Homework Help
GENERAL HOMEWORK HELP
Please go to eResources for tools that are NOT specific to your subject matter. For Subject Specific Material, look below. Subjects are listed in Alphabetical Order by Department. As your teachers ask me to add information, tools, and sources, I will do so.
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Computer Science
English
Mathematics
Religion/Theology
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SCROLL DOWN TO FIND:
Science & Technology
Social Studies
Visual & Performing Arts
World Languages
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COMPUTER SCIENCE & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CLASSES
Teachers, please contact Mrs. Crow to add your go-to Info & Sites
Computer Science & AI
VARIOUS FREE CLASSES
YOU CAN TAKE ONLINE,
COURTESY OF YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY (SSJCPL)
ATTENTION FACULTY & STAFF: You can get CEUs for these!
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Crash Course In...
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Click on the link for coursework on individual subject matters and/or the career of your choice.
Click here to take classes on Computer Literacy, Google Slides, Google Sheets, Google Docs, Microsoft Word, Cyber Security, and more!
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ENGLISH CLASSES
Teachers, please contact Mrs. Crow to add your go-to Info & Sites
DICTIONARIES, THESAURI & WRITING TOOLS FOR ALL GRADES
DICTIONARIES & THESAURI
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Online Dictionaries
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Online Thesauri
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LIT STUDY GUIDES (Pink Monkey, Sparks Notes)
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LITERARY CRITICISM & WRITING TOOLS
LITERARY CRITICISM e-TOOLS
We also have Print sources of Literary Criticism
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TOOLS FOR WRITING PERSUASIVE ESSAYS
Teachers and Students: Sign up for your very own FREE account for the best access to video clips and printed information about current events in the USA and around the world. Want to know ALL sides of the issue? Have a debate or a speech to write? Need to give a persuasive argument for a class? Check here for the latest!
See both sides of important issues— in 5 minutes a day. In a (no longer free) daily email, get the most thoughtful points from the left, right, and in-between—across 30+ news sources. No clickbait. No trolls. We do the research. You decide.
VARIOUS FREE CLASSES
YOU CAN TAKE ONLINE,
COURTESY OF YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY (SSJCPL)
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Crash Course In...
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ATTENTION FACULTY & STAFF:
You can get CEUs for these!
Click on the link for coursework on individual subject matters and/or the career of your choice.
Learning English as a Foreign Language?
Need help with English Grammar or Composition?
How do I write an Essay anyway?
This is the place for you!
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9th GRADE ENGLISH
1) Go to a Stockton San-Joaquin County Public Library
Get your library card. If you have one already, call the library (209)-937-8221 or (866) 805-7323 to renew your card (or go to your nearest branch). SSJCPL Website www.ssjcpl.org
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- If you live North of Stockton (this includes Lodi), your nearest branches are Thornton or Troke
- If you live East of the County, your nearest branches are Linden or Escalon
- If you live South of the County, your nearest branches are Escalon or Ripon
- If you live West of the County, your nearest branches are Mountain House or Tracy.
- Other County Branches (South of Stockton): Lathrop Manteca
- Stockton's Main Branches:
- Angelou (South-East)
- Fair Oaks (South)
- Weston Ranch (South-West)
- Troke (North Central)
- Chavez (Downtown
- Stockton's Micro Branches (Limited hours, facilities)
- Arnold Rue (North East)
- Stribley (South/South-East)
- Van Buskirk (South/South-West)
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FRESHMEN LIBRARY HOMEWORK--SLIDES (ALSO AVAILABLE IN TUTORIALS)
2) Watch these slideshows. You will probably be tested on Rules & Printing. There will be a game in the library as well that will be dependent upon these slides.
- Library Rules
- How to Print
- Library Portal Part 1 (Navigating there)
- Library Portal Part 2 (eResources)
- Library Portal Part 3 (Homework Help Page; Conducting Research & Using MLA)
- Library Portal Part 4 (Library Catalog & Miscellaneous Tools:
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- Public Libraries
- Award-Winners & Read-Alikes
- Library Suggestion Box
- Teaching Books Portal
- Tutorials
- Optional Slides: Finding Books--How to Use the Dewey Decimal System
FRESHMEN TOOLS
COMPOSITION & SPEECH (WRITING TOOLS)
- For Pro/Con papers, use Alexandria Researcher (the Library Catalog) to see what print & ebooks we have on various topics. Ask Mrs. Crow for assistance if you need help finding your specific title. She will need the Title and the Call #.)
- Stossel's IN THE CLASSROOM
- The FlipSide Newsletter
- The Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library (SSJCPL) has a helpful databases
- Databases for Students: Look here for the following databases for various grade levels and subject matters.Tutor.com, Mas Ultra School Edition, Middle Search Plus, MasterFile Complete, Points of View Reference Center, Learning Express, World Book (WB Online, WB Student, WB Advanced, WB TimeLines), Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos, Britannica School & Britannica Escolar
- Literary Reference Center Plus (SSJCPL) helps you with finding literary criticism articles.
- NoveList (SSJCPL) helps you find read-alike books for fun reading
9th Grade Classics Book Lists
Due to chronic mis-use of the checkout policy, these books are only available as reference books. If your English teacher writes you a note saying that you may get a book for class, you may check out.
English 9 Lit (Honors)
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Fahrenheit 451 |
Bradbury, Ray |
978-0-399-50148-7 |
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The Lord of the Flies |
Golding, William |
978-0-50148-7 |
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The Pearl (Summer Reading)? |
Steinbeck, John |
9780140177374 |
English 9CP Lit
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Title |
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ISBN |
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The Lord of the Flies |
Golding, William |
978-0-50148-7 |
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The Pearl (Summer Reading)? |
Steinbeck, John |
9780140177374 |
English 9 CP Comp
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Animal Farm |
Orwell, George |
978-0-451-52634-2 |
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The Lord of the Flies |
Golding, William |
978-0-50148-7 |
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The Pearl (Summer Reading)? |
Steinbeck, John |
9780140177374 |
10th GRADE ENGLISH
California Career Zone (website)
- Create your own FREE account in order to research careers and/or find new jobs!
Click on the main link for coursework on individual subject matters and/or the career of your choice.
(SSJCPL database)
Take a free class on a variety of career-skills, career-searching skills, and more.
10th Grade Classics Book Lists
Due to chronic mis-use of the checkout policy, these books are only available as reference books. If your English teacher writes you a note saying that you may get a book for class, you may check out.
English 10 World Lit (Honors)
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The Alchemist |
Coelho, Paulo |
978-0-06-231500-7 |
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Three Theban Plays: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus |
Sophocles |
978-0-14-044425-4 |
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Julius Caesar (Folger Edition) |
Shakespeare, William |
978-0-7434-8274-5 |
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Night (Summer Reading) |
Wiesel, Elie |
978-0-374-50001-6 |
English 10 CP World Lit
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The Alchemist |
Coelho, Paulo |
978-0-06-231500-7 |
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Three Theban Plays: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus |
Sophocles |
978-0-14-044425-4 |
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Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a boy soldier |
Beah, Ishmael |
978-0-374-53126-3 |
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Night (Summer Reading) |
Wiesel, Elie |
978-0-374-50001-6 |
Dialectical Journal Checklist: Oedipus the King by Sophocles
Choose from these items as you read Oedipus Rex
and write your Dialectical Journal assignments.
Subjects to Track
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- Fate v Free Will
- Truth (and the search for it)
- Ignorance v Wisdom
- Hubris
- Stubbornness
- Power (the abuse of)
- Anger
- Guilt and Blame
- Overdetermination
- Self-discovery
- Self-destruction
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Literary Devices
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- Irony
- Metaphors
- Similes
- Foreshadowing
- Symbolism
- Personification
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Motifs
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- Light/Darkness
- Eyes / Sight / Blindness
- Disease / Illness
- Nautical (Sailing)
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11th GRADE ENGLISH
Place Holder for 11th Grade Projects,
if applicable
11th Grade Classics Book Lists
Due to chronic mis-use of the checkout policy, these books are only available as reference books. If your English teacher writes you a note saying that you may get a book for class, you may check out.
11th Grade ? AP English Language & Composition
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ISBN |
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The Great Gatsby |
Fitzgerald, F. Scott |
979-8351145013 |
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Of Mice and Men |
Steinbeck, John |
978-0-14-0177739-8 |
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Summer?) |
Skloot, Rebecca |
978-1-4000-5218-9 |
English 11 CP American Lit
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Author |
ISBN |
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The Great Gatsby |
Fitzgerald, F. Scott |
979-8351145013 |
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Of Mice and Men |
Steinbeck, John |
978-0-14-0177739-8 |
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Summer Reading) |
Skloot, Rebecca |
978-1-4000-5218-9 |
12th GRADE ENGLISH
12th Grade Classics Book Lists
Due to chronic mis-use of the checkout policy, these books are only available as reference books. If your English teacher writes you a note saying that you may get a book for class, you may check out.
12th Grade? AP English Literature & Composition
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ISBN |
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Pride & Prejudice |
Austen, Jane |
978-0-1414-3951-8 |
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MacBeth |
Shakespeare, William |
978-1-58663-846-7 |
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Frankenstein (Summer) |
Shelley, Mary |
978-0-451-53224-4 |
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Hamlet |
Shakespeare, William |
9780743477123 |
English 12 CP English Lit
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Author |
ISBN |
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MacBeth |
Shakespeare, William |
978-1-58663-846-7 |
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Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime |
Haddon, Mark |
978-0-451-52493-5 |
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Frankenstein |
Shelley, Mary |
978-0-451-53224-4 |
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Brave New World (Summer) |
Huxley, Aldous |
978-0-060-77609-1 |
RESOURCES FOR THE SENIOR ENGLISH PROJECT
QUICK LIST OF RESOURCES FOR THE SENIOR PROJECT
Click HERE for a list of electronic resources (databases, ebooks) available on this and other sites.
MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT
Teachers, please contact Mrs. Crow to add your go-to Info & Sites
GREAT MATH SITES
Take a look at Tutor.com or BrainFuse to get tutoring help.
Talk with Mrs. Arevalo (in the library) about becoming a tutor or other tutoring help. She may be able to give you ideas.
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MATH WEBSITES
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MATH YOUTUBE SITES | CRASH COURSE IN... |
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* As of late June 2021, the Ask Dr. Math archives can be found at https://www.nctm.org/archives/dr.math/, which requires a free NCTM account. (If you are not a teacher, just pretend you are when you create the account.)
Until we change links on our site to the new locations, you can manually change an address like
http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/59206.html
to
https://www.nctm.org/archives/library/drmath/view/59206.html
in order to access it. That is, replace http://mathforum.org in the address bar with https://www.nctm.org/archives
Unfortunately, it appears that there is currently no way to search the archives.
VARIOUS FREE CLASSES
YOU CAN TAKE ONLINE,
COURTESY OF YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY (SSJCPL)
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Crash Course In...
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ATTENTION FACULTY & STAFF: You can get CEUs for these!
Click on the link for coursework on individual subject matters and/or the career of your choice.
Need a quick rehash on basic math facts?
Algebra and Geometry Classes also offered!
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RELIGION / THEOLOGY CLASSES
Teachers, please contact Mrs. Crow to add your go-to Info & Sites
CATHOLIC WEBSITES, APPS & DATABASES
Take a look at the following websites, apps, and databases for all your Catholic Religion research needs.
- Don't forget to talk with Mr. Casillas, Father Matthew, or a member of our Religion/Theology faculty.
- Mrs. Crow can also help you with your research needs for your Religion Classes.
Sources Your Teachers Suggest:
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The Holy Bible
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(Calendar with Links)
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Father Mike Schmitz (YouTube)
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Christopher West (YouTube)
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(Prayer App--paid subscription, not paid for by SMHS)
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SMHS Resources
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(Gale eBooks)
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(YouTube)
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World Religions (Comparative Religions)
(Gale eBooks)
ISLAM
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Many of these eBooks were purchased for Social Studies & Art as they deal with other World Religions that have historical and/or artistic impact. If we ever choose to (re)offer a class on Comparative World Religions, these will be good resources for that class |
Bible Study Tools, Apps & Other Cool Resources
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A Concordance helps you find quotations and topics in the Bible. These Concordances may or may not be from Protestant translations of the Bible.
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(Website & App)
This app has several different translations of the Bible that may make your reading easier or that may clarify different meanings.
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VARIOUS FREE CLASSES
YOU CAN TAKE ONLINE,
COURTESY OF YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY (SSJCPL)
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Crash Course In...
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ATTENTION FACULTY & STAFF: Y
ou can get CEUs for these!
Click on the link for coursework on individual subject matters and/or the career of your choice.
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CLASSES
Teachers, please contact Mrs. Crow to add your go-to Info & Sites
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE (Ag & FFA)
Resources Your Teachers Recommends:
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Crash Course In...
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SchoolHouse Rock
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VARIOUS FREE CLASSES
YOU CAN TAKE ONLINE,
COURTESY OF YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY (SSJCPL)
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Crash Course In...
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ATTENTION FACULTY & STAFF:
You can get CEUs for these!
Click on the link for coursework on individual subject matters and/or the career of your choice.
Need a quick rehash on basic math facts?
Algebra and Geometry Classes also offered!
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ANATOMY & BIOLOGY
Sources Your Teachers Recommend:
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Crash Course In...
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SchoolHouse Rock
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VARIOUS FREE CLASSES
YOU CAN TAKE ONLINE,
COURTESY OF YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY (SSJCPL)
Crash Course In...Click on the main link for coursework on individual subject matters and/or the career of your choice.
Take a free class on a variety of computer skills from the Basics like Word Processing, Excel, to various Coding languages
CHEMISTRY & PHYSICS
Sources Your Teachers Recommend:
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(contains Chemistry & Physics)
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(contains Chemistry & Physics)
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SchoolHouse Rock
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VARIOUS FREE CLASSES
YOU CAN TAKE ONLINE,
COURTESY OF YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY (SSJCPL)
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Crash Course In...
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ATTENTION FACULTY & STAFF:
You can get CEUs for these!
Click on the link for coursework on individual subject matters and/or the career of your choice.
Chemistry Classes
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EARTH SCIENCES & ASTRONOMY
Sources Your Teachers Recommend:
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Crash Course In...
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SchoolHouse Rock
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Is the Earth a Plane (flat) or a Sphere (round)?
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VARIOUS FREE CLASSES
YOU CAN TAKE ONLINE,
COURTESY OF YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY (SSJCPL)
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Crash Course In...
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ATTENTION FACULTY & STAFF:
You can get CEUs for these!
Click on the link for coursework on individual subject matters and/or the career of your choice.
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ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
(Teachers, please add your go-to Info & Sites)
Sources Your Teachers Recommend:
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Cool Resources!
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SchoolHouse Rock
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VARIOUS FREE CLASSES
VARIOUS FREE CLASSES YOU CAN TAKE ONLINE,
COURTESY OF YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY (SSJCPL)
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Crash Course In...
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ATTENTION FACULTY & STAFF:
You can get CEUs for these!
Click on the link for coursework on individual subject matters and/or the career of your choice.
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SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSES
Teachers, please contact Mrs. Crow to add your go-to Info & Sites
SOCIAL STUDIES: GENERAL TOOLS, FAMILY HISTORY, LOCAL HISTORY
SMHS Social Studies Resources
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FAMILY HISTORY, NAMES, & GENEALOGY
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Websites/Databases
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Baby Names Websites
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Private Family History / Genealogy Libraries-- No membership required
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San Joaquin County Historical (SJCH)
Society & Museum
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California History
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ECONOMICS
Resources Your Teachers Recommend:
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(Financial Investment Newspaper)
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(Stock Market Game)
Look up the following terms: "Finger Trading," "Speculation," and "Laffer Curve."
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(Financial Investment Newspaper)
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(Economic terms, from “absolute advantage” to “zero-sum game”, explained to you in plain English)
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(Financial Investment Newspaper)
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Foundation for Teaching Economics (FTE)(Great games, Summer Programs,
Economics for Leaders, etc.)
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Vanguard
(This is where you can actually try your hand with REAL stocks.)
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(Financial Investment Newspaper)
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FREE
WITH YOUR SSJCPL.ORG LIBRARY CARD
Universal Class In...
1) Click on the link above.
2) Click on "View Catalog"
3) Search for "Stocks"
4) Click on the course
5) Click on Join This Course
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SchoolHouse Rock
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VARIOUS FREE CLASSES
YOU CAN TAKE ONLINE,
COURTESY OF YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY (SSJCPL)
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Crash Course In...
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ATTENTION FACULTY & STAFF:
You can get CEUs for these!
Click on the link for coursework on individual subject matters and/or the career of your choice.
Chemistry Classes
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GEOGRAPHY
Resources Your Teachers Recommend:
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VARIOUS FREE CLASSES
YOU CAN TAKE ONLINE,
COURTESY OF YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY (SSJCPL)
Crash Course in Geography |
Canadian Provinces & Capitols
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VARIOUS FREE CLASSES
YOU CAN TAKE ONLINE,
COURTESY OF YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY (SSJCPL)
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Crash Course In...
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ATTENTION FACULTY & STAFF:
You can get CEUs for these!
Click on the link for coursework on individual subject matters and/or the career of your choice.
Chemistry Classes
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PSYCHOLOGY & PHILOSOPHY
Sites Your Teachers Recommend:
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(Paid App with Free Trial)
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(YouTube)
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(Guided Meditation--20 mins)
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College Board: AP Psychology |
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(YouTube)
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Crash Course in
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VARIOUS FREE CLASSES
YOU CAN TAKE ONLINE,
COURTESY OF YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY (SSJCPL)
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Crash Course In...
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ATTENTION FACULTY & STAFF:
You can get CEUs for these!
Click on the link for coursework on individual subject matters and/or the career of your choice.
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US HISTORY & GOVERNMENT
US History & US Government
Sources Your Teachers Recommend:
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Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)
(Images, Texts, Videos & Sounds) |
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A great way to get balanced news about elections and what is happening in the Government.
Also:
Contributors, Election Hub, Register to Vote (18+)
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Schoolhouse Rock Government & Civics
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Schoolhouse Rock History
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Click the link for Mr. Atienza's Interview a Librarian
VARIOUS FREE CLASSES YOU CAN TAKE ONLINE,
COURTESY OF YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY (SSJCPL)
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Crash Course In...
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ATTENTION FACULTY & STAFF:
You can get CEUs for these!
Click on the link for coursework on individual subject matters and/or the career of your choice.
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WORLD HISTORY
Sources Your Teachers Recommend
Other Cool Sources:
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VARIOUS FREE CLASSES YOU CAN TAKE ONLINE,
COURTESY OF YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY (SSJCPL)
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Crash Course In...
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ATTENTION FACULTY & STAFF:
You can get CEUs for these!
Click on the link for coursework on individual subject matters and/or the career of your choice.
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Other Social Studies Topics
Sources Your Teachers Recommend
Other Cool Sources:
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VARIOUS FREE CLASSES YOU CAN TAKE ONLINE,
COURTESY OF YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY (SSJCPL)
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Crash Course In...
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ATTENTION FACULTY & STAFF:
You can get CEUs for these!
Click on the link for coursework on individual subject matters and/or the career of your choice.
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VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS CLASSES
Teachers, please contact Mrs. Crow to add your go-to Info & Sites
VOCATIONAL & PERFORMING ARTS
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VARIOUS FREE CLASSES YOU CAN TAKE ONLINE,COURTESY OF YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY (SSJCPL)Crash Course In...ATTENTION FACULTY & STAFF:You can get CEUs for these!Click on the link for coursework on individual subject matters and/or the career of your choice.
- General Education
WORLD LANGUAGES CLASSES
Teachers, please contact Mrs. Crow to add your go-to Info & Sites
VARIOUS FREE CLASSES YOU CAN TAKE ONLINE,
COURTESY OF YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY (SSJCPL)
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Crash Course In...
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ATTENTION FACULTY & STAFF:
You can get CEUs for these!
Click on the link for coursework on individual subject matters and/or the career of your choice.
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WORLD LANGUAGES: ASL
ASL LANGUAGE RESOURCES
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ASL DICTIONARIES & THESAURI
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OTHER ASL RESOURCES
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WORLD LANGUAGES: ITALIAN
ITALIAN LANGUAGE RESOURCES
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BILINGUAL (ITALIAN-ENGLISH)
DICTIONARIES & THESAURI
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MONOLINGUAL (ITALIAN-ONLY)
DICTIONARIES & THESAURI
* 501 Italian Verbs (Follett eBook/Book)
* Sapere.it (encyclopedias & more)
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ITALIAN NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES
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OTHER ITALIAN RESOURCES
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WORLD LANGUAGES: PORTUGUESE
PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE RESOURCES
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BILINGUAL (PORTUGUESE-ENGLISH)
DICTIONARIES & THESAURI
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MONOLINGUAL (PORTUGUESE-ONLY)
DICTIONARIES & THESAURI
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OTHER PORTUGUESE RESOURCES
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WORLD LANGUAGES: SPANISH
SPANISH LANGUAGE RESOURCES
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BILINGUAL (SPANISH-ENGLISH)
DICTIONARIES & THESAURI
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MONOLINGUAL (SPANISH-ONLY)
DICTIONARIES & THESAURI
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OTHER SPANISH RESOURCES
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DIGITAL TOOLS
4 WORLD LANGUAGES
(Not paid for by SMHS)
DUOLINGO
is an app you can get online or on your phone.
It can be free or paid. They have both individual and family subscriptions.
SMHS does NOT pay for this.
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Created Languages
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MANGO
is a paid subscription site. SMHS does NOT pay for this.
It is available through the SSJCPL.
Some other Public Libraries subscribe to Mango.
Check your local public library to see whether they offer Mango.
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World Languages
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Endangered Languages
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ROSETTA STONE
is a paid subscription site. SMHS does NOT pay for this.
It is NOT available through the SSJCPL.
Some other Public Libraries subscribe to Rosetta Stone.
Check your local public library to see whether they offer this.
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MISCELLANEOUS CLASSES
OTHER GOOD INFORMATION
MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS/TOPICS
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VARIOUS FREE CLASSES YOU CAN TAKE ONLINE,COURTESY OF YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY (SSJCPL)Crash Course In...ATTENTION FACULTY & STAFF:You can get CEUs for these!Click on the link for coursework on individual subject matters and/or the career of your choice.
- General Education