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There are many online resources available to the Franklin-Randall community. Please email eolive@gmail.com if you have any additions or notice any broken links.
On this page
- Franklin-Randall/MMSD Resources
- Resources from PTO Meetings
- Online subscriptions, research and library resources
- Science Resources
- Bicycling resources
- Fun ways to get ready for kindergarten
- Spartan Youth Basketball Flyer
- PTO Expense Reimbursement
- Franklin-Randall School Site
- Madison Metropolitan School District Academic Calendar
- When Is School Closed Due to Weather?
- School Lunch Menu
- Staff Directory
- Franklin Library and Media Center
- Randall Library and Media Center
- Franklin-Randall Healthy Snack Program
- Infinite Campus Login
- Meal Pay Plus
Resources from past PTO Meetings
Sometimes a speaker from a PTO meeting provides additional resources
- Supporting Children’s Mental Health: Reading list provided by Mary Siedel (January 15, 2013)
- Supporting Children’s Mental Health: Tips for Parents (January 15, 2013)
- How Classroom Teacher Assignments Are Made (April 17, 2012)
- MMSD School Board Initiatives(provided by Maya Cole - March 2012)
- District Assement Dates (provided by Maya Cole - March 2012)
- John Wallace PowerPoint Presentation(November 2011)
- Video of November 2011 PTO Presentation
- John Wallace PowerPoint Presentation(November 2011)
- Video of November 2011 PTO Presentation
- Literacy Presentation (October 2011)
Parents as Partners in Reading
Parents as Partners in Writing - Ideas for being engaged, informed and in-touch.(September 2011
Online Library Resources
Our schools subscribe to numerous online resources that you can access from home or school:
- Tumble Books - provides a variety of read aloud e-books for your children.
www.TumbleBookLibrary.com
Username: franklin
Password: franklin - World Book Online
www.worldbookonline.com
Login: madmetro
Password: madmetro - CultureGrams – geographical reference
online.culturegrams.com
Login: madmetro
Password: madmetro - Electronic Library – pre-selected sites
oldweb.madison.k12.wi.us/elib - NoodleTools – online reference manager
www.noodletools.com
Login: mmsdwi
Password: noodletools - Destiny – LMC web catalog
destiny.madison.k12.wi.us
Login: student ID
Password: student birthday (01/01/2000) - Discovery Education – streaming video
www.discovereducation.com
Login: student ID
Password: madmetro - Badgerlink - Wisconsin free information source
www.badgerlink.net
Login: none
Password: none - Moodle - Learning Management System
moodle.madisonvirtualcampus.org
Staff: Employee ID; Pswd: IC password
Student: Login: Student ID; Pswd: Birthday xmmddyy - BookFLIX
auth.grolier.com/login/bookflix/login.php
Login: flin
Password: bookflix - TrueFLIX
http://auth.grolier.com/login/tfx/login.php
Login: flin1
Password: trueflix - PebbleGo - Multimedia reading and research tool
www.pebblego.com/login.php
Login: franklines
Password: school - TeachingBooks - Online author studies provided by Badgerlink
www.teachingbooks.net
Login: None needed - Encyclopedia Britannica - Online electronic encyclopedia
school.eb.com/elementary
Login: None needed
Interested in science?? Here is a list of science resources:
- Super Science Saturday: Watch this engaging video showing curious kids having a blast learning about science.
- Earth Hour - Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia when 2.2 million individuals and more than 2,000 businesses turned their lights off for one hour to take a stand against climate change. Earth Hour in 2013 is Saturday March 23 from 8:30 - 9:30 pm. http://www.earthhour.org/
- University of Wisconsin Science Expeditions is April 5, 6, & 7, 2013 -- it's Super Science Saturday on Steroids! Don't miss this if your family enjoyed Super Science Saturday! http://www.science.wisc.edu/page/science-expeditions.
- University of Wisconsin Science web site - tons of cool information and links: http://www.science.wisc.edu/
- For a great source of hands-on science and math activities, see http://howtosmile.org/
- Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin's on smart biking tips
- League of American Bicyclists beginning cycling resources
- San Francisco Bike Coalition on teaching kids to ride
- REI on Teaching a child how to ride abike
- International Bicycle Federation on Learning to Bicycle Without Pain, Teaching Bicycling Without Strain
- As for printed materials, the WisDOT provides free educational resources.
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