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https://www.brainpop.com/

SCUSD: Approved


Approval Decision: Approved - If students are under the age of 13, parent permission is required.

Description:  Animated Educational Site for Kids - Science, Social Studies, English, Math, Arts & Music, Health, and Technology.






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SCUSD: Not Approved

Approval Decision: Because some of Nearpod's safety features have the potential of violating federal FERPA laws, this app is not approved until a letter is written regarding the violation of FERPA.

Description: Nearpod is an interactive classroom tool for teachers to engage students with interactive lessons.

SCUSD: Conditional


Approval Decision: If under 13, will require a parent permission form to be COPPA compliant.

Description: Kahoot! is a free game-based learning platform that makes it fun to learn - any subject, in any language, on any device, for all ages!

SCUSD: Conditional


Approval Decision: The application does not have enough balance between critical thinking and skill development. We are currently working on finding good apps that have the balance to support Common Core and/or NGSS.

Description: Practice that feels like place. Dynamic, adaptive learning in math, language arts, science, and social studies.

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

Common Sense Media Review - Find Pros, Cons, Video Tutorials and Lesson Ideas for WeVideo

Tutorial:

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

Common Sense Media Review

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.

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

SCUSD: APPROVED


APROVAL 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