The links below provide educational assistance & resources for students, teachers and parents:
Aquinas Institute Library
http://aqlibrary.tripod.com/
The Aquinas Library website has links to current school projects, databases, encyclopedia's and additional online resources including an online card-catalog containing more than 15,000 titles housed in the AQ library.
Castle Learning Online
https://castlelearning.com/review/login.asp
Castle Learning Online is a web site for students and teachers, providing content review and skill assessment activities for Math, Science, Social Studies, English and Foreign Languages. Instant feedback and progress reports pinpoint a student's strengths and weaknesses. Teachers can monitor their students' use of Castle Learning Online and create assignments tailored to their individual needs. Castle Learning Online is easily accessible from school, library, or home - wherever an Internet-connected computer is available. Aquinas has a subscription with an account for each student. Simply log in to get started. Can't remember how to login? Follow the example, below:
In the ID box, enter aq- then your last name and first two letters of your first name. If your name is Martin Smith your ID login would be:aq-smithma
In the login box, enter your student id.
Jefferson Math Project
http://www.jmap.org/
The site provides books and worksheets with Regents questions, video tutors, chapter tests, lesson and vocabulary quizzes coordinated with the Pearson Prentice Hall Integrated Algebra, Geometry and Algebra 2 & Trigonometry textbooks. Just find Pearson Textbooks on the page and click the link to the course you want to review.
Cyber Safety
What is the Problem?
Research indicates that cyber offences among kids are increasing. This includes:
- Academic dishonesty
- Intellectual property theft
- Piracy of music, movies and software
- Online threats and harassment "cyber bullying"
- Credit card fraud
- Unwanted exposure to pornography
- Unwanted solicitations for sex
- Illicit purchasing of prescription and illegal drugs
- Writing and distributing malicious computer code
- Computer hacking
Links to help keep your teens safe:
http://www.netsmartz.org/index.aspx
This site, developed by The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and The Boys and Girls Club of America, addresses safety awareness for all areas of electronic media including social networking sites, instant messaging, gaming, cell phone use and texting. The site discusses ways to encourage students to make safer choices on the internet and in the real world by learning about the dangers that exist and promoting communication with parents and teachers in reporting inappropriate use of internet and cell phones.
The site provides age appropriate content areas for young students, teens, parents and teachers.
The Rochester Cyber Space and Ethics Initiative
A partnership by RIT, Time Warner Cable and other organizations, dedicated to providing resources to parents, students and educators. RIT now offers a course in online safety education.
Social Networking
Below are links to two recent articles on the consequences of my space - one in regard to college admissions, the other of a mother on trial for cyber-bullying. Please share this info; especially the article on the college admission process with students.
New Study Suggests Colleges Are Looking at Social-Networking Sites Before Accepting Students - By Dennis Carter
About a quarter of the colleges and universities polled in a recent survey by the National Association for College Admissions Counseling (NACAC) said their admissions officers research prospective students' social-networking profiles before extending admission or scholarships. Read entire eschoolnews.com article.
Myspace Hoax Leads to Criminal Charges for Teen & Mom
This article featured on abcnews.go.com, describes a cyberbullying event with a tragic consequence. Read article.
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