Below you will find various Technology resources that will be used in Class, as well as additional resources that are just fun for students to use and explore.
For Math
Amplify Desmos - Amplify Desmos is our newly adopted curriculum for middle school. It offers interactive lessons both digitally and on paper.
Khan Academy - Used regularly as a study resource and additional practice.
Mr. J Math - Youtube website used as a study and note-taking resource guiding students through concepts using step-by-step tutorials.
Blooket/Gimkit - Gamified Study resources for practicing work in a more engaging fashion. (These can be taken advantage of outside of the classroom, be sure your children are actually doing the work, not just spam clicking and guessing through the games)
Additional Math Resources:
Virtual Geoboard - Is a great tool for visualizing and manipulating area, perimeter, and geometric algebra
Common Core Coherence Map - This shows how past Common Core standards are connected to this year, and how they lead to future development. They also give a variety of assessment and performance tasks. Please refrain from doing these tasks independently at home, as many of them are planned for use this year, and they work best when everyone is exposed to them at the same time.
For Science
PHET Simulations We will be using lot's of PHET simulations throughout our year, which are interactive simulations for science (and math) that can help students manipulate and visualize new concepts.
Nat Geo for Kids is a great resource for students independent research, games, and just fun stuff!
CK12 is a common resource for notetaking and research.