Tech Tips for Parents
Useful Websites
There are many websites available on the Internet. This site will provide you with interesting and educational materials for you to explore. New resources will be added throughout the year.
Math Resources
AAA Math: - This site contains many pages that illustrate and provide interactive arithmetic exercises and problems. They contain a series of basic math lessons which are a resource for many areas of the math curriculum. The lessons are interactive, contain full explanations, and generate the problems randomly so the site can be used over and over again.
Harcourt Math - this site contains a variety of activities based on the math series we use here at Exeter
Woodlands Junior School's Math Zones - very interactive activities on a wide variety of topics. Plug-ins are required to run these activities on some computers.
Internet 4 Classrooms - this is a very comprehensive site for math activities and tutorials. The main page will display grade levels. Click on the link to math under each grade level heading to explore the resources available. (you can find help in other subject areas here as well!)
Arcademic Skill Builders: - this site provides math practice with an "arcade" style flair!
Math Playground: - looking for a site filled with games, activities, and even videos on practicing math skills? Here is a great site to explore.
Math Worksheet Creator - want to create practice tests on paper for your kids to work on at home? Here is a site to help you.
Flash Cards - This site is filled with a variety of electronic flash cards to use when practicing basic math skills.
Vector Kids - Another site containing interactive math activities. Needs Adobe Flash.
Beacon Learning Center - this is a very comprehensive listing of activites in all subject areas including math. Very interactive. Parents will need to help younger children find the activities they want.
Bite Size Revision - this site was designed for students in the UK, but has some very good content for our students as well.
Math Maven's Mysteries - be a math detective by exploring the adventures on this website from Scholastic.
National Library of Math Manipulatives - learning difficult concepts sometimes require the use of concrete objects that can be moved around and explored. This site provides access to online manipulatives in a variety of areas.
Braingle - Want to stretch your mind. Visit this site for a great collection of brain teasers and other activities to boost your brain power!
Cool Math 4 Kids - since 1997, this site has been providing fun math activities for kids to help them improve their scores in math.
Webmath - stuck on a math problem and just need a little help. Try this site out to see how a variety of math problems are solved.
Governmental Agencies
National Park Service - This website provides a link to every National Park in the United States. Visit this site to plan a vacation or find out what's available in your own backyard!
National Archives - Want to take a trip into the past without leaving your chair? Take a look at this site and find out more about our nation's history.
The Library of Congress - Visit another resource rich in history by exploring the Library of Congress. Here you will find a rich collection of resources ranging from original documents to maps and sound files.
The White House - This is a great place to learn more about our Presidents and their First Ladies. It is also a great link to current happenings in the present administration.
Pennsylvania Homepage - Do you want to know more about the state in which we live? Do you need to renew a drivers license or registration? Find all this and more on our state's website!
Sites of Interest
Louvre Museum - take a tour of one of the most beautiful museums in the world. Here you can visit the galleries, learn about the history of the museum, and explore special exhibits. (you will need Quicktime and Flash Player to take advantage of this site)
The Nine Planets - Explore the solar system through one of the most comprehensive sites on the Internet for exploring this topic.
Inventions At Play - here is a great site for your child to explore their creativity and practice their problem solving skills. It's fun for parents too!
Nutrition Sites - Eating correctly is in the news everyday. The following two websites are great resource tools for exploring the eating habits of your family!
Nova Online - Nova has been an exciting source of educational programming on PBS television stations. Now this great programming can be delivered to your desktop through Nova Online. Watch some of the most popular episodes on this outstanding website!
