Resources - Students

Students Resource Links:

PowerSchool Student Portal (Access to Student Information) (click on the logo above to login)

PowerSchool Parent Portal Tutorial (click here)

NJHS - National Junior Honor Society Form (Please enter information on form and then print out and sign.) 

Monthly Student Calendar for Benjamin Middle School (Click Here)
 

All Subjects

• Alfy (Kids Portal Playground)  http://www.alfy.com/index1.aspx
• AOL @ School  http://www.aolatschool.com/students
• Ed Helper  http://www.edhelper.com
• Fun Brain  http://www.funbrain.com
• Keyboarding  http://www.freetypinggame.net/play.asp
• Keyboarding - BBC Schools (1st & 2nd grade)  http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/
• Quizlet - http://quizlet.com
• Scholastic  http://www.scholastic.com/kids/

Language Arts/Reading

• Merriam Webster Word Game of the Day  http://m-w.com/game
• Vocabulary  http://www.vocabulary.com
• Super Kids  http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/words
• Help On English  http://helponenglish.homestead.com
• Write Site  http://www.writesite.org
• Kids Reads  http://www.kidsreads.com
• Reading Is Fundamental  http://www.rif.org/readingplanet/
• Think Central  http://www.thinkcentral.com (Reading Series used in grades 1st thru 5th)

Math

• AAA Math  http://www.aaamath.com
• Cool Math  Cool math .com
• A+ Math  http://aplusmath.com
• IXL-The Web's #1 Math Practice Site  http://www.ixl.com/
• Math Forum  The Math Forum - Ask Dr. Math
• Math League  http://www.mathleague.com/help/help.htm
• Math Playground  http://www.mathplayground.com

Science

• 2nd Grade Fish Project (click here)

Other

• Comic Life  http://www.comiclife.com  (create your own comic strip)
• I Keep Safe-Internet Safety  http://www.ikeepsafe.org/iksc_kids/
• Microsoft-ClipArt  http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspx
• My Webspiration  http://www.mywebspiration.com
• National Crime Prevention Council-Bullying Resources  http://www.mcgruff.org
• NetSmartz  http://www.netsmartz.org/index.aspx  (helping children stay safe online)
• Story Jumper  http://www.storyjumper.com  (design your own online books)
• Tux paint  http://www.tuxpaint.org (drawing software for children - download for free)
• Visuwords  http://www.visuwords.com  (online graphical dictionary - learn how words associate)

http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm

http://schoolnettrekker.com

https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com

• Think Central:  Minimum System Requirements (Click Here)
• Think Central PlugIns Needed: 
  • Acrobat Reader (Click here for latest free download)
  • Adobe Flash Payer (Click here for the latest free download)
  • QuickTime (Click here for latest free download)
  • Additional:  Confirm that pop-up blockers are disabled, JavaScript is active and Cookies are allowed; Confirm Firewall allows full communication with ThinkCentral on ports 80 and 443

Ä  For use at home, students may download and install the program to their home computer from: http://ttl4.sunburst.com/downloads. Scroll to the bottom of the page and install the "Full Version".  Once downloaded, simply click on the Type to Learn 4 icon on your desktop and begin.  Please contact Diana Spires at Evergreen Elementary School or Vicky Richter at Benjamin Middle School if you do not have a username, password and access code.

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