Resource Links

Quick Links:
 SC School Board
 SAC
  Bus Schedule
 SMS Calendar Pages
 Educator Misconduct
 Bridges  Plato Safari M.

Sarasota County Middle School Resource Page. For all students and parents.

Available for log in and practice.
Both FCAT Explorer and FOCUS are available here.
Sign In - Student’s “N number” which is what the students use to log on to the SMS computers. Their password is their 5 digit pin number.
Password: Student’s 5 digit pin number.
FOCUS: A Florida Department of Education Web site offering online mini assessments for reading and math skills. Use the same log in as for FCAT Explorer.
If you need help, please contact the SMS office or Contact Ms. Jeanne Potter

Florida Department of Education Site. It has information for preparing for the FCAT, released test information, and scores. No password required.

FCAT Type
Practice

Sample tests to help you prepare for FCAT. Chose from several options.

A great help for creating crossword puzzles, word searches, etc. Easy to use and free! Login with your name and zip code to start.

Short videos on a variety of subjects. Learn with Tim and Moby. Available from 7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. local time.

Refdesk helps by indexing quality Internet sites and assisting visitors in navigating these sites. Encyclopedias, Facts, Atlas, Maps, Newspapers.

NASA Video Gallery. Space related videos

Videos and Podcasts on a variety of subjects.

A wonderful resource for getting kids to collaborate in writing. Google and Weekly Reader have teamed up to offer free tools and materials to help educators teach digital buddy writing, which is where two or more students work together from different computers to write and revise the same paper at the same time...online!

A website that will help you to create timelines of up to 9 events. Offers horizontal or vertical format.

A website that will help you to create timelines. Horizontal format only. Unlimited entries.

Dictionary, thesaurus, word of the day, word games.

Mirriam-Webster Online Visual Dictionary: Connect words with images!

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

A great site for all types of manipulatives. Presented by Utah State University.

A great resource for Math. Students in many Math classes are using it at school.
Login for Math: User Name: LastNameFirst Initial and 01. (Just the first 7 letters of your last name) Password: Your 5 digit Pin Number.

The SUNLINK data base has over 1.5 million titles from 2,408 schools in the state of Florida, neary 20,000 web sites and over 345,000 book jacket cover images. Used in the SMS library. Interlibrary loan system.

A link to our Sarasota County Library System. Many resources available on line and for check-out at our local library branches.

This GILS link will help you to locate and use the information you need to complete research projects and papers.

A tool to help you create bibliographies and cite all types of sources. Citation Machine is an interactive web tool designed to assist teachers and students in producing reference citations for crediting information from other people.

A great clipart site for use on your projects and power points.

Wierd name...great site! Clip art for many projects and links to other sites as well. Student friendly with a vast and searchable collection.

Clip art designed for students and teachers. Handy categories include US presidents, mammals and much more.

An online dictionary that will search over 900 online dictionaries. Also offers a reverse dictionary where you put in the definition and find words that match.

Want to know more about a specific location? Dive right in -- Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips.

Florida’s Electronic Library

Florida Center for Instructional Technology. 25,000 clip art images. Social Studies Resources. FCAT Practice. A great site!

Vocabulary, word games, puzzles and more.

Izzit.org

Current events and ideas for in-class discussions.