Digital Resources for Families

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Learning doesn't end at school. After school, on weekends, and especially during long breaks it's important for students to stay connected to school and what they've learned. The internet is a near-perfect tool to accomplish this. These are hundreds of fun and interactive websites students and parents can use together for reinforcement, remediation, and advancement.

But how do you know which sites are best? We've done a lot of the work for you. We have put together a list of websites we know and trust. They cover a wide range of subjects and are free for you to use.

We've highlighted a few of these websites below. But for a full list, click on the link at the bottom of this page.

If you know of more websites we've missed, send us an email with the appropriate links and we'll take a look. We'll keep updating this page with more resources, so bookmark (press Ctrl+D) it and keep checking back!
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Khan Academy: www.khanacademy.org
Khan Academy brings together thousands of videos lessons on math, chemistry, physics, biology, history and more. The site is open to everyone - students, parents and teachers. Activities and quizzes are available for each video, with performance tracking and student supervision available by signing up for a free account.

Edutopia, The George Lucas Educational Foundation: www.edutopia.org
Empowering and connecting teachers, administrators, and parents with innovative solutions and resources to better education.

Verizon Thinkfinity Foundation: www.thinkfinity.org
Verizon Thinkfinity offers comprehensive teaching and learning resources created by content partners – the most respected organizations in each academic subject and literacy. The easy-¬‐to-¬‐navigate K-¬‐12 resources are grade-¬‐ specific and are aligned with state standards.

Atomic Learning: www.atomiclearning.com
Username: MartinCenterParent
Password: parentslearn
Atomic Learning offers solutions for professional development, technology integration and software training and support that simplify educational technology.

Sum Dog www.sumdog.com
Sum Dog offers fun games to reinforce math skills in students. They are free to play from home or school. The games cover more than 100 different math topics and allow students to track their progress over time.