Parent & Teacher Websites

California SBAC Practice and Training Portal Sites for Teachers and Students

Classroom Screen

Communicate with your class using this fun screen. Quickly get a timer, textarea, drawing tool, name picker, work symbols and more. Completely free.

Common Core Explorer

Looking for Common Core-aligned edtech?
Check out this website. Find the best digital products for your curriculum by using intuitive filters that quickly guide you through the Common Core State Standards and surface products.

K-12 Internet Resource Center

Your one-stop resource for the K-12 education community.

ReadWriteThink

Looking for engaging ways to introduce your child to reading or to encourage your teen to write? Need some age-appropriate book suggestions or rainy day activities? The materials here are your answer—all of them created by experts to be fun, educational, and easy to use outside of school.

GreatSchools

Compare K-12 school ratings nationwide to find the best schools. View parent ratings, reviews and test scores and choose the right school. Start with Vintage's review. 

Mr. Anker Tests

LAUSD teacher, Henry Anker, created this easy to use site filled with online tests for grades K through 8. Students will appreciate the friendly appearance and an opportunity to test their knowledge. Great site for parents to review curriculum with their parents.

Engrade

Engrade is a free set of web-based tools for educators allowing them to manage their classes online while providing parents and students with 24/7 real-time online class information. It's private, secure, truly free, and unbelievably easy to use. Includes Online Grade Book.

Weebly for Education

Easy to create a classroom website & blog, Manage your students' accounts, Accept homework assignments online, Keep your parents up to date

Online Stopwatch

Using a timer can be helpful for keeping students on task and focused. This web site has available many kinds of timers and clocks. Some can be downloaded and other used directly from the Internet. Use the Stop Watch with and have students try to complete the task before the clock alarm goes off. (Ignore the Google ads for clocks.)

Scholastic's Computer Lab Favorites

Fifty - one stop learning activities 15-20 minutes long for computer lab or center or at home for language arts, math, social studies, science, and Spanish.

For Educators : NASA

NASA/Science/Astronomy related information. Great site to support the NASA Explorer School Program.

NASA Digital Learning Network

Videoconferencing and webcasting, the DLN connects students and teachers with NASA experts and education specialists. DLN events feature science, technology, engineering, and mathematics or STEM content that highlights NASA missions and research. All of their events are free. 

Apple - Education - Apps

Educational apps to use on the iPad (click the iPod/iPhone tab to see apps for those platforms).

How to Cite Sources for Elementary Students

Students as early as grade one can understand the rationale for giving credit for created works.  Here are suggested citation formats for each of the other grades for the most common reference materials.

Common Sense Media
Non-proftit organization provides rating of for media kids use to help parents and teachers choose what is best for their kids.

Kahn Academy
Non-profit online free, personalized tutorial site with mini-lessons.

Express Yourself - Vintage Magnet Computer Lab

Highly recommended websites used by our Vintage Computer Lab that can be used to create and publish student work on the Internet. Publish work out on the web - pictures, writings, your thoughts, art, comics, photography, videos, and more can be created and shared over the Internet in creative ways.

FBI for Kids - Safety Tips

Safety tips for kids from the FBI.  Good for teaching about Internet safety. Kids can also learn more about the FBI through fun, age appropriate games, activities and more.

Internet Safety & Cyberbullying

Learn more about how to identify cyberbullying and how to stop it from the National Crime Prevention Council.

Digital Safety

How to avoid identity theft, advice on selecting passwords, safety on social media, and keeping kids safe online advice.