Useful+Resources+for+Students

Citation Maker
[|Click here] for OSLIS citation maker

Homework Help
[|Click here] for help from the Highland Park Library [|Click here] for Discovery Education homework help [|Click here] for Infoplease homework center

Destiny: Webpath Express
[|Click here] to access our school search engine. Great for doing research.

Google Docs
Do you want to work collaboratively or access your document from any computer? Forget the flash drive; try Google Docs. Be sure you have your parents permission; you will need to have or open a free Google gmail account. [|Click Here]

Dictionaries
[|Click Here] for an Etymology dictionary [|Click Here] for Merriam Webster's dictionary and Thesaurus [|Click Here] for Ninja Words; a really fast dictionary.

An alternative to Google Docs: Ether Pad
When multiple people edit the same document simultaneously, any changes are instantly reflected on everyone's screen. The result is a new and productive way to collaborate on text documents, useful for meeting notes, drafting sessions, education, team programming, and more. [|Click Here]

File Converters
Can't open a file on your computer? One of these options should work: [| Click here] to download the Open XML Converter which allows you to convert Open XML files that were created in Office 2008 for Mac or Office 2007 for Windows so that you can open, edit, and save them in earlier versions of Office for Mac. [|Click here] to go to View Docs Online. Just upload the document and it should open.

Search Engines
Please check our [|Reference Page] for recommended links. [|Click here] to connect to our Destiny links for research. [|Google Squared] takes a category and creates a starter '//square//' of information, automatically fetching and organizing facts from across the web. [|Poodwaddle]provides the webs best searchable resources, including web, image, video, and maps from Google, dictionary and encyclopedia with wikipedia, **.** [|Search.io tabbed search]allows you to //search// multiple sites in the same time. [|Spectra]: compare and rank the results of a search across three major search engines.
 * Here are some exciting new search engines to try.**

Some Interesting Sites we've explored:
Art: [|45 sites] for students to create original artwork online Book recommendations: [|Bookseer]-input the last book you enjoyed and get recommendations, or go to Read alikes for middle school books. Incredible fact (just facts) finder: [|Wolfram Alpha] Try wolfram for math: [|Wolfram Math World] Just the Facts!: [|Factmonster] Great Websites for Kids: [|American Library Association] Graphic Organizers: [|Eduplace] Math Help: [|Awesome Library Middle School Math], [|Formula Database Math fun (like sudoku): KenKen Puzzles] Math: [|Visual Math Learning] for lessons and games on all of the basics including fractions, division, decimals, and integers. Math: [|HoodaMath]: Math games and tutorials: [|Mathforum]for all middle school math topics, [|Ask Dr. Math] for help in all areas Homework Help: [|Discovery Education] Click the subject tab at the top of the page. Social Studies: [|Social Studies] by Awesome Library All things Useful: [|Virtual Middle School Library] Current Events: [|Time Magazine] for Kids, [|CNN] for students, [|The Week in Rap,] News as it happens, [|Live News Cameras] History Games: [|Playing History] Geography: [|Geogames] Language Arts:  [|Write Rhymes] Language Arts: [|Analogy of the Day] Language Arts: [|Quotes Daddy] Language Arts:[| Essay Map] Speed Reading Trainer: [|Spreeder] Visual Dictionary: [|Visual Dictionary Online] Sound Effect Downloads free for projects: [|55 websites] Science: [|DNA from the beginning], [|Genetics Web Lab Directory] Science: [|The Particle Adventure]: Fundamentals of Matter and Force Science: Punnett Squares Made Easy:[| Biology Project Tutorial] Safe Information: [|All Safe Sites] Research and Writing: [|IPL Teenspace] Booklists: link to ATN booklists. If we don't have the book, we'll try to help you find it. Citation Maker: [|Easy bibliography] Free images: [|World Images] and [|Photos8] provide images free to use in projects. Typing: Free Typing Lessons at [|Typing Web] To Make Brochures: [|My Brochure Maker]