Final Exam Schedule: Is posted online.  Both Wednesday and Thursday exams end at 12:18 p.m.                   LOCATOR CARDS Must be picked up BEFORE students go to class on Monday, January 30th for the start of second semester.                          Friday NON Student Day  Students do not need to come to school on Friday, January 27th.




Sunday, February 5, 2012







Recommended Links
A MovieMaker Example and Tutorials


A Cool Webtool selection
 
Glogster - great interactive tool for showing off your learning
     
Great examples of glogs being used to present information
        Tsunami example using video and other interactive features.
        Napoleon's Facebook as shown by a student-- features xtranormal cartoon.

Prezi - cool tool to replace flat, boring PowerPoint Slides.
        This Solar System "prezi-tation" shows off the Prezi way.
        This Geography Prezi-tation gives another look at the world.
        Student example shows the value of Prezi as a presentation tool.

BEST FICTION for YOUNG ADULTS (BFYA)

BFYA Book Review Form

CAHSEE Self-Assessment and Practice


English Language Arts Guide

Math Guide

Interactive practice

Multi-Site Interactive English practice

Test Prep Practice- not interactive

Academic assistance


Study tips
http://www.utexas.edu/student/utlc/handouts/stutips.html

More tips
http://homeworktips.about.com/c/esntl.htm?PM=ss10_homeworktips

SAT test prep
http://www.testprep.com/satprep/score.htm

Art and Ceramics

National Gallery of Art
http://www.nga.gov/

Metropolitan Museum of Art, includes art history timeline and an incredible look at the permanent collection
http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/index.asp

Great look at the LA County Museum of Art includes upcoming events.
http://www.lacma.org/

The pottery of Oaxaca
http://www.manos-de-oaxaca.com/

Vase painting
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/%7Eloxias/vase_menu.htm

The studio potter site
http://www.studiopotter.org/

Career Planning

Occupation Handbook
http://stats.bls.gov/search/ooh.asp?ct=OOH

Computer Technology careers
http://www.comptia.com/

College Preparation

SAT information and registration.
http://www.collegeboard.com

CSU help site. Virtual tours and registration.
http://www.csumentor.edu/

High School Exit Exam information and preparation
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/hs/

SAT test preparation
http://www.testprep.com/satprep/score.htm

Foreign Language

Japanese Language
http://maxkade.miis.edu/JResources/learning.html

Japanese culture and language
http://www.thejapanesepage.com/booklink.htm

Hiragana interactive lessons
http://japanese.about.com/blhira.htm

Instrumental Music

Southern California Bands and Orchestras.
http://www.scsboa.org

Jazz education
http://www.iaje.org

Arts Education Advocacy
http://www.menc.org

Home Economics/Foods

Great recipes, food preparation techniques
http://www.melindalee.com/

Language Arts

William Shakespeare
http://www.palomar.edu/hoax

Dictionary and reference source
http://www.merriamwebster.com/

Literary terms glossary
http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/

Comprehensive site covering MLA Format
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/MLA/bibliographymla.htm

Latin and Greek root resource
http://www.wordsources.com/cgi/ice2-for.cgi

Grammar assistance
http://www.grammarlady.com

Mathematics

Ask Dr. Math
http://mathforum.org/dr.math/

Great help from excellent instructors.
http://www.t3ww.org/t3/acei.htm

Math games and tutorials
http://www.math.com/

Interactive site that helps improve math skills
http://www.aplusmath.com/

Interactive lessons and worksheets
http://www.mathgoodies.com/

More interactive lessons
http://www.mathgoodies.com/

More tutorials with 3D robots
http://www.riverdeep.com/

More lessons and help
http://www.hotmath.com/

Science

How stuff works- fun site.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/

Science Olympiad
http://www.soinc.org/

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