EverFi
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Approved
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Middle School
Aproval Decision: Everfi is approved as there are numerous full courses that support STEM.
Description: Course Overview TEACHERS – EverFi™ – Financial Literacy is an online resource that uses video, animations and interactive activities to bring complex financial concepts to life. EverFi tracks individual student progress and knowledge gain and provides students who successfully complete the course with certification in financial literacy, which can be a powerful tool for job, college and internship applications.
EdPuzzle
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Approved
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Elementary
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High School
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Middle School
SCUSD: APPROVEDAPROVAL DECISION: iKeepSafe read the privacy policy and so did Bonnie. The commitment of EdPuzzle to protect student data is in line with COPPA. They have a management system in place to protect against unauthorized use. They have included the CA Privacy disclosure measures; they don't track student data. They provide options for the teacher to input non-identifying student information. Note: Students less that 13 years of age require parental consent before using.
Description: Teachers can crop a video, explain it with their own voice and embed quizzes.
EdPuzzle - Approved
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Approved
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ELA
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ELD
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Elementary
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High School
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Middle School
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Science
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Social Studies
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Website
SCUSD: APPROVEDAPROVAL DECISION: iKeepSafe read the privacy policy and so did Bonnie. The commitment of EdPuzzle to protect student data is in line with COPPA. They have a management system in place to protect against unauthorized use. They have included the CA Privacy disclosure measures; they don't track student data. They provide options for the teacher to input non-identifying student information. Note: Students less than 13 years of age require parental consent before using.
Description: Edpuzzle provides teachers with the ability to create flipped/blended classroom videos. It can be used for students to get short direct instruction on important content, videos can be cropped, voice overs can be added, quizzes can also be embedded; teachers can monitor student progress.
Grades: 3-12
Common Sense Media Review
Dreambox
Labels:
Approved
Aproval Decision:
We will approve the use for Central Park to pilot this program. Upon review of the results, the program may be considered for other sites.
Description: Adaptive, online K-8 math program. Dreambox adapts to students' actions to meet them at their level with personalize instruction. Standards aligned curriculum. Available in English and Spanish. Helps teachers differentiate instruction.
Dreambox - Approved
Labels:
Approved
Aproval Decision:
We will approve the use for Central Park to pilot this program. Upon review of the results, the program may be considered for other sites.
Description: Adaptive, online K-8 math program. Dreambox adapts to students' actions to meet them at their level with personalize instruction. Standards aligned curriculum. Available in English and Spanish. Helps teachers differentiate instruction.
Grades: K-8
Common Sense Media Review
Coursera - Approved
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Approved
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High School
Coursera is approved for high school students to take full course work that they may be interested in for self study. Note these courses do not count for high school graduation requirements.
Co-Writer
We like the alignment to C.C. academic vocabulary. The dashboard provides numerous metrics that would be beneficial to a teacher's formative assessment practices.
Description: Co:Writer® is a writing tool that aids with phonetic/inventive spelling, grammar, and topic-related vocabulary.
Athletic Clearance
Labels:
Not Approved
SCUSD: NOT APPROVEDUses third party vendors for social media. Tracking for targeted ads with third party vendors is allowed. Not the best tool for digital story telling because of the limited editing features.
Class Dojo
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Approved
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Classroom Management
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Elementary
Because the app has received certification from TRUSTe, iKeepSafe, and Student Privacy Pledge. This reinforces the SEL of positive reinforcement of acceptable classroom learning behaviors. The app encourages parental engagement.
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