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Student Resources

 
Click on each section to access helpful resources for middle grades students. 
GENERAL RESOURCES
  • BrainPop - Provides an engaging learning environment through games, activities, and videos to supplement student learning from the classroom
  • Funbrain - Provides interactive content, with hundreds of free games, books, and videos
  • Gimkit - Creates competition via a classroom game-show platform where students compete by answering questions on their electronic devices
  • Kahoot - Assists students in reviewing through a game-based learning platform for all subjects, in any language, on any device
 
Gwinnett County Public Library
  • All Gwinnett County Public Library eBooks - Offers access the entire collection of ebooks available through Gwinnett County. Here is a tutorial for accessing this collection as well as a quick-start guide for setting up the Libby app for easy access on devices. 
  • Ancestry Library Edition - Includes access to a variety of documents to help families trace their family heritage.*
  • eRead Kids - Provides a resource similar to the eBooks we have available in Destiny. Students may have to place holds and wait for a title to become available.*
  • Mango Language - Offers online instruction for learning over 70 different languages. Please note that you will need a GALILEO password to access this resource, and then you will need to set up an account.
  • The New York Times Online - Includes Basic Digital access to The New York Times and lesson plans. Click Redeem, follow instructions for creating an account (if you do not already have one), then use the search tool to search “lesson plans.” Remember, you’ll have to visit the link above every 72 hours to regain access.
 
* This resource is available through GALILEO (click here to log into the GCPL website for their current GALILEO password. You will need your barcode and PIN. Please note that your barcode if your lunch number and your PIN is your four-digit birthdate. Once you log into GALILEO using the public library's current password, click All Resources and select the resource you are trying to access)
 
FLASHCARDS:
  • My Math App - Assists students in reviewing/mastering basic math facts (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) (Apple & Android)
  • Quizlet - Allows students to create and study flashcards for any topic (Apple & Android)

ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS
  • Grammar Express; Figures of Speech - Helps students in mastering the art of expressing figuratively for the sake of greater effect
  • Grammarly - Helps to reduce grammar errors and enhance writing
  • Gwinnett County Public Library - All BCSS students have to access the library system’s print collection, research materials, digital resources, audiobooks, language learning, and so much more
  • Literary Analysis Guide - Helps students visualize how the elements of literature develop style and meaning (Apple & Android)

MATH:
  • Buzz Math - Designed for K12 education with over 7, 000 activities derived from the Common Core State Standards
  • IXL - Offers personalized learning for math and language arts, allowing students to practice current, review past, or preview upcoming curriculum
  • Khan Academy - Offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom
  • Quizizz - Free self-paced quizzes to review, assess, and engage—in class and at home
  • SchoolYourself - Offers free interactive lessons from award-winning Harvard instructors

SCIENCE:
  • Discovery Education - Offers a variety of highly engaging professionally created digital resources including instructional videos, images, and audio clips from partners like MythBusters, NBA, Reuters, and Shark Week
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Working with NASA, the JPL guides budding scientists in discovering more about robotic exploration of space

SOCIAL STUDIES
  • Google Earth - Takes students on virtual field trips where they can see the political borders and satellite images of the exciting places they are studying (Apple & Android)
  • Hidden Worlds of National Parks - Developed by Google, allows virtual trips to some of the lesser-traveled, yet still majestic, national parks
  • New Georgia Encyclopedia- Designed exclusively for online environments with over 2,300 articles and 6,600 images specifically for Georgia
  • Sheppard Software - Designed for students to play geography games where they gain a mental map of the world's continents, countries, capitals, and landscapes
  • 8th Grade Georgia Studies
    • GPB Georgia Studies Collection - Brings an innovative, interactive experience to telling the story of Georgia’s history, culture, and geography
    • GPB Online Textbook - Offers a variety of standards-based content to complement the 8th-grade social studies curriculum
    • Virtual Law Museum - Provides resources of court cases at the state and national levels
 
RESEARCH SKILLS
  • Citation Creator - Assists students in creating citations in the MLA format for books, magazines, websites, journals, etc. 
  • GALILEO Teen - Provides students with numerous databases to use while conducting research **Contact us for the current password if accessing away from BMS**
  • Photos for Class - Access royalty-free and safe images that are available to be used in the classroom and for educational purposes
 
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS:
  • Evernote - Allows students to write notes of all types and access them on any device. Students can also collect web articles, handwritten notes, and photos to keep all the details in one place. (Apple & Android)
  • Google Drive - Allows students to keep all of their files saved in "the cloud" and access them from anywhere or on any device. (Apple & Android)
  • myHomework Student Planner - Works as a school organizer that helps keep track of assignments and due dates. (Apple & Android)
 
Virtual Field Trips
 
VOCABULARY PRACTICE
  • Flocabulary - Offers a wide library of songs, videos and activities for K-12 online learning using educational raps
  • Free Rice - Gives quiz questions where every correct answer donates 20 grains of rice through the UN World Food Program to help end hunger
  • Membeam - Provides practice using the game-like format and engaging content such as audio, video, and word pictures