropriate literature

•Post a list of what you are reading in your classroom
•ALA.org
•BookAdventure.com
•Bookfinder @ pbs.org
•Bookspot.com
•Carolhurst.com

Link to children's book authors

•JanBrett.com
•Eric-Carle.com
•BeverlyCleary.com
•PatriciaPolacco.com
•Carolhurst.com
•Eduplace.com by Houghton Mifflin
•Scholastic.com
•Child-safe search engines: Search for authors via Kidsclick.org, Yahooligans.yahoo.com

Link to online literature & poetry discussions

•Authorchats.com
•Book-clubs-resource.com
•Connectforkids.org
•GigglePoetry.com
•Readerville.com

Provide electronic pen pals who discuss literature (other classrooms, volunteers, family, friends, preservice teachers, etc.)

•ePals.com

Create online discussion forums

•Blackboard [software]
•Globalschoolnet.org
•Groups.yahoo.com
•Web CT [software]

Encourage children to read and post literature-based blogs

•Childrensbooks.about.com
•Ebn.weblogger.com

Link to reader’s theater scripts

•Readerstheater @ teachingheart.net
•scriptsforschools.com

Provide background information about literature:  Find lists of bookmarks that already exist for children's books or create you own

•Doucette index @ educ.ucalgary.ca/litindex
•eThemes @ eMINTS.org
•Thinkquest.org
•Webquest.org
•Reading Rainbow @pbs.org

Publish children's oral readings of children's literature.

•Audiohijack @  rogueamoeba.com  [software]
•Audacity.sourceforge.net [software]