District Coordinated Apps used by Teachers and Students

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    GUSD Student Google Account

              All students have access to Google Drive.  High schoolers have access to Google Drive and Gmail.

    i-Ready

              K-5 only.  Allows students to take lessons in Reading and Math.

    Pearson enVision

              K-8 Math Online Program

    Microsoft 365 Portal

              All students have access to Microsoft Apps such as Sway, OneNote, Powerpoint Online, and Word Online.

    Clever

              Student and Teacher Portal to access commonly used district and school site apps.  

    Accelerated Reader

              Only AR schools

    Stemscopes

              6-8 only.  Online Science program.

    Benchmark

              K-5 ELA Curriculum online program

    Springboard

              6-12 ELA Curriculum online program

    NWEA MAP

              6-8 Math Assessment Program

    Khan Academy

              6-8 Online Math Program

     

             

Websites that Stand the Test of Time

  • These websites feature daily and weekly articles, ideas, and news in innovation.

    • Edudemic
      The threading of new technology with old standards has created new and exciting opportunities for teachers, school administrators, and students. 

    • TED - Ed
      Here you will find the best talks and performances from TED conferences, TEDx and partner events -- and the best of the web. 

    • Google in Education
      Find useful resources for Google products and tools, professional development, and opportunities for your students.

    • K12 Instructional Resource Center
      One stop resource for curriculum & professional development

    • The Gateway
      Contains a variety of educational resource types from activities and lesson plans to online projects to assessment items.

    • Teachers First
      Thinking teachers teaching teachers.

    • Edutopia
      Empowering students to think critically, access and analyze information, creatively problem solve, work collaboratively, and communicate with clarity and impact. 

    • Triptico
      A resource application currently contains 23 different interactive resources - all of which are easy to edit, adapt, save and share.

    • Curriki
      The online education community, is building the first website to offer free, open-source instructional materials for K-12.

    • Web 2.0 To Go
      Latest in Web 2.0 sites

    • Teacher Vision
      Lesson Plans, Tools, Advice, and more!
       
    • Edmodo
      Provides teachers and students a secure place to connect and collaborate, share content and educational applications, and access homework, grades, class discussions and notifications.

    • BrainPop
      Animated Science, Health, Technology, Math, Social Studies, Arts & Music and English movies, quizzes, activity pages and school homework help for K-12 kids,

    • Internet for Classrooms
      An educational portal with free resources for teachers and their classrooms as well as students and parents

    • Thinkfinity
      Thousands of Free Lesson Plans in Math Social Studies Art Language Arts Music Physical Education Reading Writing Geography Science Projects Science
       
    • Teacher Planet
      Everything you need for your classroom - School Supplies, Equipment, Software, Curriculum, Online Learning & more!

    • Knotebook
      Search. Browse for lessons composed of the best physics and math multimedia on the Web. Search. Remix. Keep the parts you want, swap the rest out for something better

    • Read Write Web
      A popular weblog that provides Web Technology news, reviews and analysis, covering web apps, web technology trends, & social networking

    • Children's University
      Children can discover their own unique pathways to success. Our balanced blend of academic excellence, business enrichment and applied learning helps preschool through 6th grade students develop the knowledge, the character and the confidence to succeed in the 21st century.

    • Guide to Digital Learning Environment
      Technology for Learning: A Guidebook for Change. Today's students are connected: they use communications, media, and digital technologies easily

    • Learning is Growing
      A journey as a learner leading to a principal position to empower and inspire all learners in the 21st Century.

    • Free Tech for Teacher
      Free Resources and Lesson Plans for Teaching with Technology

    • Recipes for Success
      Hands-on nutrition education aimed at preventing childhood obesity and encouraging long term health. In just a few years, it has grown to the largest outreach of its kind in the nation, empowering over 4,000 children each and every month with its signature Seed-to-Plate Nutrition Education™ and other initiatives to change the way they understand, appreciate and eat their food.

    • Mark Brumley
      Mark’s passion for technology in the classroom focuses on leveraging free webtools, social media and a pragmatic approach to their implementation in the curriculum. Teachers and administrators walk away from training sessions with actual lesson plans and technology integration ideas they can employ immediately.

    • Night Zoo Keeper
      The project, undertaken in a basic form, involves a unit of Literacy, Art and a single ICT lesson. The children are able to enjoy the Night Zookeeper story in full along with stimulating images. They will be able to develop their Literacy skills through the completion of differentiated learning activities.

    • Slime Kids
      A user-friendly website where students can research, watch book trailers, play educational games and access literacy-related resources.

    • Bubbabrain
      Good Luck on the upcoming AP exams...Tweet about bubbabrain on Twitter... Just crossed 1.5 million games played. Student ID's get double points!

    • Adobe Lesson Exchange
      Use these lesson plans - which incorporate technology education through the use of Adobe® Digital School Collection software

    • The Meefy
      The Socratic learning approach goes as far back into human history as the times of Socrates himself. The philosophy of seek and he shall find the truth, is not a new one. Different cultures have adopted this learning method throughout human history. In fact, almost all of mankind’s major discoveries have happened thanks to this innate human tendency to seek the truth and to uncover hidden answers.

    • EdTech Toolbox
      A place to share e-learning and Web 2.0 tools for education. Computers and laptops in education are important only when used with good pedagogy. Digital content and creation is an important part of the process for educators in the 21st century.

    • Lesson Plan Network - NY Times
      The Learning Network provides teaching and learning materials and ideas based on New York Times content.  Teachers can use or adapt our lessons across subject areas and levels. Students can respond to our Opinion questions, take our News Quizzes, learn the Word of the Day, try our Test Yourself questions, complete a Fill-In or read our Poetry Pairings.

    • 21st Century - The Journal
      21st Century Science & Technology is a quarterly magazine dedicated to the promotion of unending scientific progress, all directed to serve the proper common aims of mankind.

    • Tech Savvy Educator
      A practical guide to integrating technology in the classroom. Search Btn. Advocacy · Art · Assessment · Language Arts · Digital Storytelling · Emergent Literacy

    • Top 20 Sites.Com
      Is the leading directory of the web's most popular sites. Find the top websites, as ranked by our vast community.

    • Looking Glass
      At Looking Glass we know that the transition from childhood to adulthood is often a bumpy ride. But wrong decisions, poor choices, school failure and mental health disorders can be overcome…we can help your family do better.

    • Secret Builders
      Is a virtual world for children 5 to 14 years old powered by a web 2.0 community of children, parents, educators, writers, artists and gamecreators

    • Zondle
      Enables teachers and students to create games to support exactly their learning needs: phonics games, science games, language games and lots more.

    • Super Kids
      Has provided educational materials since 1996 for parents and teachers who want the best in education for their children.

    • Tut Pup

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