English Club
English Club: When Do We Use Capital Letters
This EnglishClub resource provides eleven instances in which using capital letters is necessary. Several examples are provided with each of the eleven rules.
Other
Foldoc Computing Dictionary
This resource presents a searchable dictionary of computer terminology that includes pronunciations. Links within the definitions allow you to gain a thorough understanding of the term.
Other
A Beginner's Guide to Effective Email: Acronyms & Jargon
An interesting and fairly detailed list of many of the acronyms that are used in email. Also discusses some unique internet/email "jargon," such as "spam."
Grammarly
Grammarly Handbook:capitalization:call Letters of Radio and Television Stations
This page explains that call letters for radio and television stations are always in all capital letters and provides examples.
English Club
English Club: Abbreviations: Acronyms
This EnglishClub tutorial defines the term acronym, a type of abbreviation, and then provides several examples of acronyms.
Other
Acronym Finder: Abbreviations and Acronyms Dictionary
Journalists are inundated with acronyms. This site contains 240,000 of them and their meanings. Search tool allows you to enter the exact acronym or the first letter. You can even enter a keyword and look for acronyms that include it....
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Abbreviations
This lesson focuses on abbreviations including an introduction to abbreviations with examples, why they are used, links to abbreviation activities, and a summary of the abbreviation information in text format. It also provides a...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Readability: Contractions, Acronyms, and Numbers
This instructional activity focuses on recognizing and demonstrating the standard uses of apostrophes including in possessives, contractions, acronyms, and numbers. It also provides a practice activity.
English Club
English Club: Abbreviations: Shortenings
This EnglishClub reference page provides the definition for "abbreviation" and then provides a chart with examples of abbreviations.
PBS
Pbs Teachers:pieces of Mind: True or False?
Test your visual recall memory by studying and reproducing from memory drawings of furnished rooms. Explore five mnemonic devices to find the memory aid that works best for you.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Use Acronyms to Remember Information
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides an efficient learning strategy. Students will learn how to use acronyms as a study tool.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Parentheses
This lesson introduces parentheses and how they are used. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow and provides review questions over the lesson's content.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Academic Tips to Help Kids Learn to Be Effective Students
This how-to page provides tools to help students be engaged in their classes. Strategies for listening, notetaking, and planning for classes are shared.
The Write Place
Literacy Education Online: Using Spell Checkers
This resource gives three pointers for getting the best results from your spell checker.