Enrichment Resources

AR - Accelerated Reader ("Renaissance Home Connect")
"Renaissance Home Connect" allows you to:
• See your child's progress with AR - Accelerated Reader by viewing the scores for the tests your child has taken on the computer.
• Click Email Setup to sign up to receive emails showing your student's quiz or test results.
• Click Help to get answers to your questions about Renaissance Home Connect.
User name: Student ID --(Enter your child's student ID which is the "lunch number")
Password: Student's Date of Birth—(Enter: 2 digit month and 4 digit year)

AR-BookFinder
• See whether a book from home or the public library is an "AR book."
• Search all of the AR books by title, author, subject, or reading level.

Where can I find AR books?
Marion County School Library Book Search
Public Library Book Search

FCAT Test Item Specifications
and FCAT Explorer for online practice.

The Florida Department of Education has a web site, entitled, FCAT Explorer to provide students with resources to help prepare for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT).

Log on information: Username is LAST NAME plus FIRST INITIAL Password is 42 plus FIRST 4 LETTERS OF LAST NAME plus BIRTHDAY in mmdd format EX: Johnny Adams March 10, 1996, would sign on like this: username: ADAMSJ password: 42adam0310.

Gale Databases - Research Resources
Gale Databases offer an engaging online experience for information on a broad range of topics, such as global issues, opposing viewpoints, science, literature, history, and titles for suggested reading. The Marion County School System, through the Library Media Programs, is pleased to announce this new set of tools to support these 21st century learners as they develop critical thinking and information literacy skills. Gale online databases make discovering information engaging, simple, and fun for the user.
No password is needed within the Marion County Public School System. To access Gale Resources from outside out network, ask your student's teacher for the password.

Harcourt Science Study Site
Harcourt Science is our county's adopted textbook, so go into your grade level and have some fun with science.

Go Math! Florida
Marion County purchased new math textbooks this year that include FREE online resources for students and parents. Students have resources to help them at home in the "Library" section, and activities that may be completed in the "Things To Do" section.
After going to the web site, a log-in screen will appear where you use the "pull down menu" or enter the following information:
State: Florida
District: Marion Co. School District
School: Eighth Street Elementary
User name: Student ID --(Enter your child's student ID which is the "lunch number")
Password: Student's Date of Birth—(Enter: 2 digit month and 4 digit year)

MacMillan McGraw-Hill Treasures Reading
The reading textbooks include FREE online resources for students and parents. For example, students can see the pages of their textbook online while listening to the text being read. There are also other enrichment and re-teaching activities available on the site.
Click on RED words "Enter a Class Code"
Class Code: Ask your child's classroom teacher for the code.
Then choose the grade level resources you want to utilize.

NASA
Explore the universe and be inspired.

Smithsonian Education
A place for kids to explore, discover, and learn -- sponsored by the Smithsonian Museums

Social Studies Activities
Social studies resources to align with adopted textbooks.

VmathLive
Marion County Schools is paying for our students to have the opportunity to utilize V-MathLive online. Students are given the opportunity to create a "Mathlete," play games, and complete activities while most importantly practicing math concepts. Students enjoy competing against students internationally and seeing how many points can be accumulated.
Username: student's ID#
Password: student's ID#