At Fair Street School, students attend technology classes as part of their connections
curriculum.  Keyboarding skills are taught to all fourth graders. In addition, a mobile laptop lab is utilized by classroom teachers as a means to integrate technology into the
different units of instruction.  Students create artifacts, such as PowerPoint presentations, reports, digital art, and other graphic displays through the use of the school's technology equipment.

The Media Center is equipped with resources that enable students to electronically access the card catalog to search for books or other data. We also have 70 networked computers in the classrooms that allow students to access all of the instructional software as well as the Internet.

 

Instructional Websites

Microsoft Office Tutorial Links - These are helpful sites that teach basic Word and PowerPoint skills.   Social Studies  African-American History Resources - some helpful and informative sites.   Eyewitness to History - a great resource to historical events and images. This is   a useful site to all students working on history-related projects and reports.   Flags and Maps of the World - View national flags and maps for countries of the world. This site contains both a high-graphics and low-graphics version, depending on your computer's browser speed.   Jamestown Archaelogy - This interactive site is suitable for fifth graders. Discover the most recent findings related to the remains of 1607-1698 Jamestown, Virginia. Discover how archaelogy is done at Jamestown Discovery.   Plymouth Plantation - Follow the link to the Online Learning Center.   The United States Mint's Site for Kids - in addition to social studies, this site  includes lessons in math, language arts and even science. Teachers can access the lesson plans that use coins to teach various concepts across the curriculum. Special emphasis is given to the new state quarters.  Ben's Guide to U. S. Government for Kids - Learn about our nation, our government and symbols of the U. S. Government, through helpful links and interactive games. Choose grade levels K-2 or 3-5 to find appropriate curricular content.     Math A + Math - an interactive site that helps students to improve their math skills Hitting the Target -Learning angles through sports. A great introduction to geometry, the protractor, and angles. This site relates the use of angles to sports. Recommended for 5th-graders. Math Advantage - This great site has math lessons in a number of different areas. Math Cats - another interactive site that reinforces math skills.   Multiplication.com -a useful site for students, teachers, and parents, with emphasis on teaching and learning times tables. There are worksheets and flashcards to print out, as well as interactive and classroom games.  Sense & Dollars - Students learn how to save, spend and invest money wisely with this interactive Website that uses real-life situations. Visual Fractions - An on-line tutorial that offers instruction and practice in identifying, renaming, and operating on fractions. Discovering Coin Values - Learn how to count a given dollar amount by dragging coins into a cup. A Maths Dictionary for Kids a great interactive site from Australia that defines and illustrates more than 500 mathematical terms. The result is a dictionary that includes clear and often interactive graphics that demonstrate the concept to be learned.   Music Music Tech Teacher - Students use technology to enhance music education.      Reading/Language Arts Literacy Center- a great Website for kindergarten and first graders that teaches basic concepts about numbers, letters, colors, shapes and words. Reading and Writing with KidAuthors - This site allows students to read and post stories on the Web. Paul Cockcroft's Literacy Resources - Primary resource worksheets for a variety of language arts activities.     Science   Pollen Park - an interactive site that explores the parts of the flower, plant  reproduction and the pollination process. This site is very user-friendly for the student.  A Walk in the Woods - a self-guided study of plant and animal life.   Let's Talk About Insects - a self-instructional site from the University of Illinois     The Blobz Guide to Electric Circuits - an interactive site with games, activities, and quizzes that teaches 8 to 11 year old students about the basics of electric circuitry. This is a visually appealing site that encourages students to learn about different topics on electricity.   MarsQuest Online - Experience the adventure of a Mars exploration online.  Solar System - An interactive guide that takes you on a journey through the solar   system. National Geographic's Forces of Nature Supersite - Cause your own tornado, build your own volcano, spin off your own hurricane, and set off an earthquake at this excellent interactive and informative site. Volcano World - a great site maintained by the University of North Dakota, it features a database of current eruptions, as well as a listing of volcanoes grouped by world region, country, volcano name, and volcano description. There are also video clips of active volcanoes.  Minerals - Published by Georgia State University, this is a nice site for students to use in the study of minerals.  At the bottom of the page is a table with links to dozens of images of different minerals. Matter is the Stuff Around You - a comprehensive Website on the chemical and physical properties of matter in its four states: solids, liquids, gases, and plasmas. There are activities and quizzes at this site. National Geographic Habitats Check out this site with many photos, links and learning activities. The photo galleries of different habitats is especially nice.  ESL ESL Bears - An interactive site for beginning to emerging English learners. Fair Street Home Page