GVCS Computers & Media Labs

Elementary & Junior High

Kindergarten | Mrs. Hanaoka, Mrs. Cohen

Stories/Storybook Fun: Storybook and Word Fun with Clifford the Big Red Dog BBC Education
CVC Words Storyline Online Berenstain Bears:
Create a Story PBS Word World
Fun Activities: PBSKids.org
WordGirl, Arthur, Super Why, etc. ABCYa! Activities SchoolZone Kids Zone TumbleBooks eBooks for Kids; How to use your mouse properly Dance Mat Typing; Learn About Animal Homes Switcheroo Zoo; Traffic Lights DoodlePad

Coloring Activities: Crayola Digi-Color Lite Brite Coloring.com
ABCs/Alphabet Activities: Learn ABC's Hear Your ABC's ABC Order Learning Planet: ABC Order
Numbers & Math: Clever Island: Bridge Builder Number Train; Spot the Difference Games

1st Grade | Ms. Spainhour, Mrs. Zaragoza

Words & Sentences: Compound Words ABC's in Order Christmas Scramble Winter Scramble
Fun Activities: PBSKids.org
WordGirl, Arthur, Super Why, etc. ABCYa! Activities SchoolZone Kids Zone TumbleBooks eBooks for Kids Switcheroo Zoo Yuckiest Site on the Internet!

Time & Money: Timeworks Count the Money Counting Money FunBrain: Change Maker Discovering Coin Values
Numbers & Math: Patterns: The Counting Game Spacey Math:
Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division
Arcademic Skillbuilders
Graphing & Charting: Create A Graph Clever Island: Bridge Builder

2nd Grade | Mrs. Kondo, Mrs. Maxwell

History: Plimoth Plantation: WikiPedia: Pilgrims How Pilgrims Talked What Life was Like The Pilgrim Story The Wampanoag; Colonial Williamsburg Videos A Day in the Life: Dress the Part Explore Colonial Jamestown Jamestown: 400th Anniversary; Farming: Agventure
Science: Pod's Mission Foss Human Body; Digger
Grammar & Writing: Adjectives & Adverbs; Friendly Letter Maker Letter Writing Quiz
Bible Characters: About Abraham
Sign Language: StarFall: Sign Language
Fun Activities: ABCYa! Activities SchoolZone Kids Zone TumbleBooks eBooks for Kids Switcheroo Zoo Yuckiest Site on the Internet!

Numbers & Math: Patterns: The Counting Game Spacey Math:
Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division
Arcademic Skillbuilders
Word Problems: Math Playground: Word Problems
Time & Money: Making Change
Graphing & Charting: Create A Graph Clever Island: Bridge Builder

3rd Grade | Mrs. Echevarria, Mrs. Keach

Animals & Classification: Yahoo! Kids: Animals Animal Diversity Web SeaWorld: Animals; Living Things: Invertebrates Warm-blooded vs. Cold-blooded Biology4Kids.com; National Geographic:
Wildlife Filmmaker Switcheroo Zoo
Grammar & Writing: FunBrain: Grammar Gorillas Adjectives & Adverbs; Friendly Letter Maker Letter Writing Quiz
Keyboarding: Keyboarding Fun
How Sound Works: How MP3 files work SFSKids.org Music Lab Make Your Own Beats: BoomThang
History & Government: AOL Kids: American Government

Google Apps (GVCS) & Products: Google Docs GVCS Calendar GVCS Groups; Google Books Google Dictionary Google Maps
Arcademic Skillbuilders
Numbers & Math: Patterns: The Counting Game Spacey Math:
Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division
Graphing & Charting: Create A Graph
Fun Activities: ABCYa! Activities SchoolZone Kids Zone TumbleBooks eBooks for Kids SmallStep Kids: Health Games Yuckiest Site on the Internet!

4th Grade | Mrs. Luchtel, Mrs. Luna

Rocks & Minerals: Minerals by Name Minerals by Name Mineral Information Institute: Photos RocksforKids.com
Bugs: Iowa State University: BugGuide.net Arizona University: Insects Yahoo Kids: Insects Bug Bios BugInfo Western Exterminator: Pest Library Koday's Kids Amazing Insects! Magic Schoolbus: Build a Bug!
Weather & Clouds: Clouds in Art Interactive A Lifetime of Color ArtLex Art Dictionary
Communications: HowStuffWorks.com Morse Code Translator Design a Satellite
Health & Nutrition: Dairy Council: Nutrition Pathfinders USDA: BlastOff Game
Around the World: BBC Country Profiler Yahoo! Kids: World FactBook CIA: The World Factbook FactMonster.com: Country Facts HRW World Atlas (Maps)
California Missions: California Missions Missions of California Google Earth: Missions of Baja California, Mexico Explore California Missions
Sea Life: Marine Life Marine Life Learning Center All About Oceans and Seas Shedd Aquarium: Build-a-Fish
Birds: Birds: A Webquest Birds and Ways National Wildlife Foundation: Birds and Global Warming Cornell University: Birds Yahoo! Kids: Birds Audubon: Bird Questions

Google Apps (GVCS) & Products: Google Docs GVCS Calendar GVCS Groups; Google Books Google Dictionary Google Maps
Arcademic Skillbuilders
Grammar & English: FunBrain: Grammar Gorillas
Math & Money: Math Playground Math Olympics; Check Writing Lessons
Fun Activities: ABCYa! Activities SchoolZone Kids Zone Yuckiest Site on the Internet!

5th Grade | Mrs. Bynum, Mrs. Chapman

History: California Gold Rush: California Gold Rush History Strike it Rich! Role Playing Game Gold Rush Quiz; WebQuests: Japanese Internment Geography Web Hunt
America, Countries & Continents: Around the World:
CyberSchoolBus at the UN: InfoNation BBC Country Profiler Yahoo! Kids: World FactBook CIA: The World Factbook FactMonster.com: Country Facts CountryReports.org HRW World Atlas (Maps); Around the U.S.:
FactMonster.com: US Facts CountryReports.org: US Edition NetStates.com 50States.com; Library of Congress:
America's Story Blank USA Map; Games:
Be President for a Day! Capital Penguin: State Capitals City Creator: Build Your Own City
Health Science: eMedicineHealth.com webMD.com Mayo Clinic NIH: MedlinePlus KidsHealth.org:
Diseases and Conditions; InnerBody.com; EPA: The Water Cycle EPA - All About Water:
Question & Answer Game

Arcademic Skillbuilders
Fun Activities: ABCYa! Activities It's My Life
Vocabulary & Language: FunBrain: Grammar Gorillas Free Rice - Build your vocabulary, feed people across the globe!
Math & Money: Math Playground Math Olympics; Check Writing Lessons
Bible Characters & Integration: Bible Wise: Bible Characters Tagnet: Bible Flash Games KidExplorers Bible Games; OpenBible.info BibleGateway.com
Science & Technology: Henry Ford/Ford Motor Co. Timeline Assembly Lines: Videos; About Fossil Records Fossils: Matching Game; Earth Day: ecoKidsOnline.com

Junior High

BYOB (Build Your Own Business): Working with Microsoft Office: BYOB Project Requirements Microsoft Templates, Clipart, etc. Office Tutorials Learn about Giving
Working with Web Pages: Named and Full Colors Web-safe Hexadecimal Colors Learn the Net
Creating Multimedia/Video: Video Project Team & Guidelines; National Geographic: Wildlife Filmmaker Creating Videos with Movie Maker 2.0 Atomic Learning: MovieMaker2 Tutorials Creating Slideshows with Photo Story 3.0 for Windows (free download); Acting with a Pencil:
Storyboarding Your Movie Digital Storyboard Creator; Making Your Own Movie Step 1: Preproduction Step 2: Production Step 3: Post-Production Step 4: Distribution
Architecture & Urban Planning: Architect Studio 3D: Frank Lloyd Wright Working with Google SketchUp

Typing Center: Timed Typing Tests Yahoo Games: Typer Shark
Grammar, Writing for Reports: APA Guide Guide to Grammar & Writing
Math & Word Games: FunBrain.com Math Games Arcademic Multiplayer Games iknowthat.com: GradeLevel 6
Science: Science Fair Project Help; Create A Graph
Environment: Ben & Jerry's Global Warming Game EPA Water Conservation Activities Earth Day: ecoKidsOnline.com
Spanish Language: Spanish Language & Culture

Afterschool computer

This is a restrictive list of sites that students visit after school:

Fun & Games

Search Tools

Get help looking up information/articles, and finding resources and pictures:

Search Engines & Question Searches:

Bing

Wikis, Encyclopedias & Articles:

Other Links / Downloads

Internet Safety & Rights

Developing Writing Skills

Check your sentences, essays or research papers with these simple spelling and grammar tips:

WritingDEN's Tips-O-Matic
Online Citation: Bibliography Maker and EasyBib.com
APAOnline: Style Helper 5.1 - Toolbar for Word 2000/2003
(NOT 2007)
How To Write a Scientific Paper
By Susan Cordova for the New Mexico Junior Academy of Science

Homework/Fun

Find help for homework and projects:

Working with Graphics & Media

Check out these cool free apps for creating videos and editing graphics:

Microsoft Photo Story 3 for Windows (free download)
ArtRage 2.5 Paint Tools Starter Edition
CamStudio - Free Streaming Video Desktop Recording Software

Earth Day

ecoKidsOnline.com

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