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Elementary

ABCya.com
ABCya.com is the leader in free educational kids computer games and activities for elementary students to learn on the web.

http://www.abcya.com/
Cool Math Games

http://www.coolmathgames.com/
Flat Stanley Facebook Activity
The international literacy and community building activity for students of all ages, teachers and families.

http://flatterworld.com/
Study Island
Web-based instruction, practice, assessment and reporting built from YOUR state‘s standards

http://www.studyisland.com/

General - Study Skills & Organization

Brain Rules
Great information for teachers and parents about how students learn.

http://www.brainrules.net/
Free Technolgy for Teachers
Free Resources and Lesson Plans for Teaching with Technology

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
Get Organized to Study
Ideas to organize and good study habits

http://learningfundamentals.com.au/
Hippo Campus
The goal of HippoCampus is to provide high-quality, multimedia content on general education subjects to high school and college.

http://www.hippocampus.org/
Internet4Classrooms
Grade level Academic Help

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/grade_level_help.htm
Make Flashcards
The best way to study languages, vocabulary, or almost anything

http://quizlet.com/
Michigan E Library
Resources for classroom projects, papers and instruction.

http://mel.org/
Sean Covey.com
General Tean Help Site

http://www.seancovey.com/teens.html

Health/Substance Abuse

American Lung Association
Stop Smoking Program

http://www.lungusa.org/stop-smoking/
Livonia Save Our Coalition
The Livonia Save Our Youth Task Force educates the community about the dangers of alcohol and drugs.

http://www.saveouryouthtaskforce.com/

Language Arts

dustball
The Plagiarism Checker. Audience: Students, Teachers, Professional Writers,

http://www.dustball.com/
GrammarBook
Contains text-based and short video lessons on basic grammar.

http://www.grammarbook.com/
SafeAssign by Blackboard
Plagiarism Detection

http://help.ramct.colostate.edu/safeassign/RamCTSafeAssignDirectSubmit.pdf
Turnitin
Turnitin is the leading academic plagiarism detector, utilized by teachers and

http://turnitin.com/static/index.php

Math

Algebasics
Watch free algebra tutorials about algebra, algebra basics, HS algebra...

http://www.algebasics.com/
Graphing Calculator
Online graphing calculator.

http://my.hrw.com/math06_07/nsmedia/tools/Graph_Calculator/graphCalc.html
Khan Academy
Students can make use of our extensive video library, practice exercises, and assessments from any computer with internet.

http://www.khanacademy.org/
Khan Academy APP

http://www.fastcompany.com/1823819/khan-academy-ipad
Mathway
Free math problem solver answers your pre-algebra, algebra, trigonometry,

http://www.mathway.com/problem.aspx?p=algebra
McDougal Littel
SHS text book site.

http://www.classzone.com/cz/index.htm

Organization

Cornell Note Taking System

http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/Departments/enreadtp/Cornell.html
Live Binders
LiveBinders is your 3-ring binder for the Web.

http://livebinders.com/
My Portaportal
Create your own portal like this one.

http://www.portaportal.com/
Tech Support Care Package For Parents
TeachParentsTech.org, a site that allows you to select any number of simple tech support videos to send to mom and dad.

http://laughingsquid.com/tech-support-care-package-for-parents/
TOOT
Make Resumes and Portfolios

http://www.aurbach.com/Toot/index.html

Scholarships

Stevenson Scholarship List
Scholarships Reported to the Stevenson Guidance Department

https://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=1mwcTo_ln-PMULF69OCpY-tnQ_z56aK4qPwnkDT2AvuA&pli=1
Twitter Safety
Safety tips for parents. The Internet is a great resource, but it's important for you and your child to be aware of the challeng

http://support.twitter.com/articles/470968-safety-tips-for-parents

Science

Interactive Science Simulations
Fun, interactive, research-based simulations of physical phenomena from the PhET project at the University of Colorado

http://phet.colorado.edu/
Khan Academy
With a library of over 3,000 videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and 315 practice exerci

http://www.khanacademy.org/
Khan Academy APP

http://www.fastcompany.com/1823819/khan-academy-ipad
Star Child
A Learning Center for Young Astronomers.

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
The Brain From Top to Bottom

http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/index_d.html

Social Media - Internet Safety

Twitter Safety
Safety tips for parents. The Internet is a great resource, but it's important for you and your child to be aware of the challeng

http://support.twitter.com/articles/470968-safety-tips-for-parents
"Get Off Facebook": Middle School Principal Takes On Cyberbullying
This story is making the rounds and has real implications about the social networking habits of our younger students as it relat

http://www.thedailyriff.com/articles/get-off-facebook-school-principal-takes-on-cyberbullying-261.php
10 Facebook settings to check right now
Detroit Free Press

http://www.freep.com/article/20110516/NEWS09/110515019/10-Facebook-settings-check-right-now?odyssey=mod%7Cmostview
A Parent's Guide to Facebook
By Anne Collier and Larry Magid Co-Directors, ConnectSafely.org

http://www.connectsafely.org/pdfs/fbparents.pdf
As Bullies Go Digital, Parents Play Catch-Up
New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/05/us/05bully.html
Holmes MS Internet Safety Site

http://www.livoniapublicschools.org/Holmes.cfm?subpage=46869
Jostens Pause Before You Post™ Promotes Online Responsibility

http://www.jostens.com/newsreleases/20110310.html
Michigan CSI Michigan Cyber Safety Initiative

http://www.michigan.gov/ag/0,4534,7-164-18155_48889---,00.html
NETSMARTZ
Online Safety

http://www.netsmartz.org/Parents

Social Studies

Ben's Guide to U. S. Government
Teaches kids from kindergarten through 12th grade about the federal government.

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/

Stevenson School Links

Test Prep

KHAN academy

Test Data Explanations

ACT PLAN Data Explanation
Links are in the right column

http://www.act.org/plan/results.html