Welcome to Computer Technology. "The future is in your grasp." NORTH ROWAN MIDDLE SCHOOLWEB RESOURCES
Many of the sites below have additional links.
FOR STUDENTSNCDesk is the tool used for the North Carolina Eighth Grade Online Computer Skills Test. It can be downloaded from the NCDesk homepage. Files for home assignments, TV Shows Database, Planet Database, Allowance Spreadsheet.
Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary
Use this handy dictionary and thesaurus as you are studying online. You can not only get a word's definition, but you can also listen to its pronunciation. Purdue University's Guide for English as a Second Language Users
For help in communicating with the English language, you can't beat this site for some practice activities. No Fail Guidelines for Effective Note Taking/Listening Skills
How can you get the most out of your time in the classroom? Look over and apply these tips to improve your grade! Homework Helper: Study Skills
"There is no secret to being a great student - all it takes is a lot of hard work!" But to ensure that your hard work is productive, first dive into these three great articles from Information: Please: Taking Notes, Reading Textbooks, Studying for Tests. How to Study
Peter Canavan, a Florida teacher and guidance counselor, divides his recommendations into ten sections. FOR TEACHERS North Rowan Middle School Instructional Technology
CLEARINGHOUSE ON READING, ENGLISH, AND COMMUNICATION Lesson Plans and Activities Library of Congress Web Page The Whitehouse Home Page U. S. CIVIL WAR CENTER Black/African Related Internet Resources National Geographic Society CNN Interactive Live Weather Cam Pictures from across the country http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet/wxcam.html The Weather Channel Homepage http://www.weather.com/ Interactive Frog Dissection http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/frog/menu.html
Archimedes http://www.mcs.drexel.edu/~crorres/Archimedes/contents.html Biographies of Women Mathematicians http://www.scottlan.edu/lriddle/women/women.html Magic Cubes and Magic Squares http://www.inetworld.net/~houlton/ Helping Your Child Learn Math http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Math/index.html History of Mathematics http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/Experimental/vatican.exhibit/exhibit/d-mathematics/Mathematics.html Fun With Numbers http://newdream.net/~sage/old/numbers/ Math Magic http://mathforum.org/mathmagic/ Ask Dr. Math http://mathforum.org/dr.math/index.html Help on Algebra Lessons http://www.purplemath.com/modules/modules.htm Professor Freedman’s Math Helper http://www.mathpower.com
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