Anacortes School District

SAT Tip of the Day

• The most common calculator error is ignoring PEMDAS.
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Word of the Day

• tedium - November 20, 2008- (noun) the condition of being tedious.
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http://www.JourneyEd.com/select*- Purchase computer hardware and software at educational pricing

WASL

• WASL Practice* - WASL release items and prompts
• WASL Mathematics Review* - 2001 WASL Review and Preparation web site created by staff at Kentridge High School
• WASL Math Questions*- Math Practice Problems for High School in Number Sense
• Skills Tutor**- Anacortes School District is offering an independent tutoring program for students in grades 7 through 11 to help them improve their reading, writing, and mathematic skills. The focus of this program is to help students improve their basic skills and to prepare for the 10th grade WASL graduation requirement.

Study Skills

• What Kind of Student Are You? - Quiz to help you improve and identify your study skills
• Strategies to Improve Your Grades- Ten steps you can take to help you improve your grades
• Organization*- Get off to a great start by being organized this article tells you how
• Study Skills and Strategies*- Lots of study guides and information on how to study
• A Good Study Area for Students*- How to find a good study area
• The 10 Traps of Studying*- Solutions for the 10 most common traps of studying
• Taking Notes in Class*- Guide to note taking

Test Taking Skills

• 10 Ways to Reduce Test Anxiety**- Suggestions on how to stay calm before and during tests
• How-To-Study.com*- The DETER strategy for taking tests
• Preparing for exams*- Guide to studying for exams

Reference Books Online

• ProQuest* - Online search of Newspapers, periocicals & magazines (Student Login Name: 06BTMS84WF you can get the password from your school librarian)
• World Book Online* - World Book Encyclopedia Online (Student Login Name: asd103 you can get the password from your school librarian)
• Electric Library* - Online Library (Student Login Name: washstate015 you can get the password from your school librarian)
• Webster Online* - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary and Thesaurus
• infoplease* - Almanac, Atlas, Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Thesaurus
• Atlas*- printable maps of continents and various regions of the world provided by National Geographic
• World Book Encyclopedia*- World Book Online Searchable Encyclopedia
• Farmers Almanac*- Online Almanac with information on Weather, Gardening, Astronomy and more

Graduation

• Graduation Requirements Web Site* - to help families and students understand the new expectations that take effect with the class of 2008

Homework Help

• Discovery School's Homework Helper* - Over 700 links to sites that can help you with your homework

• Math Homework Help

  • The Math Forum* - Ask Dr. Math, Activities and help for Elementary through Graduate School
  • Your Computer and Math*- How to use your computer to help you with math
  • Create a Graph*- This website allows you to create many different types of graphs online and then print them out
  • High School Math*- Math help for High School students
  • Interactive Mathematics*- Great site from the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives. Allows you to move blocks, numbers, charts etc... to solve math problems. Activities for all grade levels

• Reading Homework Help

  • Guide to Critical Reading *- a guide to what you might look for in analyzing literature, particularly poetry and fiction
  • Language Arts Homework Center*- Information on Language, Literature, Spelling, Writing and much more
  • New Readers*- Great site for new readers. It has free interactive books and activities

• Writing Homework Help

  • The Writing Process*- The ABC's of the Writing Process
  • Poetry Before You Know It*- Guide to writing poetry using your computer
  • Writing Historic Fiction*- Guide to writing Historic Fiction using your computer
  • Your Autobiography*- Guide to writing your Autobiography using your computer
  • Avoiding Mistakes*- Top 10 Writing Mistakes to Avoid in High School
  • Online Writing Lab*- Understanding the Writing Process
  • Proofreading*- Tips on how to improve your writing by proofreading
  • Essay Question*- Tips on answering essay questions

Search Engines

• Ask Jeeves Kids* - Study tools and Kid safe search engine
• KidsClick!* - Web search engine for kids created by librarians

Health Information

• District Health Page - Health information from the Anacortes School District Nurses