M.T. Flanagan
  • ANNOUNCEMENTS
  • AMERICAN HISTORY
  • GEOGRAPHY/MONTANA HISTORY
  • WORLD HISTORY
  • 8TH GRADE MATH
  • 7TH GRADE MATH
  • 6TH GRADE MATH
  • INDEPENDENT LANGUAGE STUDY
  • ELECTIVE
  • MAP TERMS ARE US
  • FAQ - 8TH GRADE
  • FAQ - DISCIPLINE
  • FAQ - HOMEWORK
  • FAQ - ALL OTHERS
  • RE-CORRECTING
  • LINKS

Links
Here are some links that might help you during the year. If you discover one that has been broken, please tell me.

This is an excellent site for Middle Schoolers. It has search engines and schoolwork assistance.
http://www.ivyjoy.com/rayne/kidssearch.html

This is a search engine that applies an academic filter to the inquiry.   It eliminates a lot of the extraneous site that are included in a google search.

http://www.sweetsearch.com/

This is the school website
http://ollschoolgfmt.org/

New York Times Learning Center. Many and varied projects using current events. Changes frequently.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/

General History site.
http://www.historyteacher.net/

Interactive math games site. Covers all areas.
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/

Purple Math - a site for all things math
http://www.purplemath.com/

Site offers a variety of games and levels
http://www.mathplayground.com/index.html

Algebra site - has table of contents for lessons. Allows practice and check. Site covers all levels.
http://www.themathpage.com/

Math site for all grades
http://www.aaamath.com/grade8.html

Publisher's website for "Ecce Romani"
http://www.phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.gotoWebCode&wcprefix=jfk&wcsuffix=1000

Exercises for "Ecce Romani"
http://www.tabney.com/ecce1.html

Wheelock Latin site - grammar practice
http://www.slu.edu/colleges/AS/languages/classical/latin/tchmat/wh-prax.html

Latin site (St Louis University)
http://www.slu.edu/colleges/AS/languages/classical/latin/tchmat/tchmat.html

Social Studies textbook site.
http://www.glencoe.com/sites/montana/student/socialstudies/index.html

The Encyclopedia of Ancient History
http://www.ancient.eu.com/

Excellent site for first person accounts of events in history.
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/awfrm.htm

Nice Map of the New Kingdom of Egypt
http://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/ancient-egypt-maps.html

Maps of the Ancient World. Good source for 6th grade Social Studies.
http://www.fsmitha.com/maps.html

This is a map of the New Kingdom of Egypt
http://www.ancient.eu.com/image/538/

Site all about the Etruscans
http://www.mysteriousetruscans.com/

Montana History site - State of Montana
http://www.montanakids.com/

Montana State Historical Society - Need I say More
http://mhs.mt.gov/

Part of the regional learning project of the University of Montana, this site has an interactive feature
http://www.montanatribes.org

BBC World News Site. This site concentrates on the European Union and those countries seeking to join.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/europe/04/enlarging_europe/html/introduction.stm

Internet Link to the European Union. Information and interactive games and quizzes.
http://europa.eu/index_en.htm

Interactive Map games. This is the USA site but you can link to the world too
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/USA_Geography/relief_games/USA_Map_Jigsaw_Games.htm

This is a Geography quiz site. Many different areas, many different quizzes, none outstandingly hard.
http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/

Journey to a New Land is a site that has information about the peopling of the Americas. This link will take you to the Middle School Level but you can access other levels from here
http://www.sfu.museum/journey/an-en/secondaire1er-middle

This site has videos and links to other sites about pre-columbian history.
http://www.nativevillage.org/Libraries/history_and_traditions_library.htm

Educational resources like MECC Oregon Trail
https://archive.org/

Macintosh version of Oregon Trail (takes a long time to load)

https://archive.org/details/OregonTrailMacintosh

Building the transcontinental railroad
http://cprr.org/Game/Interactive_Railroad_Project/indexy.htm

Open source "twine" for making your own "Choose your own Adventures"
http://twinery.org/

PowerPoint presentation tutorial from Microsoft
http://office.microsoft.com/training/training.aspx?assetID=RC011298761033

American Museum of Natural History Learning Site
http://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/?gclid=CN39zJe_-8cCFUdffgodEvkH5g

World History Study games and practice quizzes
http://www.studenthandouts.com/World-History.html

The Mysteries of Catal Hoyuk. Interactive site on what might have been one of the first cities.
http://www.smm.org/catal/top.php?visited=TRUE

Write like a Babylonian. Info on cuneiform
http://www.penn.museum/cgi/cuneiform.php


Biography of America
Who were the key players in American history? This chronology links events and people important to the development of the United States from explorers and native people to the present.

www.learner.org/series/biographyofamerica/index.html

Site of all things governmental
kids-clerk.house.gov/young-learners/lesson.html?intID=29 


Duckster Education Site - Lots of information here
www.ducksters.com/history/us_legislative_branch.php



Smithsonian site for kids
www.si.edu/kids


Learn about the Holocaust
www.ushmm.org/learn

Study Corner for the Geography Bee
www.nationalgeographic.org/education/student-experiences/geobee/study/


Searchable educator resources from the National Museum of the American Indian
americanindian.si.edu/nk360/resources.cshtml