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=**TECHNO CRAWLERS**= = = Our page is designed provide tools and resources used for engaging in literacy through technology.

[|The Story Book Online]
- is a Website that contains illustrated stories for children of all ages. The site offers various activities and resources such as free online books, an interactive phonics page, puzzles, games, teacher resources and a tool to publish books. Some of the story books offer children the opportunity to listen to the story being read while they read along. These books also allow the child to point the cursor to a word in order to hear its pronunciation, or to hover over pictures of characters to listen to the sound of associated with that picture.

[|Highlight Kids]
- the online version of the printed classic children's magazine. It is an interactive, multimedia site that includes printable activities for children, games, ability to create stories. There is also a parent section with resources. The story book section features books for children ages K-5 and contains both fiction and non-fiction materials. It also features an e-card creator that allows children to email electronic greeting cards to friends and family. There is even an assessment page to test your knowledge of the stories in the magazine. There are science stories with activities to encourage learning.

[|Literacy Resources on the Web]
- is a portal that offers a collection of other sites geared towards grade 12 and higher students. There is both English and American literature available. However, it excludes poetry. Some of the third party links lead to interactive sites. This site supports literacy by providing resources for teachers and students which are engaging and standards based.

[|Natata]
- is a professional ebook creation tool. We recommend this tool to authors and illustrators who wish to publish online in order to offer a product to clients which the author can control by limiting the number of days or times that the product can be accessed. It is interactive and multi-language based. There are many components and features including a photo album, profile creation, aility to save to cd rom or diskette, send email attachments or create a website. Another valuable feature is that the user can create unlimited products without having to pay royalties.