Reference
Hamden Public Library - a local city library. It is a place to look for a book, video, ebook, and eAudiobooks. | Hamden Public Library |
Dictionary and Thesaurus - A free searchable dictionary, thesaurus, word of the day, and word games. | Merriam-Webster Dictionary |
Encyclopedia - An Online encyclopedia and dictionary with also pictures and videos. | Encyclopedia |
Encyclopedia Britannica - An Online encyclopedia that also has popular topics, quizzes, and galleries. | Britannica Encyclopedia |
Bible - The bible is available online in many different versions. It also has a devotional area and a keyword search section. | Bible Gateway |
Ellen G. White Estate - It is a website with all of the Ellen G. White books available online. It has stories about Adventist Pioneers, devotionals , and much more. | Ellen G. White Estate |
Search Tools
Google Search - a place to go on the world wide web and look for images, videos, and information about a topic. | |
Bing Search - a place to go on the world wide web and look for images, videos, and information about a topic. | Bing |
Specific Class
Scootpad - A paid online website where a student can work at their own pace to master different concepts in math, reading, writing and spelling. It is aligned with the common core standards. | Scootpad |
TypingPal - A paid online website where a student will learn personalized keyboarding. | Typingpal |
BrainPOP - It is a paid online website with animated videos of educational topics for 5-8 graders. | BrainPOP |
BrainPOP Jr. - It is a paid online website with animated videos of educational topics for 1-4 graders. | BrainPOP Jr |
Vocabulary Spelling City - It is a paid online website where a teacher can design the grade specific spelling lessons. The student can practice the online assignment at home or school. | Spelling City |
Collaboration
Down the Drain -How much water do you use? It is a collaboration with other students around the world on the internet. Students will figure out their average use of water in a day and compare it to others around the world. | Down the Drain |
Bucket Buddies - Fresh water Macro Invertebrates. Students will collect samples from local ponds and find out if it is the same all over the world. | Bucket Buddies |
Journey North- A global study of Wildlife Migration. Students will observe, make records, and take pictures of any animal migrations and share with online community. They will map the migration and share with online community from all over the world. | Journey North |
Square of Life Project- Studies in Local and Global Environments. Students will investigate a square meter of their school yard for living and non-living things. They will share their findings with other classes from around the world. They will analyze their findings with other finds and then make a report to share with the other classes. | Square of Life Project |
Weather Watch - Interactive weather project. Students will be collecting data locally and sharing their data about weather to the other classrooms involved in the project. They will be looking at weather across climate zones. They will be predicting, tracking, and research global weather. | Weather Watch |