Student Resources

Free resources to help you complete school assignments

Khan Academy has tutorials for you in math, science, finance, or history.

Have a loooong text to read? Use Free summarizer to help shorten the text..

Onlineschools.org has a list of online study guides that are resources to help you in any subject.

Homework Helper from CollegeScholarships.org

Use Rewordify to help you decode difficult texts; the website will simplify difficult English.

Find Copyright Free Images

Watch this video from Commonsense Media that explains Copyright

Watch this video from University of Guelph that explains Creative Commons Licenses

​Edit Images:

Try Pixlr online to edit, crop, create collages, or add text to your images. You do not need to register to use.

OIE is an online image editor that is easy to use and no registration is needed, use at home.

Canva is a sophisticated tool to make your images and text look great to post online or in projects. Canva has many free templates to use.

Images:

Britannica's Image Quest has over 2 million images. Ask Ms. Kahn for the user name and password.

Find many links for images in an easy to use format on the Symbaloo below.

Find Copyright Free Music and Videos

Music:

Find music with Creative Commons licenses for you to use freely.

Get music for your project from Freeplay Music. You may not use this resource if your project is going to be posted on a website, blog or broadcast to the world.

Get music from Royalty Free Music. Please credit Kevin MacLeod who created all the work at Incomptech.

Get music from Purple Planet

Videos:

The National Screening Room from the Library of Congress offers videos that offer a view of America's historical past and culture, 1800-1899.

The Public Domain Review offers many types of media but you can find video here to encourage your curiosity.

Pixabay is a good source for public domain videos as well as photos. To find the videos, go to explore on the right side of your screen and select "videos" from the drop-down menu.

Stockio has free videos for you to use. Use the drop down menu on the right to select videos.

Tools to help you study

Use Quizlet to create flashcards to learn Spanish, vocabulary or anything else.

Studyblue has millions of flashcards, study guides, and notes created by students.

Twelve tools to help you study from College Raptor

Combat Bullying and Cyberbullying

Did you know that bullying can affect your sleep? Read this article about it from Tuck.

Video from JP Schools that teaches you more about bullying.

Pledge to Choose Kind. Read Wonder by R. J. Palacio to find out why.

Check out the Bully Project

MTV has created A Thin Line to combat digital abuse. Join and speak out.

The National Crime Prevention Council on how to prevent cyberbullying.

Connect Safely offers quick guides on how to stay safe and use social networks.

Pacer's National Bullying Prevention Center can give you one on one help by phone or email.

You can support social justice and help to end racism

PBS has a series online that explains about race.

Sesame Street held a town hall on racism. Watch it here.

Ibram Kendi talks to PBS about how to be an Anti-Racist.

Do you need to enter a contest or competition? Or do you just like contests?

English:

American Library of Poetry has a student poetry contest. Deadline to enter is April 30th, and poems are accepted all year long.

River of Words art and poetry contest is open to any student aged 5-19 with a December 1st postmarked deadline.

Letters About Literature contest for grades 4-12 sponsored by the Library of Congress.

Scholastic Writing and Art Awards are for students in grades 7-12.

The $1000 for 1000 Words fiction writing contest sponsored by the Leyla Beban Young Authors Foundation is open to all students grades 6-12. To enter, submit an original fiction piece consisting of exactly 1,000 words. The deadline is February 1st.

Adlit.org, a national multimedia project is a resource for parents and educators of students in grades 4-12 has a list with links to several writing contests.

Take a look at the different contests held by the New York Times each year. Be a reviewer, an editorial cartoonist, a videographer -- there are lots of ways to show your journalistic creativity.

The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth keeps a list of competitions and contests in a variety of disciplines. The Art & Writing section includes links to creative writing, essay writing, journalism contests and publications.

Science:

Discovery and 3M are sponsoring the Young Scientist Challenge for students in grades 5-8.

Intel Science and Engineering Fair, find all the documents needed from the local GNOSEF.

Toshiba and NSTA sponsors Exploravision. Teams of two to four students in grades K-12 can create and explore their visions of future technologies.

Lexus Eco Challenge is a STEM contest for grades 6-12 built on environmental issues and practical solutions.

Cassini Scientist for a Day Essay Contest for students in grades 5-12.

Social Studies:

For the annual National History Day competition an historical theme is selected to frame students' research

C-SPAN's StudentCam is an annual national video documentary competition for grades 6-12.

Not Subject Specific:

STEM Contest: Extreme Redesign: Art, Jewelry and Architecture

STEM Contest: Extreme Redesign: Engineering Secondary Education

Create a video for LACUE and your teacher could win $200.

ID Tech offers a list of STEM challenges and competitions available for students