Forest Street Community School

Technology Skills

Practice keyboarding - using Typing Club, Typing.com, Dance Mat Typing or any typing skills game

• Know the keys on the keyboard, including special keys (enter, arrow keys, backspace...) and what they do.

Practice mouse skills - left click, right click, double click, drag and drop, highlighting....

Tool familiarity - online protractor, calculator, ruler, and video player tools

Mouse Skills

• Using the Mouse  
• Scrolling with the Mouse   
• Filling in Forms     
• Opening Windows  
• Practice Mousing  
• More Mice Practice  
• Using the Calculator  
• General Skills  
• Radio and Checkboxes 
• More Mouse Skills

Free websites to practice NJSLA Tech and Knowledge Readiness Skills

• English Language Arts/Literacy Practice Tests - familiarize with the kinds of items and formats used in ELA/Literacy Testing.
  
  
• Math Practice Tests - familiarize with the kinds of items and formats used in Math Testing.
  
  
• NJSLA Tutorials- The items appearing in these tutorials are samples used to allow students and educators to gain familiarity with the technology platform, and to demonstrate navigation and tools students will use during testing
  
  
• Mathway - Free math problem solver answers your math problems with step-by-step explanations using NJSLA-like graphics.
  
  
• Lumos Learning Practice Test - Common Core State Standards practice tests and sample questions.

• NextGen - Practice common technology skills students will need to successfully take the next-generation online assessments.

• General Test Taking Skills (navigation)
• Math Gr. 3-5
• Language Arts Gr. 3-5
• Science Gr. 3-5
• Social Studies Gr. 3-5
  
• IXL.com- Practice Math/LA skills organized in categories and grade levels.
• Mathematics Common Core Toolbox - link to math sample prototypes.
• Edulastic NJSLA Practice

Additional Practice

Math:

• IXL
• Math Chimp
• Math Playground
• Inside Mathematics
• Illustrative Mathematics
• Illuminations