Journals
Dialogue Journal Bibliography
An extensive bibliography of published works about dialogue journal research and use. Prepared by Joy Kreeft Peyton and Jana Staton.
http://www.cal.org/ncle/dialogj.htm
Journal Resources
A short annotated list of website resources related to journaling.
http://people.whitman.edu/~hopkinda/jour.html
Journal Writing Every Day: Teachers Say It Really Works!
Article in Education World with a discussion board link.
http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr144.shtml
Journal Writing with Virginia Hamilton
Writing With Writers Workshop webpage from Virginia Hamilton. Includes writing tips, writing challenges, help with revision, and her personal South Africa journal.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/diary/index.htm
S.C.O.R.E.—Schools of California Online Resources for Education
The journaling section describes different styles of entries such as reflection, response, and learning log.
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/actbank/tjournal.htm
Letter Writing
G.I.R.L.: Girls Internationally wRiting Letters
Penpal (and epal) club for girls 8–14 years old.
http://www.worldkids.net/girl/
The Jolly Postman Webquest
http://www.moffatsd.org/webquest/jollypostman/
Kids Media Club
http://www.kidsmc.com/penpal/index.html
Letters, Letter Writing, and Other Intimate Discourse
Cool site! An annotated collection of links to letter related sites. Love letters, letters written during the Civil War, letters written by presidents, the art of letter writing...
http://www.wendy.com/letterwriting/
Letters to Arthur
http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/letterstoarthur/index.html
E-mail
EPALS
In addition to finding e-mail pen pals, this site also includes a book club discussion board. There is also a helpful selection of teacher tips.
http://www.epals.com/index_en.html