| FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions |
| Most teachers have a filing cabinet like this one. It is
disorganized and cluttered. Handouts frequently get
mislaid and lost. With Student Handouts, you don't need
that disastrous filing cabinet. Your favorite
reproducibles are just a mouse-click away! Read more below
or simply click on an area of interest in the column to your
left. Where do I register? You don't have to register on this site. It's all free. We aren't interested in sending you spam or selling your email address, so we never ask for your email address. |
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| Is this really free? |
| Yes, this is really free. We decided to host a site to share our own teaching materials. We didn't want it restricted with access only available to ourselves, in case we have an emergency and need to call a sub. It's so nice and easy being able to send a link to the teacher next door saying, "Could you print ### copies of this and tell the sub to have the kids do complete it, then go over the responses?" It's a rare occasion when that is done, but when emergencies arise, full online access to our materials is a good thing. Since these are publicly hosted, any teacher can use them. We retain copyright over the materials, but we don't charge anything for regular classroom use. Basically, this means you can print and share things from this website with your students and coworkers, but you can't bind up our stuff in a book and sell it. |
| You have a lot of educational materials on other subjects, but not on what I teach. |
| This site is run on a volunteer basis. This means that we create and post materials during our free time, and we take gifted submissions from others. Because we rely on volunteers, some subject areas are naturally going to be more sparse than other areas. We apologize if you cannot find what you want or need. All the same, check back often because we literally upload new web pages and handouts every single day. |
| Can you host my teaching materials? |
| We will be happy to post your 100%
original teaching materials provided that they meet our
criteria. Essentially, the materials must be your own
creations--not items that are copied from other sources.
Additionally, you must submit them to us free and clear with
no restrictions. This means that you will not be paid
for your submissions. Because we do not charge for
access to this site, we make virtually no money. In
order to keep this site free for everyone, we cannot afford
to pay you for your submissions. However, submitting
your materials is a good idea because you can receive
publication credit (we will be happy to include information
on you, along with a link to your own website, etc., if you
like). You will also have unrestricted access to your
teaching materials from anywhere in the world 24/7. |
| What's the benefit of using your stuff instead of what I already have? |
| The benefit of an organized, permanent catalogue of handouts and other teaching materials is that you know exactly where everything is. You can access what you want when you want, without having to dig through filing cabinets, drawers, and folders. Instead of banging your head against the wall and asking, "Where did I put that book of reproducibles?" you can simply click your mouse. And of course, you can always continue using your own printables. Our materials can simply serve to supplement. |
| What are the pictures for? |
| We have hundreds of image galleries. Each picture is accompanied by informative text. These galleries can be flipped through for review purposes--the possibilities are endless. Most commonly, teachers and students copy our pictures for use in their own PowerPoint presentations. |
| I saw a mistake. |
| We are only human, so mistakes happen. If you see a mistake, do not hesitate to bring it to our attention. Drop an email to studenthandouts[AT]gmail.com. We will do our best to correct the mistake as soon as possible. |
| Who is this site for? |
| This site is for anyone who has use for it. Our educational materials focus on junior and senior high school, but we have numerous printables (particularly related to handwriting, both print and cursive) for elementary students. Because of our games and galleries, we also have a lot of regular visitors who come to this site for reasons completely unrelated to teaching. |
| If this site is free, why are there ads? |
| The ads that you see on this site are here to cover the costs associated with keeping this site online. We do our best to make certain that the ads are relevant to our visitors. If you find an advertisement to be inappropriate, please contact us. |
| Since the handouts are online, won't kids just Google the answer keys? |
| Surprisingly, no. Students either don't realize that the answer keys are online, or they never bother looking. If you are worried, you can always put whiteout over the website link on handouts before making copies so that your students will never know where you got the handouts. |
| What about copyright laws? |
| Visitors to this site have free
noncommercial use of our materials. You can print, display,
and post our work as part of your teaching - including as
part of derivative works you make from our materials - but
for noncommercial purposes only. Basically, you can
download a PowerPoint, print copies of the PowerPoint for
your students, and use the PowerPoint in your class, but you
can't sell copies of the PowerPoint, nor do you have
permission to remove our name from the PowerPoint when you
share it with your coworkers. The ONLY exception to removal of our company name and/or website from our items is if you have reason to suspect that your students might go to the website in search of answer keys. In this scenario, you have permission to use White-Out over our name and web address before making copies for your students. Remember: Use common sense. We spent countless hours creating these materials, and we are letting you use them for free. Show us the respect of acknowledging where you got the materials, and don't try passing them off as your own original creations. If you would like to use our materials for commercial purposes, or you have questions regarding use of our materials, send an email. Chances are that we'll say yes. :) |
| I posted a link to your site on my website. Will you reciprocate? |
| We are happy to post links to appropriate sites that teachers may find useful. We have an entire page devoted to links here. If you would like your website to be included, please email us with the name of your site and a brief description. Non-commercial sites are preferred. |
| I operate a commercial site and would like to buy advertising space on your site. Can this be arranged? |
| Please send us an email with your advertising request. |
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