Student/Parent Resources

Survival Guide to Personal Finance for College Students:

This piece - written by the Financial Literacy team at Annuity.org, provides tips for students on how to manage their finances before, during and after college. It explores questions such as “When Should I Fill Out My FAFSA?”, “How Do Student Loans Work?” and “Should I Consider Early Investing Options?” https://www.annuity.org/financial-literacy/students/

Microsoft Office Documents Templates:

Office Online offers templates for creating your own brochures, certificates, greeting cards, calendars and more. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/default.aspx

Career: KidsGov: Has activities for Kids, Teens, Parents and Teachers:

http://kids.usa.gov/teachers/lesson-plans/jobs/index.shtml

Clipart and Images:

http://classroomclipart.com/

http://www.pppst.com/clipart.html

http://www.school-clip-art.com/

http://freedigitalscrapbooking.com

Keyboarding Practice:

**Great Site for Keyboarding Practice: Sign up at home and track your progress. You can even earn certificates. http://www.typingweb.com/

**Power Typing: Free typing tutor online. http://www.powertyping.com/

**Nimble Fingers: Access this site for keyboarding practice and other resources. Lots of fun games. http://www.nimblefingers.com/index.html

**Number Pad Lessons: Access this site to practice the Number Pad.

http://www.typeonline.co.uk/number_pad_lesson1.html

**Keypad Test: Use this site to take a 1 min, 3 min and 5 min speed test on the Number Pad.

http://www.freetypinggame.net/free-typing-test.asp

**Ratatype: Students take a wpm test, earn typing certificates and receive instant feedback on their performance. Learning process is focused on typing speed and accuracy, contains free typing lessons and exercises. Everything is free. http://www.ratatype.com/

**Learning to Type More Efficiently: Lots of helpful resources for anyone interested in learning to type with greater speed and accuracy. (A special thank you to Anabel for sharing this site with me ). https://www.certstaff.com/classes/learn-to-type-efficiently.html

**Online Keyboarding Education. Lots of practice from beginner level to advanced. https://onlinedegrees.kent.edu/articles/online-keyboarding-education.html