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Resources Page

On this page, I will be posting fun and educational information from around the web. Do you have something that you want to share with everyone? Let me know, you may earn extra credit :-)

Fact: The Arts help students achieve

  • Research shows students who are exposed to the arts (dance, drawing, painting, music, band) achieve higher test scores

Checkmate! Chess helps kids with math

  • A NYC middle school has seen improvements in both reading and math scores since it introduced chess to students. 
  • Try this online chess game for free to see how well you do.
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A chess game will pop up.

Did you know?

  • 24 hours of video viewing is uploaded every minute on YouTube.
  • People view 15 billion videos online every month.
  • Since 2008, video games have outsold movie DVDs.

    See: Technology fast facts 

Online encyclopedia battle has a winner!

Wikipedia has forced Encyclopedia Britannica to stop printing its encyclopedia after 244 years!

Online Tools made to assist you:

  • Citation Machine - Don't want to be accused of plagiarism? Try this web tool to help you create proper citations (give credit to the source of your research) using MLA or APA formats.
  • Grammar check - Need help with your grammar? Not sure if your sentence makes sense? Try this free tool. Just copy and paste your sentence and the tool will tell you how to fix it. Neat!
  • Free Plagiarism Checker - Free for students and teachers. Upload or copy-paste your essay and it will let you know, in detail, what is unique (not copied) and the percent of original work. See an example
  • Graphic Organizer - Need a table or chart for ELA, Math or Science? This website provides free graphic organizers that you can write on using your computer and save it or print.
  • Interactive Essay Creator - Need help creating an outline for an essay? Just fill out the boxes with your words and save it, print or submit to your teacher.

See A Real Transformer!

This is not a cartoon or computer animation. This is a real toy robot that transforms into a car. It can walk, throw punches and drive away! Click to read the article
This robot was created by a science graduate student from Japan. This is an example where science and art come together to form AMAZING!
, Site maintained by Mr. Muñoz, Technology Educator, NYCDOE
Site Updated: March 15, 2020