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Get Smarter Using the Power of the Internet!
Learn what you want, when you want or get homework help.Check out these links for test prep, tutoring, certifications, and other FREE yet Valuable skills.
Try these LaunchPad Apps
Sora App- free magazines, books and audibooks. You can also use it on your phone at home to read! Join then add NC DIGITAL KIDS AND char meck public library - or use it directly via ONE Access and check out a book , audio book, comic, magazine, etc. Search for any topic you'd like or relate it to class.
Follett - click this App to view which books we have in our library (we dont't place holds but you are welcome to come get them off the shelves. The info will tell you which section the book is in.
Math Beyond the Classroom App- See below or click the link for how to sign in and start getting smarter at Math!
https://scribehow.com/shared/Accessing_DE_CMS_MATH_Platform_Student_and_Teacher_Directions__u3RM_EtURPKp0-_o1JVB4A
Get Smarter with Games
Play Free Rice
Start with Vocab OR Select a Category that relates to the course
change levels as you wish.
Play "Your Logical Fallacy Is" GAME
https://quizizz.com/join?gc=93778964 learn to recognize these common errors humans make in their logical thinking
Gamified EOG Review
Search Quizlet for a term you are studying and review flashcards or see if your teacher will host a play live game
Teachers can move Quizlets to Blooket for more fun: Here's an EOG review game for grade 6 https://dashboard.blooket.com/set/6073a075793c0e0024b404d1
Draw.With Google
Explore this AI Dataset https://quickdraw.withgoogle.com/data
help contribute to it and ask how can we use this data in our course content? (math, graphing, infographic, compiling data by country etc)
Track Your Skills Growth
NC Digital Skills Tracker
make your own copy here and provide evidence each time you learn something new or show off what you can do
Make a Portfolio of your best work
How_to_Make_a_Google_Website__ create a page for each thing, including a page for their NCDIGITAL SKILLS Above
Remind seniors to transfer their portfolio work to their personal google drive
Write
Writing Hacks
Easy Stem Starters to Write Arguments and Conclusions
Narrative Writing Step By Step (5 paragraph Monster story Example)
Help and Test Prep/Practice
Khan Academy
Tutor.com
Free live online Tutoring and test prep Also includes:
Up to 10 one-on-one, chat-based tutoring sessions WEEKLY
Feedback on essays/papers
Practice quizzes for most core subjects (Not SS)
AP Test Prep
And More!!
Login instructons here (thanks S. McFate)
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1o1OhBHmxcnuCkEK4-Eb2NNQ8RGIjRpT5yD9AMFWLDH4/edit?usp=sharing
Ban Boredom Bins
Finished early and need more enrichment in class? Ask your teacher to check out a Ban Boredom Bin for their classroom use
Autodidactic Options
Learn on your own. Some of these links may be old. Contact Ms Gurthie if you need assistance.
Khan Academy- any subject https://www.khanacademy.org/
Academic Competitions - google for more contests and competetions Some require teams and money but some are free. https://tsaweb.org/competitions-programs
Curations for the Curious Lessons from Ms. Gurthie based on items in the Makerspace Workroom and office. Choose any from this list http://piedmontpd.weebly.com/studentspace/category/curations
DIY Lessons -any topic at https://diy.org/skills
Independent Research -any topic- Use Google Scholar, NC WiseOwl or another reputable source of academic info. Spend the class reading about this topic.
Video Scholar Explore some educational Video Channels. Find one you like and watch any 5 full episodes. Then use Screencastify or your phone camera to make a video telling what you learned. More here, including a list of channels http://piedmontpd.weebly.com/studentspace/curations-for-the-curious-video
Podcaster- Record a podcast using vocaroo on your chromebook. Inspiration
Citizen Science from ExploreAStory- a podcast about museums, science and storytelling.
Click to go to ExploreAStory Share link plus your name, recording location, and “30-45 recorded seconds of your environment, preferably outside, anywhere (and everywhere)” with Ms. Gurthie she will email to “exploreastory(at)fieldmuseum.org, with the subject line "OK to share- EAS."
Content Curator - Compile a website of useful information and images plus links on a topic you know well or wish to learn more about. Website: Use Weebly or Google Sites.
Design
Computer Assisted Design (CAD) Use Tinkercad to create a design.
Send the file to Ms. Newburger if you want to 3D print. https://www.tinkercad.com/
Science
Simulated Science Labs -Phet Science /STEM Experiments https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/by-device/chromebook
Math
Khan Academy Math-explore any Math topic or grade level
Dan Meyer Math- Click on any lesson and view https://docs.google.com/a/cms.k12.nc.us/spreadsheets/d/1jXSt_CoDzyDFeJimZxnhgwOVsWkTQEsfqouLWNNC6Z4/pub?output=html
Humanities
Play Spent (Game about Money. Play as an adult and keep to your budget) http://playspent.org/
Connect with Haji Kamal - A decision making model designed for the USArmy
Nobel Prize- The Nobel Prize organization has a whole section on education simulations/games that have been nominated and/or won Nobel prizes! Social studies topics can be found in multiple categories: medicine, peace, and economics.
Historical Simulations - A collection of historical simulations
Flight to Freedom - This role-playing game simulates the experience of fugitive slaves.
Westward Ho! – (6-12) Travel the Oregon Trail! Lots of laughter, learning and realism in this online simulation.
Edo Japan, A Virtual Tour - A detailed virtual tour of 18th century Edo (now Tokyo) using traditional web pages.
iCivics- Lessons that include simulations for studying constitutional rights, debating, roles and responsibilities of the president, and the 3 branches of government.
Playing History- A collection of historical simulations and games that include various areas of social studies.
Language Acquisition /Language and Literature
Learn to Speed Read
Learn a New Language
Use Duolingo, Memrise, or any app https://www.memrise.com/courses/english/languages
Computer Science:
Coding- Free Exploration -https://scratch.mit.edu/ or iPad/phone app such as Haikitzu or Blockly or Sphero Edu (robot ball coding)
Computer Programming Courses
Code.Org https://code.org/student/middle-high
App Lab https://code.org/educate/applab (must be 13)
Game Lab
Web Lab
Khan Academy Programming Courses https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computer-programming
____JS (javascript)
___HTML
___SQL
Free College Courses- Don’t be frustrated if you don’t get it yet, this is just if you’re curious to look around. Do not join a Mooc or course that requires you to start on a certain day. Select the ones that you can view right now.
MIT Courses Online https://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm
Yale Open Courses https://oyc.yale.edu/
Coursera- Search for free Courses in tons of things. Very esoteric. For example, here is a course called “Online Games: Literature, New Media, and Narrative” that is about video games and literature. https://www.coursera.org/learn/interactive-media-gaming