District Related Sites

Utah State Core Curriculum

• Kindergarten through Second Grade
• Keyboarding and Technology for Third through Sixth Grade

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Alpine School District Internet Permission Form - the form required for all students before they are allowed to use the internet.

Alpine School District Acceptable Use Policy - The internet is a great tool for learning, but like any tool, it needs to be used properly and certain rules need to be followed with its use.

Keyboarding.org - a site with information about keyboarding, teaching keyboarding, and research about carpal tunnel syndrome. It also has information about the two keyboarding programs we use at Mount Mahogany, Keyboard Chatter and Keyboard Craze, as well as evaluations of different keyboarding programs you can get at home.

- keep up to date with your child's progress.

Utah Education Network - Resources for teachers, students, and the community.

Fun Web Sites for Learning

Links In the Computer Lab

Arts in Education - resources for teachers and students

Crayola Creativity Central - fun things for parents, teachers, and kids, as well as information about products

NetSmartz.org - State adopted program created by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in conjunction with Boys & Girls Clubs of America for helping children learn to use the internet safely as well as providing information for parents.

Growing with Technology - An interactive web site with activities for students kindergarten through 5th grade to introduce important aspects of computers and technology. It covers computer foundations, keyboarding, word processing, networks and the internet, creating graphics, presentation graphics (grades 1-5), spreadsheets, and databases. There is also an online glossary that brings key terms and definitions to life for students through animations and audio.

Imagination - Themepark - Places to Go, People to See, Things to Do, Teacher Resources

PBS Teacher Source - all kinds of lessons and activities that tie in with shows on PBS

Read Write Think - Providing educators and students access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction.

Salzburger Echo - music group that performs music from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

San Francisco Symphony Kids' Site - introduction to music and all of the instruments in the symphony

School Express.com - worksheets and such for teachers

School House Technologies - Worksheets, activities, software

Learn to Read at Starfall - Where children have fun learning to read!

Teacher First.com - collection of lessons and web resources for k-12

Children's Literature

Miss Giggles Book List - reviews of all the books I've read the past year. If you are looking for a good book to read, try some of these.

100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know - fun books for everyone, the young and the young at heart.

100 Best Books for Children - A list of one hundred books selected by the National Education Association as great reading for children and young people published by Teachers First.com

Best Books for Young Adults - The annual list of books compiled by a committee of the Young Adult Library Services ASsociation consists of fiction and nonfiction appropriate for young adults ages 12 to 18. Selected on the basis of each book's proven or potential appeal and value to young adults, the titles, published from late 1998 through 1999, span a variety of subjects as well as a broad range of reading levels.

Best Books for Young Adults - Lists of the best, and top 10 best books for each year, 1996 through 2005.

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Books given awards in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and picture books.

Caldecott Medal - The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

Newbery Medal - The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribuition to American literature for children.

J.K. Rowling Official Site - all the Harry Potter information you'd ever want.

Magic School Bus - I love Ms. Frizzle and all her wild field trips. This site has fun games for kids as well as resources for parents and teachers.

The Prydain Guide - Wisdom for your poor tender head. An online reference work dedicated to The Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander.

Seussville - all things fun with Dr. Seuss.

References & Research

Landmarks Citation Machine - Create reference citations for papers and projects easily.

Pioneer Library - Utah's Online Library, find EBSCO, SIRS, Discoverer, ThinkQuest, Marco Polo, and more... You must have your login for home access.

Word Central for Kids - Student dictionary, daily buzz words, find words that rhyme, and even take a spelling bee quiz.

Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - Look up words you can't spell! Yes - can't spell.

Webopedia - Computer terms

Online Computer Dictionary - More computer terms with pictures

Kid Safe Search Engines
To help you answer their homework questions and do research

Factmonster

Kids Click!

CyberSlueth Kids

Ask Jeeves for Kids

Awesome Library

ThinkQuest Library

Yahooligans

Disclaimer: The availability of information from other organizations indirectly via this page does not constitute and endorsement by the Alpine School District. If you are concerned about the accuracy or appropriateness of any information, we recommend that you contact the original publisher or distributor of that information. You may also wish to review the Alpine School District Acceptable Use Policy.