Test Digital Resources

WeVideo - Approved

https://www.wevideo.com/

SCUSD: Approved


Approval Decision: We Video is approved as of 11/14/16 for the Ed Tech TOSA team to pilot with various student projects.

Description: Make and share videos using WeVideo's cloud-based online video editing software. Available on Android, iPhone, iPad, Mac, PC and Chromebook.

Grades: 4-12

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Spelling City - Approved

https://www.spellingcity.com/

SCUSD: Approved


Approval Decision: Free version only - is approved

Description: Build vocabulary, literacy, phonics, & spelling skills with SpellingCity. Improve vocabulary, a core reading skill, with gamified context-rich. SpellingCity is a fun way to learn spelling and vocabulary words by playing engaging learning games using any word list.

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Seesaw - Approved

web.seesaw.me/

SCUSD: Approved


Approval Decision: The free version of Seesaw is approved. Before using, teachers will need to have parents sign the parental consent letter available on the teaching and learning site.  Free version only - is approved

Description: Student driven digital portfolios and simple parent communication. Seesaw empowers students to independently document what they are learning at school. Students can “show what they know” using photos, videos, drawings, text, PDFs, and links. You can also import directly from most popular apps. When students add to their Seesaw journal, content is uploaded, organized by student, and immediately accessible to teachers from any device. Seesaw makes it easy for students and teachers to review progress over time and demonstrate growth.

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ScratchJr - Approved

https://www.scratchjr.org/

SCUSD: Approved


Approval Decision: ScratchJr Free version only - is approved.

Description: ScratchJr let's young children (ages 5-7) program their own interactive stories and games. In the process, they learn to solve problems, design projects, and express themselves creatively on the computer.

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Remind - Approved

https://www.remind.com/

SCUSD: Approved


Approval Decision: This application has earned the iKeepSafe certification. Students and parents have to agree to provide their cell phone numbers.

Description: Remind, formerly Remind101, is a communication tool that helps teachers reach students and parents where they are using texts without revealing teacher's personal phone number. Schedule announcements to all parents or send individual texts to parents with photos or attachments. At Elementary and Middle School teacher's can use it to communicate with parents.

Grades: 1-12

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Quizlet - Approved

https://quizlet.com/

SCUSD: Approved



Approval Decision: Quizlet has earned the security badge from iKeepSafe.

Description: Quizlet allows students and teachers to makes simple learning tools to study concepts, vocabulary and phrases using flashcards, games and other learning tools. It does not require a student login to use it.  Teachers can create their own study sets and provide their students with the link to the sets.  Teachers can also search from the thousands of already created sets and use them as is or modify them to suit their classes.

Grades: Teacher 4-12  Student Independently: 6-12

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Newsela - Approved

https://newsela.com/

SCUSD: Approved


Approval Decision: Free version is approved. Newsela Pro version is now approved as of 2/1/17.

Description: Free leveled news, primary sources, and more, with standards-aligned formative assessments. Each Newsela text is offered at multiple tiers, for every student, no matter their level. Now students can study the same content and learn at their own pace—while teachers save time and headaches.

Newsela Pro Version can only be purchased by site. Pro version allows teachers to assign texts to students and monitor their quizzes and writing assessments.

National Student Clearinghouse - Approved

http://www.studentclearinghouse.org/

SCUSD: Approved


Approval Decision: National Student Clearinghouse has earned the iKeepSafe badge.

Description: The National Student Clearinghouse is the nation's trusted source for degree verification, enrollment verification and student educational outcomes research. National Student Clearinghouse tracks post graduate students in college. We use this service through Naviance. It provides a measure of how many of our graduates go on to college and how many years they finish and/or what degrees they obtain.

Mosa Mack - Approved

https://www.mosamack.com/

SCUSD: Approved


Approval Decision: Mosa Mack and Mosa Mack Pro Version are both approved.

Description: Your NGSS Solution. For students in 4th through 8th grade. Animated Mysteries + Hands-on Labs + Engineering.

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Make Wonder - Approved

https://www.makewonder.com/

SCUSD: Approved



Approval Decision: Free version is okay for teacher use only.

Description: Make Wonder teaches kids how to program with Dash and Dot, toy robots that make coding fun using apps on iPads, iPhones, Android tablets and phones.

Khan Academy - Approved

https://www.khanacademy.org/

SCUSD: Approved



Approval Decision: Khan Academy was approved as of 11/14/16. The access to YouTube videos associated with Khan Academy are accessible through the use of Google Classroom.

Description: You can learn anything. Expert-created content and resources for every subject and level. Always free.







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Inkscape - Approved

SCUSD: Approved


Aproval Decision: This is specific software used in the STEM labs.

Description: Inkscape is used to create a wide variety of graphics such as illustrations, icons, logos, diagrams, maps and web graphics. Inkscape uses the W3C open standard SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) as its native format, and is free and open-source software.

Google Earth - Adult Use Only

https://www.google.com/earth/

SCUSD: Adult Use Only

Approval Decision: Approved only for Adults


Description: Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings, from galaxies in outer space to the canyons of the ocean.

Grades: 3-12

Desmos - Approved

https://www.desmos.com/

SCUSD: Approved


Aproval Decision: Approved due to new Privacy Policy which states, "We will not use your personal information for marketing."

Description: Desmos is a free online math graphing calculator. Graph functions, plot data, evaluate equations, explore transformations, and much more