Note: United Streaming Videos/KLRN Connect can be accessed with generic username and password:
Username: nisd045
Password: research

INTERACTIVE TAKS Study Guides

You can access the online interactive TAKS study guides from this page. The online interactive study guides feature interactive resources and practice questions with instant feedback.

To view online interactive study guides, click here.

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PRINTABLE taks Study Guides (PDF Format)

The Texas Education Agency has developed TAKS study guides to help students strengthen the TEKS-based knowledge and skills that are taught in class and tested on TAKS. The guides are designed for students to use on their own or for students and families to work through together. Concepts are presented in a variety of ways that will help students review the information and skills they need to be successful on the TAKS.

To view a complete list of printable study guides, click here.

General Resources Links

American Library Association Web Sites
Brain Pop

CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) Homepage
CIA World Factbook
Citation Machine

Education World
Internet for Classrooms - Outstanding multi-discipline website
Kids Know It
PBS.com
National Weather Service
TEA (Texas Education Agency)
Pete's PowerPoint Station
(Contains PowerPoint Presentations for a variety of subjects/areas)

DICTIONARIES
Computer and Tecnology Dictionary-Webpedia
Dictionary.com-Online Dictionary
How Stuff Works
Math Dictionary
Merriam-Webster Online
Visual Dictionary-visual and auditory reference!

IMAGES
Eduscapes Public Domain Images
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
National Geographic
National Park Service
New York Public Library- NYPL Digital Gallery provides free and open access to over 700,000 images!
Pics4Learning
Smithsonian Images
Wikipedia Public Domain Images

NEWSPAPERS
My SA.com-Virtual Newspaper
New York Times
USA Today-Virtual Newspaper
Washington Times

SAFE SEARCH ENGINES
Google Safe Search
AOL at School
CantUFind Safe Search Engine

TRANSLATORS
Bablefish-Online Translator
Google Online Translator
Nice Translator (translates as you type)

Language Arts Links

Fact Monster-Word Wise
Grammar Girl-Tips for Better Writing
Read Write Think

American Authors
American Poems
Bibliomania-Online Literature and Study Guides
LibriVox-Free Audio Books

Math Links

Math Streaming Video Links
*campus generic access to videos (Username: NISD045 Password: Research)

Triangle Delight
Using a Protractor
Classifying Quadrilaterals
Coordinate Graphing
Translations
Reflections
Rotations
Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
Rectangles
Area of Rectangles

Other Math Links

Illuminations-The NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) Activities resource contains 104 online activities related to math in the Activities link.
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives - contains many great, short simulations related to the NCTM standards
Math Dictionary
Powers of 10

Science Links

Astronomy NASA Picture of the Day Astronomy NASA Picture of the Day Archive
Cells Alive
Genes, Genetics & DNA
Virtual Cell
Mad Sci Network

Periodic Table
Powers of 10
Science-class.net
Science Net Links
3D Simulations
Triple Beam Balance Online Tutorial
NISD Science Department Website

History

American History
American History Museum
American History-Wikipedia
America's Library
Atlapedia Online

The CIA World Factbook
The American Civil War
Texas State Capitol-Virtual Tour
50 States
HRW World Atlas

Technology Education Links

TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
Technology Test-Middle School Sample
Technology Applications (Grades 6-8) TEKS
Definitions of Common Technology Terms

Connected Tech
Technology Integration MS Online Curriculum
TIPPA Projects

eLearn (Teacher technology support)
Digital Citizenship

Discovery Education ((formerly United Streaming)
Teacher login: enumber
Password: first four letters of last name followed by four digit birth year
(Student Username: nisd045 Password: research)

Education World-Technology

Library Databases
Photos for Projects
Computer and Tecnology Dictionary-Webpedia

GOOGLE EARTH
Google Earth Lessons


Internet for Classrooms - Outstanding multi-discipline website
Kids Know It
Pete's PowerPoint Station
(Contains PowerPoint Presentations for a variety of subjects/areas)
Nice Translator (translates as you type)

sFILES
sFiles Login
sFiles Video Training
sFiles-PDF
sFiles-Accessing Student Work

Student Connection

Tech Spot (CIT Blog)
Teacher Tube

TRANSLATORS
Google Online Translator - Translates text or entire webpages.
Nice Translator -Translates text (in multiple languages) as you type.

KHAN ACADEMY VIDEOS (900+ videos on YouTube covering everything from basic arithmetic and algebra to differential equations, physics, chemistry, biology and finance)