Links

The sites below are ones that we find ourselves using a lot!
Student Links

Library
Parkview Library Collection

Teachers
Parkview Teachers' Classroom Sites

Student e-mail
think.com

Information
District 196 ELP Page (resources and links for parents)
Britannica Online School Edition
Teaching Books *
NetTrekker* Internet search tool
Google
Maps (at Google)
One-stop Access to District Resources (encyclopedias, magazine content, etc.)*
Grolier Online <-- use this link from home *
Grolier Online
US Government Info (links to federal, state, and local government pages)

Free Software
Finale NotePad (music scoring; no longer free, $9.95)
ArtRage Starter Edition (painting)
Pixen (animation, Mac only)
Google SketchUp (3-D drawing)
Scratch (gaming/animation from MIT)

Learning
Starfall (K-2 reading lessons)
SpellingTime (Gr 1 - 5 spelling lessons)
BBC KS1 Bitesize (ad-free interactive math and reading activities for primary grades)
BBC KS2 Bitesize (ad-free interactive math, reading and science activities for upper grades)
MAP Test Math Links (web sites that reinforce math skills, keyed to specific MAP test scores)
Virtual Math Manipulatives
Math Playground (math facts, games, worksheets, and quizzes for K-6)
Mathsurf Problem of the Day
That Quiz (math drill and practice with optional timer)
AAA Math (lots of drill and practice with choices to focus the practice sessions)
Go Math (math games)
Scott Foresman Math Book Online (must use new version of Firefox, Safari, or IE6 to log in)
FOSS Science (fossweb.com) interactive science explorations
ALA Great Sites for Kids (links to lots of sites that have been checked by the American Library Association)

Contribute!
Parkview Student Book Reviews

* All of the starred sites require passwords for home use. You may register for a password to use these sites if you are a District 196 employee or if you have children attending a District 196 school. If you qualify, you may register here.
Teacher Links

District 196 Attendance
District 196 E-mail
District 196 Staff Intranet
District 196 Server Access
MyView
District 196 schools map

Safari Montage Video on Demand

Social Studies Curriculum at TCI: Teachers' Curriculum Institute
Topic Box Activity Finder
Lexile.com
Constructed Response Practice Items (ONLY select the grade on the next page; selecting more filters will return zero examples)
PDF Pad (print out custom graph paper, calendars, and flags)
Puzzle-Maker for Teachers
Math Help Central (another source for graph paper; a few nice choices, but no customization)

NWEA Report Center
Title One Reporting Center

Microsoft Student Select Program Shop
Microsoft Student Select Program Registration

No Child Left Behind information from AFT
American Federation of Teachers
National Education Association
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness: info and resources on ASD, ADHD, etc.)
Minnesota Department of Education

Snopes Hoax Listings
Weather

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