RESOURCES


	Sarasota


		Middle
A Community of Caring School


			School


		Sarasota County School Board Link


*On the prowl in search of excellence . . .*



			Mrs. Karen Rose, Principal

	4826 Ashton Road, Sarasota, FL 34233

		Phone: 941-361-6464 Fax: 941-361-6798

School Hours are from 9:15a.m. (first bell) to 4:15p.m.


	School Supervision from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30p.m.


	Student Absence Phone Number: 361-6583


		Resources

	Sarasota County Resource Page. Please click here to go to a page with all of the SCSB resource pages.

Sign In Name - Student’s last name (use the full last name unless it is a long name, and then use only the first seven letters) Student’s First Initial then the digits 0 (zero) 1 (one) (your student may be 02 or 03 or higher if you have a common name). Do not put in any commas, spaces or periods.
Password - Five Digit Cafeteria Pin Number
EX: Marilyn Bartlett with a pin number of 12345 would log in as:
    BartletM01    PW: 12345

*** If Marilyn joined SMS in September 2007 or later, the password would be her pin number with an “X” at the end. . EX: BartletM01    PW: 12345X

If you need help, please contact the technology coach.


	A Florida Department of Education Web site offering online mini assessments for reading and math skills. Use the same log in as for FCAT Explorer (listed above).


	1


	This is the Florida Department of Education Site. It has information for preparing for the FCAT, released test information, and scores. No password required.


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	FCAT Type Tests - Practice


	This link is to FCAT Released Tests in reading and mathematics and should be used to increase the comfort level of students and parents with the FCAT, enabling students to take the FCAT with confidence. Offers an interactive 2006 version and tests from 2006 and 2005.

		Sample tests to help you prepare for FCAT. Chose from several options. Click on the Box.

There are a number of resources available to students and parents. These resources will help you to find the right answers and get started on your research or homework. These sites are provided to all Sarasota Middle School students and parents by the Sarasota County School Board. You must log into these sites, please note the log in information provided here or contact the technology facilitator for the password. If you send the Technology Facilitator an e-mail request, please include student’s first and last name, grade and team name. You will be e-mailed the passwords.


	A trusted search engine. Find teacher approved sites on the web. A great resource! You will be leaving the SMS site, so please bookmark us now.

		Please contact the technology facilitator for the password to this site.


	For High School, Middle School and Elementary students. Options include the New Book of Knowledge, Encyclopedia Americana, New Book of Popular Science and the Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia.

Please contact the technology facilitator for the password to this site.


	A GREAT resource! Offers information on History, Literature, and Science

		Please contact the technology facilitator for the password to this site.




	Middle/High School Link

Award-winning content based on national curriculum standards. Covering all core curriculum areas, including history, literature, science, social studies, cultures, geography, and more. Student Resource Center provides a premium selection of reference material, more than 340 full-text periodicals and newspapers, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia, including hours of video and audio clips.


		Elementary School Link


	Please contact the technology facilitator for the password to this site.

		United Streaming offers video clips on hundreds of topics.

Please contact the technology facilitator for the password to this site.


	Hot Chalk is a site with free first source videos. Great website for videos.


	NASA Video Gallery. Space related videos


	Videos and Podcasts on a variety of subjects.


	A wonderful resource for getting kids to collaborate in writing. Google and Weekly Reader have teamed up to offer free tools and materials to help educators teach digital buddy writing, which is where two or more students work together from different computers to write and revise the same paper at the same time...online!


	Mirriam-Webster Online Visual Dictionary: Connect words with images!


	This link is for use at school only


	Additional resources are listed below:


	Short videos on a variety of subjects. Check out all that is available with Tim and Moby. Available from 7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. local time.


	National Library of Virtual Manipulatives


	A great site for all types of manipulatives. Presented by Utah State University.


	A free resources that is available to all students. If you are looking for something, this might be a good site to check out. No log in required. Also good source for a typing tutor. In the search box, type in “keyboarding”. AOL@school is really a great resource - all free and it is available to everyone, not just AOL subscribers.


		A great resource for Math. Students in many Math classes are using it at school.

	Login for Math: User Name: LastNameFirst Initial and 01. (Just the first 7 letters of your last name) Password: Your 5 digit Pin Number




		For LA and Science


		Wonderful for Science and LA.

	As you begin the login process you must download needed software. You may open it or save it to your computer. Both options will allow you to run the program. At the bottom of the page, find the link for “download the needed software”. Click on Logal and proceed through the directions. Once Logal is loaded you can click on your choices.


Please contact the technology facilitator for the password to this site.

	The SUNLINK data base has over 1.5 million titles from 2,408 schools in the state of Florida, neary 20,000 web sites and over 345,000 book jacket cover images. Used in the SMS library.


	A link to our Sarasota County Library System. Many resources available on line and for check-out at our local library branches.


	This GILS link will help you to locate and use the information you need to complete research projects and papers.


	THE tool to help you create bibliographies and cite all types of sources. Citation Machine is an interactive Web tool designed to assist teachers and students in producing reference citations for crediting information from other people.


	A great clipart site for use on your projects and power points


	Wierd name...great site! Clip art for many projects and links to other sites as well. Student friendly with a vast and searchable collection.


	Clip art designed for students and teachers. Handy categories include US presidents, mammals and much more.


	An online dictionary that will search over 900 online dictionaries. Also offers a reverse dictionary where you put in the definition and find words that match.


	A typing tutor to help improve your typing skills. Free.

		Peter’s Typing Tutor to help improve your typing skills. Free.


	Want to know more about a specific location? Dive right in -- Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips.


	Florida’s Electronic Library


	Florida Center for Instructional Technology. 25,000 clip art images. Social Studies Resources. FCAT Practice. A great site!


	Schwab Learning - for parents with special needs children


	Vocabulary, word games, puzzles and more.


	IZZIT.org website


	Current events and ideas for in discussions.

Oral History Project, founded by UNICEF and Google. Stories by young people in Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda and Pakistan form the initial library, but will continue to grow as more people contribute (join for free). Personal stories will be available in original languages on the site. Google and UNICEF hope "this collaboration will not just encourage better storytelling but better listening to stories."