Student Resources
Click here: Find videos and tutorials to help with research and creating citations
Click here: Find resources and links by subject
Free resources to help you complete school assignments:Khan Academy has tutorials for you in math, science, finance, or history.
Have a loooong text to read? Use Free summarizer to help shorten the text.. Take notes, clips from websites and pictures here at Evernote. Access from computer or any mobile device. Try the Homework Center from Infoplease to help you with class assignments. Onlineschools.org has a list of online study guides that are resources to help you in any subject. Use Rewordify to help you decode difficult texts; the website will simplify difficult English. |
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Find Copyright Free Images, Music, and Video:Watch this video from Common Craft explaining Copyright and Creative Commons.
Edit Images: Try Picmonkey to crop, create collages, or add text to your images. You do not need to register to use. Canva is a sophisticated tool to make your images and text look great to post online or in projects. Canva has many free templates to use. Images: Britannica's Image Quest has over 2 million images. Ask Ms. Kahn for the user name and password. Find many links for images in an easy to use format on Symbaloo. |
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Music:
Use this search form to find images, music, media and video with Creative Commons Licenses for you to use freely.
Get music for your powerpoint, photostory, or movie from Freeplay Music. You may not use this resource if your project is going to be posted on a website, blog or broadcast to the world.
Get music from Royalty Free Music. Please credit Kevin MacLeod who created all the work at Incomptech.
Get music from Purple Planet.
This is an awesome list of websites offering free music from librarian, Joyce Valenza.
Videos:
The National Screening Room from the Library of Congress offers videos that offer a view of America's historical past and culture, 1800-1899.
The Public Domain Review offers many types of media but you can find video here to encourage your curiosity.
Pixabay is a good source for public domain videos as well as photos. To find the videos, go to explore on the right side of your screen and select "videos" from the drop-down menu.
Stockio has free videos for you to use. Use the drop down menu on the right to select videos.
Use this search form to find images, music, media and video with Creative Commons Licenses for you to use freely.
Get music for your powerpoint, photostory, or movie from Freeplay Music. You may not use this resource if your project is going to be posted on a website, blog or broadcast to the world.
Get music from Royalty Free Music. Please credit Kevin MacLeod who created all the work at Incomptech.
Get music from Purple Planet.
This is an awesome list of websites offering free music from librarian, Joyce Valenza.
Videos:
The National Screening Room from the Library of Congress offers videos that offer a view of America's historical past and culture, 1800-1899.
The Public Domain Review offers many types of media but you can find video here to encourage your curiosity.
Pixabay is a good source for public domain videos as well as photos. To find the videos, go to explore on the right side of your screen and select "videos" from the drop-down menu.
Stockio has free videos for you to use. Use the drop down menu on the right to select videos.
Tools to help you study:
Use Quizlet to create flashcards to learn Spanish, vocabulary or anything else.
Want to create a study guide or flashcards? Try memorize.com.
Use StudyBlue to create online flashcards to help you study on a computer or mobile device.
Want to create a study guide or flashcards? Try memorize.com.
Use StudyBlue to create online flashcards to help you study on a computer or mobile device.
Combat Bullying:
Did you know that bullying can affect your sleep? Read this article about it from Tuck.
A Call to Stop Bullying by Jacob C. Herman at Voice National Live with links to many great anti-bullying sites.
Pledge to Choose Kind. Read Wonder by R. J. Palacio to find out why.
Check out the Bully Project and movie arriving in theaters March 30, 2012.
MTV has created A Thin Line to combat digital abuse. Join and speak out.
Boston Public Schools has created CSC a site to help you stay safe online.
The National Crime Prevention Council created the Circle of Respect to protect you from bullying.
Connect Safely offers advice on how to stay safe and use social networks.
Pacer's National Bullying Prevention Center can give you one on one help by phone or email.
Watch this video about cyber-bullying from PBS Learning.
A Call to Stop Bullying by Jacob C. Herman at Voice National Live with links to many great anti-bullying sites.
Pledge to Choose Kind. Read Wonder by R. J. Palacio to find out why.
Check out the Bully Project and movie arriving in theaters March 30, 2012.
MTV has created A Thin Line to combat digital abuse. Join and speak out.
Boston Public Schools has created CSC a site to help you stay safe online.
The National Crime Prevention Council created the Circle of Respect to protect you from bullying.
Connect Safely offers advice on how to stay safe and use social networks.
Pacer's National Bullying Prevention Center can give you one on one help by phone or email.
Watch this video about cyber-bullying from PBS Learning.
Are you a Good Digital Citizen?
The Nine Themes of Digital Citizenship
Educator's Guide on Copyright and Fair Use of pictures, video, music, multimedia, photocopying, etc.
Digital Citizenship videos from Common Sense Media.
Educator's Guide on Copyright and Fair Use of pictures, video, music, multimedia, photocopying, etc.
Digital Citizenship videos from Common Sense Media.
Do you need to enter a contest or competition? Or do you just like contests?
English:
American Library of Poetry has a student poetry contest. Deadline to enter is April 30th, and poems are accepted all year long.
River of Words art and poetry contest is open to any student aged 5-19 with a December 1st postmarked deadline.
Letters About Literature contest for grades 4-12 sponsored by the Library of Congress.
Pets Add Life Children's Poetry Contest is for students in grades 3-8.
Scholastic Writing and Art Awards are for students in grades 7-12.
Science:
Discovery and 3M are sponsoring the Young Scientist Challenge for students in grades 5-8.
Intel Science and Engineering Fair, find all the documents needed from the local GNOSEF.
The Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge for students grade K-12.
Toshiba and NSTA sponsors Exploravision. Teams of two to four students in grades K-12 can create and explore their visions of future technologies.
Lexus Eco Challenge is a STEM contest for grades 6-12 built on environmental issues and practical solutions.
Cassini Scientist for a Day Essay Contest for students in grades 5-12.
Social Studies:
First Freedom Student Competition a first-semester national essay and video contest for grades 9-12.
C-SPAN's StudentCam is an annual national video documentary competition for grades 6-12.
Not Subject Specific:
STEM Contest: Extreme Redesign: Art, Jewelry and Architecture
STEM Contest: Extreme Redesign: Engineering Secondary Education
Try your skill in the National STEM Video Game Challenge. Find lots of resources here.
Create a video for LACUE and your teacher could win $200.
American Library of Poetry has a student poetry contest. Deadline to enter is April 30th, and poems are accepted all year long.
River of Words art and poetry contest is open to any student aged 5-19 with a December 1st postmarked deadline.
Letters About Literature contest for grades 4-12 sponsored by the Library of Congress.
Pets Add Life Children's Poetry Contest is for students in grades 3-8.
Scholastic Writing and Art Awards are for students in grades 7-12.
Science:
Discovery and 3M are sponsoring the Young Scientist Challenge for students in grades 5-8.
Intel Science and Engineering Fair, find all the documents needed from the local GNOSEF.
The Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge for students grade K-12.
Toshiba and NSTA sponsors Exploravision. Teams of two to four students in grades K-12 can create and explore their visions of future technologies.
Lexus Eco Challenge is a STEM contest for grades 6-12 built on environmental issues and practical solutions.
Cassini Scientist for a Day Essay Contest for students in grades 5-12.
Social Studies:
First Freedom Student Competition a first-semester national essay and video contest for grades 9-12.
C-SPAN's StudentCam is an annual national video documentary competition for grades 6-12.
Not Subject Specific:
STEM Contest: Extreme Redesign: Art, Jewelry and Architecture
STEM Contest: Extreme Redesign: Engineering Secondary Education
Try your skill in the National STEM Video Game Challenge. Find lots of resources here.
Create a video for LACUE and your teacher could win $200.
Need News?
Find a link to newspapers from around the world on WorldBook Online. (see Ms. Kahn for password)
Find newspapers from around the world in many different languages from OnlineNewspapers.
The Newspaper Map highlights 10,000 newspapers around the world and translates into English for you.
Find a list and links of some of the leading news magazines from the left and the right points of view.
The Newseum provides front pages of newspapers from around the globe updated daily.
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
The Huffington Post has a special edition just for teens.
The Daily Beast is an online news magazine brought to you by Newsweek which is no longer in print.
The New York Times online edition allows you to read 10 articles for free every month.
US News and World Report, digital edition only, this magazine is no longer in print
Find newspapers from around the world in many different languages from OnlineNewspapers.
The Newspaper Map highlights 10,000 newspapers around the world and translates into English for you.
Find a list and links of some of the leading news magazines from the left and the right points of view.
The Newseum provides front pages of newspapers from around the globe updated daily.
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
The Huffington Post has a special edition just for teens.
The Daily Beast is an online news magazine brought to you by Newsweek which is no longer in print.
The New York Times online edition allows you to read 10 articles for free every month.
US News and World Report, digital edition only, this magazine is no longer in print