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Announcements
School Day
8:30 AM to 2:15 PM
Early Dismissal:12:35 PM

Parent Support Group meets at 7:30 PM on the 1st Wed. of each month.

Parents will receive a recorded message announcing closings due to weather. Also, watch TV: FOX, WABC, WNBC or WCBS for an announcement on the screen crawler.

Get up-to-date text messages on your cell phone on Twitter: http://twitter.com/holmstead

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Online Assistance
 
Browsealoud is a website speech enabling service which makes web content accessible to anyone with reading difficulties.
 
 
Student/Teacher Resources
   
 
 

Research:

Google Search Engine
Enables users to search the Web, Usenet, and images.

Lycos Reference
Lycos Online Research Center

Search.com
Searching the web just got easier, now search Google, Ask Jeeves, LookSmart and dozens of other leading search engines to bring you the best results.

Ixquick
The webs most powerful meta search engine.

HotSheet
The easy way to the best of the web.

Infomine
Scholarly Internet Resource Collections.

Dmoz
Open Directory Project

US Census Bureau, Federal Websites for Students
Many federal websites host special areas for younger children as well as students through grade 12.


Homework Helpers:


High School Hub
Gateway to noncommercial high-quality free online educational resources for high school students.

The U.S. Department of Education basic skills site.
More than 30 Federal agencies formed a working group to make hundreds of federally supported teaching and learning resources easier to find.

Encarta
Homework starters, literature guides, and other extras that can help students with schoolwork.

Ask Dr. Math
A question and answer service for math students and their teachers.

Homework Help
Educational software and services for middle school, high school, and college students.

Fact Monster
Reliable information, in a way that engages and entertains.

Time and Date
TimeAndDate.com has numerous calculations that students might find useful.



Study Skills:

Study Guides and Strategies
Learning to Learn


History:

Best of History Web Sites
The History Place
The National Archives
History Matters
HistoryNet
American Law Sources
History Channel
Smithsonian


Art:

Artcyclopedia
Research master artists. Search by artist\'s name, title of art work or museum.

MuseumSPOT
Index of top museums in the USA by city

Museum.com
Database of global museums

ArtMuseum.net
View Art collections from around the world


English:

Organize a research paper


Bartleby
A good site for references, verse, fiction and nonfiction.

Test Prep Activities

SAT Vocabulary


Health & Medical:

Medical Manual of Information
Face the Issue


Math & Science:

Links & Games

S.O.S. Math
Free resource for high school and college math from Algebra to Differential Equations

Math Experts
This site contains practice problems, tutorials with online math experts.

A+ Math
Basic math skills with worksheets.

How Stuff Works
Explains complicated devices, systems and concepts in Science.

Biology Guide, Chemistry Guide, Earth Science & Physics:
General Biology Review Topics, Tutorials, Concepts, Textbook; Cell Biology & Microbiology; Molecular Biology; Human Biology; Immunology; Biology Dictionary and Graphics Gallery

General Chemistry Help, Notes, Tutorials, Reactions; Periodic Table Elements; Organic Chemistry; Lab Experiments; Chemistry Review; Quizzes; Interesting Stuff

Astronomy; Ecology; Geology; Meteorology

General Physics; The Science of Sports; Matter & Energy; Exam Review



Cornell Theory Center, Math and Science Gateway
Exloratorium Learning Studio
USGS Learning Web
The New Genetics
Dictionary of Units of Measurement
Unit Converter


World Language:

French, German, Italian & Spanish


Social Studies:

Thomas Government
Gateway to federal bills, laws and amendments. Links to the House and Senate committees and state agencies.

American Memory Timeline
Developed to help teachers and students use the vast online collections of the Library of Congress.

African-American Resources
Internet Resources for African-American History and Culture.


Foreign Policy Association
A national, nonprofit, nonpartisan, nongovernmental, educational organization founded in 1918 to educate Americans about the significant international issues that influence their lives.

Library of Congress
United States Library of Congress Website.



Educational Opportunities:


ED.gov
Department of Education Student Portal


National Organizations:

Learning Disabilities Online


State Resources
:

State of New Jersey

NJ Core Curriculum Standards
New Jersey Department of Education


Parent Resources:

WiredSafety

Cyber Bullying:

Media Awareness Network
Cyberbullying
Connect for Kids
Kidscape
Center for Safe & Responsible Internet Use

WiredSafety

Kid Safe Directories


Lesson Plan Resources:

Educators Reference Desk
Blue Web’n
Encarta Lesson Collection
Lesson Plans UA
Lessonplanz
Math Archive

Pro Teacher
Plan Collection


Educational Resources:


Alyn & Bacon Education
Gale DIScovering Program Demo
Harcourt Brace
Pasco Scientific
Prentice-Hall School
Steck-Vaughn
Viener – Graphical Analysis

Educational Testing Service:

ETS
Educational testing and measurement.

Professional Associations:

ISTE - International Society for Technology Education
Education Center for the Development of Mathematics

Science:

NASA Education Program
Cornell Theory Center, Math and Science Gateway
Exloratorium Learning Studio
Chemistry.org
USGS Learning Web
The New Genetics


Web Resources:

American Memory Timeline
ATT Learning Network
A to Z Knowledge Base
Awesome Library
Beginning Teachers\' Tool Box
Certificate Creator
Classics Technology Center
Desk Ref
DiscoverySchool.com
Earth Science Teacher
Gateways to Educational Materials (GEM)
Grief Support on the WWW
High School Hub: Academic Resources
ICONnect
Internet Public Library
Learning Page
Library in the Sky – Resource Database
Library Spot
Math Resources at Drexel
NASA Interactive
NY Times Learning Network
PBS Teacher Source
Pro Teacher
Puzzlemaker
Teach-nology
GriefNet.org


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