Here is a list of websites that students can go to. Most of these websites were suggested by other students in your school. Please get parental permission or better yet, view them with your parents to discuss what you are learning about.
1. http://www.learnoutloud.com Learn Out Loud provides an extensive directory of free audio books, lectures, speeches, interviews, and other educational audio and video resources. All of the materials within the directory can be downloaded as mp3 files or streamed online.
2. http://freerice.com/ This UN World Food Program site teaches civic responsibility while quizzing visitors on everything from English grammar and vocabulary to chemical symbols and pre-algebra. For every multiple choice trivia question that site visitors answer correctly, the UN donates ten grains of rice to help feed the hungry.
3. http://www.mathplayground.com/ This site is intended for elementary and middle school students. Site visitors can play math games, solve logic problems, watch math videos, and much more.
4. http://www.arkive.org/ is a lively science site devoted to the conservation of endangered species around the world. Educational resources include news, photos, videos, article, reference materials, and more.
5. Artopia http://www.knowitall.org/ Designed for middle school students with an interest in visual and performing arts, this site displays important works of art and allows users to build their own portfolio of artwork. Artopia users can also critique art, watch movies, and view student art.
6. History Channel http://www.history.com/ The History Channel brings you information, movies, and accurate accounts of events that occurred in the past. Parental discretion is advised for some video clips. This site has great audio selections of famous speeches throughout history.
7. http://www.scholastic.com/_ A great resource for games, activities, and book suggestions. Use your test scores from school to identify your reading level. Then visit scholastic, type in your level, and they will provide you with a list of books that are "just right" for you.
8. Book Builder http://bookbuilder.cast.org/ Middle schoolers who visit this site can create, publish, and share their own digital books online. They can also read free digital books created by other people.
9.Stop Bullying A site dedicated to help students identify bullying and what to do to stop the cycle.
10. Here are flashcards that work with basic multiplication facts. http://www.multiplication.com/games/play/quick-flash-ii
11. Here is a bike racing game using math factors: http://www.mathnook.com/math/bike-racing-math-factor.html
12. Prodigy-math game that my students love. Free. https://www.prodigygame.com/
13. Khan academy- common core math videos and lessons https://www.khanacademy.org
14. https://www.edgenuity.com/ Log in and work on common core math.
15. www.icivics.org/ Great social studies resource. Games, government studies, and the Constitution.
16. Interactive science activities and experiments. https://www.uen.org/7-12interactives/science.shtml
17. http://www.loyalbooks.com/ Free audiobooks. Books that are considered classics are mainly on this site.
18. https://library.biblioboard.com/modules
https://library.biblioboard.com/curations
https://library.biblioboard.com/categories These three links are for Inkie.org is a free resource that can be used by any Illinois student/resident. It has free ebooks that can be read online or via an app. It also has some audio books. A lot of the books are the "classics" rather than current titles.
19. https://www.inkie.org/authors/create Publish your own book for free.
20. https://www.peardeck.com/googleslides Make your presentations on google slides more engaging to your audience.
21. https://www.nasa.gov/ All information, steam projects, blogs, and engaging experiences with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
22.https://kahoot.com/ interactive learning games that you can play and create
23. Brainpop educational activities from all content areas
24. Nasa Kids' Club fun games and STEAM activities for all kids
25. Common Lit- reading lessons and all things ELA related
26. Little Alchemy- create chemistry with this game
27. Nitrotype -competitive typing game that races cars
28. Chrome Music Lab- makes music more accessible to students through hands on experiments.