Duval County Public Schools

Helpful Resources for Parents and Students

  Popular Educational Resources

• Dr. Math - Tutoring site that allows students to email questions and get responses.
• Merriam Webster - The most comprehensive dictionary on the internet.
• Test Taking Survival Tips - Good tips and tricks for acing exams.
• Kid's Click - Search Engine for young students.
• Yahoo Kids - Website dedicated to youth.
• Encyclopedia for Kids - Free Encyclopedia for reference.
• Word Whiz - Helps students build vocabulary and study skills.
• Color Atlas - Unique maps for geography fans.

 Reading List for Students

• Summer Literacy Adventure – Join students all across Florida as they take on the Summer Literacy Adventure Challenge and pledge to read everyday.
• Take 20 Resources – Age appropriate activities that helps to develop highly skilled readers.
• Just Read, Families! – Suggestions to help build your child’s reading skills.

 College Bound

• Explore Your Career Options - An interactive website from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics.
• The Princeton Review - Great test preparation and practice resources.
• Find the Right College for you - Learn about which colleges are similar to your interests and your strengths.
• Test Practice with Coach - Standards based test preparation for kids, parents and teachers.
• Students.gov - Student gateway to the US Government.
• Getting Ready for Campus Visits: A GEAR UP Handbook for Providing Campus Visits for Middle and High School Students adopted from Washington State GEARUP. Includes best practices and resources to help plan meaningful on-campus experiences. Contains replicable, customizable tools.
• Explore Your Career Options- An interactive website from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics.
• The Princeton Review- Great test preparation and practice resources.
• Find the Right College for you- Learn about which colleges are similar to your interests and your strengths.
• Test Practice with Coach- Standards based test preparation for kids, parents and teachers.
• gov- Student gateway to the US Government.
• My Career Shines for Middle and High School - Florida Shines. A comprehensive education and career planning system that will help you succeed in the increasingly competitive global economy.

 Fun Educational Games

• Free Rice - Quiz game where correct answers help raise money for global hunger.
• View the Earth from Space - View Earth from the Sun, the Moon or from any of a host of satellites in orbit.
• Cheap Carl's Car Insurance Presents: The Mad Math Grand Prix - Math based racing game that helps improve addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division skills.
• Be an A+ Math Ace - Math games based on bingo and hidden pictures, and a variety of flash cards.
• Fun Trivia Games - Fun interactive quizzes.

 Resources for Parents

• http://www.pta.org - Parent Teacher Association Webpage.
• Great Schools.Org - A middle school parents' preparation for college guide.
• Health Insurance Online - A database of health information for kids and adults.
• Read, Write, Think - Resources to help parents with their child's literacy.
• Middle School Web Resources - Valuable information for both parents and teachers.
• US Dept. of Education - Search for student aid resources by state.

 Financial Aid

• Money for College. The Florida Department of Education Office of Student Financial Assistance offers a variety of student financial aid.  Use this guide to learn how you can begin finding and applying for money to finance your education!
• Foster and Homeless Youth- The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) compiled a list of available resources to assist Foster and Homeless Youth with locating community resources for the purpose successful completion of higher education.
• Florida Reach? This website and resource guide centralizes resources available to youth and alumni of foster care in Florida.
• Undocumented Students- Resources to assist undocumented students with finding free money for college.