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Star Reading - Reading
assessment tool. In-school only Star Math - Math assessment tool. In-school only Accelerated Reader - Renaissance Place
Kid Pix - Art software available to elementary students, in-school only
Kidspiration - Created
for K-5 learners, Kidspiration® develops thinking,
literacy and numeracy skills using proven visual learning
principles. In reading and writing, Kidspiration strengthens word
recognition, vocabulary, comprehension and written expression. With
new visual math tools, students build reasoning and problem solving
skills. Paws - Used in 3rd & 4th grade to build typing speed and accuracy. MicroType - keyboarding program used in 5-8 grades to build typing speed and accuracy. Destiny - Library Card Catalog system
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South Dakota State Library - Research tool available to K-12. Ancestry Library - Of interest to those researching local history and family histories. Includes U.S. Federal Census records from 1790 thru 1930, immigration records, military records, the Social Security Death Index, the family history library and more. WorldCat Search - Research tool available to K-12. ProQuest - Research tool available to K-12. Discovery Streaming - Discovery Education streaming is a digital video-on-demand and online teaching service to help improve students' retention and test scores; it is aligned to U.S. state and provincial standards. World Book - Powerful reference tool that includes encyclopedia, multimedia, e-book, and primary source databases.
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More Links...The Quotable FranklinDecember marks the
275th anniversary of Ben Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac. Explore
Franklin's quotes here! The Old Farmer's AlmanacPublishes tide
tables, sunrise tables, planting charts, recipes, and weather
forecasts. See their kids site at www.almanac4kids.com
The World Almanac for Kids OnlineOffers games,
quizzes, contests, and reference facts on topics like space,
presidents, the environment, and animals.
Fact Monster - AlmanacFind facts on
thousands of subjects including sports, entertainment, technology,
business, education, and health.
Infoplease - Daily AlmanacFeatures birthdays,
This Day in History, news, word quizzes, weather facts, crosswords,
and more.
Safe Surfin' USA - Internet SafetyEducate the public
about Internet crimes against children and how communities can
protect their children from becoming victims. |
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Updated 9-16-2008