Student Enrichment

Bored at home during break? Here are some resources to keep you busy!

FREE eBooks

DOE Digital Collection -- Students login with their 10-digit IC number; PIN 4-digit is birthday (MMDD)
Teachers login with their 8-digit employee number; PIN is 4-digit birthday (MMDD)
Project Gutenberg
Open Library
Internet Archive
Many Books

Recommended Reading List -- Click on the links to access our ebook & audiobook recommendations!

Free Educational Games for High School Students

Center for Online Education – A list of 50 sites for serious educational games
Learn4Good – Educational games for high school and college students
Common Sense Media -- A list of 10 highly rated onlne games for high school students

Movies to Make You Think!

Can't go to a movie theatre? No problem... you can access these movies with a simple click!

BOOKS TURNED INTO MOVIES

Click HERE to access links to some well-known books that have been turned into movies. Have you read any of them? If so, watch the movie and see how it compares to the book! After viewing, stretch your brain and reflect upon the following questions:

In what ways were the book and movie significantly different? Why do you think the movie director and/or screenwriter made those changes?
In your opinion, which media (book or movie) was more effective in conveying the author’s message? Cite evidence for your opinion.
If you had been the director, what changes would you have made to the movie?

DOCUMENTARIES & DOCUDRAMAS

Click HERE to access links to some enlightening documentaries and docudramas based on actual events and issues facing our nation and world. After viewing a film, stretch your brain and reflect upon the following questions:

In what way did the film challenge and/or reinforce any pre-existing beliefs you had?
What questions did it raise in your mind? What would you like to learn more about?
Why should the public be more aware of the issue(s) presented in the film?
What role can you, as a citizen, play to help address these issues?

Feeling trapped indoors? Take one of these virtual fieldtrips, and you can instantly visit the world without stepping foot outside your home!

Virtual Tours and Live Cameras In the USA

Virtual Tours and Live Cameras Outside of the USA

360 Cities Around the World
Access Mars - see the actual surface of Mars, recorded by NASA’s Curiosity rover.
The Acropolis (Italy)
Africam (various locations in the African bush)
The Amazon Rainforest (South America)
Angkor Wat (Cambodia)
Antarctica
Buckingham Palace (England)
Colosseum (Italy)
Eiffel Tower (France)
The Great Wall of China
Machu Picchu (Peru)
Mount Fuji (Japan)
National Museum of Natural History
Northern Lights
Northen Lights webcam in Manitoba, Canada
Pyramids of Giza (Egypt)
Moscow(Russia)
SafariLive – Sign up to join an African reality safari which allows you to interact with an expert game ranger in real time.
Stonehenge (England)
Taj Mahal (India)
Tokyo Tower (Japan)
Vatican Museums and Rooms (including the Sistine Chapel)
Versailles (France)

Virtual Museums Around the World -- Some of the best artwork can be enjoyed virtually!

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, (Honolulu, HI)
British Museum (London, England)
Guggenheim Museum (New York, NY)
Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles, CA)
Louvre Museum (Paris, France)
Metropolitan Museum of Art Collections (New York, NY)
Metropolitan Museum of Art Facility and Architecture (New York, MY)
National Air and Space Museum (Washington, D.C.)
National Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.)
National Museum of Anthropology (Mexico City, Mexico)
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Seoul, Korea)
National Museum of Natural History (Washington, D.C.)
Tokyo National Museum (Tokyo, Japan)
Uffizi Gallery (Florence, Italy)
Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Vatican Museums and Rooms (Vatican City)