Actuarial Science (beanactuary.org) – this link connects you to a great career that combines math, computer science, and statistics. “Wherever there is risk, there are opportunities for actuaries.”
Association for Computing Machinery (acm.org) - use knowledge and skills to advance the profession of CS, research opportunities and scholarships
Black Data Processing Associates (bdpa.org) - international organization of professionals and students that has been in existence since 1975, largest professional organization for BIPOC people in tech
Black Girls Code (wearebgc.org) - supports girls of color through virtual and in-person coding education opportunities
Business Career Pathway link (inroads.org) – this site was created “to develop and place talented underserved youth in business and industry, and prepare them for corporate and community leadership”
Code2040 (code2040.org) - black and latin tech professionals working to achieve racial equity in the tech industry, supports students
CT Women’s Education and Legal Fund (givegreater.cfgnh.org) – opportunities for women in CT
DevColor (devcolor.org) - career accelerator for BIPOC developers and technologists, live and virtual networking opportunities, career coaching
Girls Who Code (girlswhocode.com) - provides clubs, summer camps, and college/career programs to support girls who want to learn to code
Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (Education and Career Portion of ieee.org) – IEEE offers a wide range of learning, career enhancement, and employment opportunities within the engineering sciences, research, and other technology areas.
Latinos for CS (latinosforcs.com) - devoted to empowering and increasing the number of Latinos in CS careers
Mathematical Association of America (maa.org) – “One of the benefits of studying mathematics is the variety of career paths it provides. Mathematics provides careers as diverse as teaching, computer science, actuary, and finance.”
National Society of Black Engineers (nsbe.org) - career coaching and advocacy
Occupational Outlook Handbook (stats.bls.gov) – US Site tracking data and predictions about Career Paths; Search your desired career and plan ahead!
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (shpe.org) - dedicated to fostering Hispanic leadership in STEM fields
Society of Women Engineers (swe.org) - world's largest advocate and catalyst for change for females in engineering, scholarship and mentoring opportunities
STEM Careers Portal (stemcareerscoalition.org) - resource features career profiles, challenges, activities, virtual field trips, and more
Technolochicas (technolochicas.org) - for Latinas who love technology! While others are welcome as well, this group was founded to support Latina/Hispanic women who are interested in CS and/or tech
Women in Cybersecurity (wicys.org) - dedicated to the recruitment, training, and advancement of women in cybersecurity
These sites are created to give people a place to communicate that they are fine with their work being used by others. Images, sound, or any other online resource that is not on a creative commons site cannot be used without permission. Here are some sample commons sites:
ClipArt (openclipart.org) – snippets of art being shared for your use
FreeSound (freesound.org) – sounds that are available for your use without copyright worries
Google Search (images.google.com) - this video will help you to know how to filter results so you can use them. (Advanced Search -> usage rights -> Creative Commons Licenses, use "JPG" as file type)
Pixabay (pixabay.com) - royalty free images and sound files
Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org) – images, sound, and other resources
Computational Fairy Tales (computationaltales.blogspot.com) – happy computer science stories
Computer History (computersciencelab.com) – An illustrated history of computers
Flatland (geom.uiuc.edu/~banchoff) – A Geometry Classic
Google Scholar (scholar.google.com) – access research articles to “Stand on the shoulder of giants.”
IBM100 (ibm.com/history/personal-computer) – Origins of computer science based on IBM’s perspective
Unsolved Problems in Mathematics (mathworld.wolfram.com) – a collection of problems waiting a solution
Women in Math and Science (agnesscott.edu) – A timeline of women in mathematics
600 Free Online Programming CS Courses (medium.freecodecamp.org)
Crash Courses on Computer Science Basics (Miss Philbin YouTube Channel)
Free online cyber-security courses (cyberaces.org) – this is an “online course that teaches the core concepts needed to assess, and protect information security systems”
HTML Tutorials (w3schools.com) – place to write and test code
The Recurse Center (recurse.com) – “free, self-directed, educational retreat for people who want to get better at programming, whether they’ve been coding for three decades or three months”
Animaker (animaker.com) – online animation video making software – thank you to Team 8’s Zoe H for finding!
Animoto (animoto.com) – Turn still images into a video, add text and modify
Audacity (audacityteam.org) – Edit sound files; requires a download
Canva (canva.com) – Create flyers and beautiful combinations of images
ClipChamp (clipchamp.com) – Video editor; free and clear to use – thank you Michaela M for finding this!
Desmos (desmos.com) – Free. Beautiful. Math. There is a plotter, several investigation tools, and more fabulous surprises.
EdPuzzle (edpuzzle.com) – Create videos with questions and answers for an audience; nice editing capability
Google Books NGram Viewer (books.google.com) – Search books over hundreds of years for word and/or name appearances
Glyphicons (icons.getbootstrap.com) - small, clean icons that are free to use
Google Search Commands (support.google.com) – You can communicate more directly to google if you use more than words!
Interactivate (shodor.org/interactivate) – Interactive tools to create using math and science
Latex to HTML Conversion Tool (codecogs.com) – Change equation to latex for html
MindMeister (mindmeister.com) – Create flowcharts and manage projects; online tool is free and easy to use to coordinate moving many people in one direction starting with a “Mind Map” and ending with a deliverable
Online Audio Converter (online-audio-converter.com) – edit sound files
Padlet (padlet.com) – group think/posting site – ask a question and collect people’s thoughts in a unique way
Piskel (piskelapp.com) – create and/or animate images at the pixel level
Pixlr (pixlr.com) – picture editing software to edit and add special effects to an image; the download is worth it
PowToon (powtoon.com) – create animated videos and presentations
Screen-Cast-O-Matic (screencast-o-matic.com) – create a video of something you are doing on your computer; requires a download
StoryBoard That (storyboardthat.com) – use this neat environment to plan out stories, websites, or apps
Tagul (tagul.com) – create interesting word clouds
Twine (twinery.org) – text-based language, create interactive nonlinear stories
Unsplash (unsplash.com) - images that are free to use and easy to download
Venngage (venngage.com) – create infographics with your own images; has a ton of templates!
Vimeo (vimeo.com) – video editing online; no download required
ACM Tech News (technews.acm.org) – “Timely information for IT professionals”
Google Scholar (scholar.google.com) – access research articles to “Stand on the shoulder of giants.”
Google Search Commands (support.google.com) – you can communicate more directly to google if you use more than words!
Math Vocabulary (steinhardt.nyu.edu) in different languages
NPR Tech News (NPR.org) – National Public Radio Tech Segment
Science Daily (sciencedaily.com) – Latest research news in science, technology, engineering and math
Bell schedule at Conard - click here
Calendar for 2024-25 School Year – see key dates for our year
Conard Main Page (conard.whps.org) – starting place for key information for Conard
Conard Locker Plans for First Floor and Second/Third Floor
Ideas for Access to Technology at Home - click here for local resources
Conard Student Handbook - click here for access
WHPS Email Basics (WHPS Google Help Site) – getting your email up and running
WHPS Main Page (whps.org) – central site for West Hartford Public Schools