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READING/LANGUAGE ARTS: Writing

Create-A-Card

Gone are the days of going to the card store and licking stamps. Today, you can find a wide variety of cards right on the Web. You can personalize them with your own words and art, then send them for free via e-mail!

Online cards are a perfect way to spice up an ordinary penpal project while simultaneously learning how communicate via the World Wide Web. At the MoMa E-Cards, for example, you'll find postcards of masterpiece paintings, famous photography, and contemporary art. On the more humorous side, try greeting-cards.com. Here students will have so much fun choosing and sending cards, they won't even notice that they're practicing their grammar and spelling skills!

Unlike regular cards, electronic ones enable you to include music and animation with your messages. So, to add some real pizzazz to your cards, finish this tour by checking out Hallmark's e-card selection, which includes a talking pig, a singing cat, and other wacky options.

 
Tour Itinerary

MoMa E-Cards
http://moma.e-cards.org/

greeting-cards.com
www.greeting-cards.com

Hallmark's e-cards
www.hallmark.com/
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