A to Z Glossary of Digital Tools

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1	A to Z Glossary of ABRSD Digital Tools
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4	Actively Learn	A digital curriculum that drives student engagement and equity through deeper learning
5	Amplify	Amplify creates curriculum, assessment, and intervention programs for today’s students.
6	Artsonia	Artsonia is a gallery of student art portfolios where young artists (grades PK-12) display their art worldwide.
7	ASSISTments	A tool for assigning math problems and homework online
8	Bablingua	A resource that helps students learn Spanish through authentic videos
9	Biblionasium	A network allowing students to recommend books for other students
10	Blooket	A tool that allows students to practice concepts through games
11	Book Creator	Book Creator is a simple tool for creating awesome digital books. Both teachers and students can make their own books.
12	Boom Cards	Self-grading exercises that are gamified for students
13	BrainPop	BrainPOP offers curriculum based animated movies, learning games, interactive quizzes, primary source activities, and a breadth of additional resources for students in grades 3+
14	BrainPop ELL	Brain Pop ELL is a comprehensive English language learning program for students of all ages. It is comprised of short, animated movies as well as games, quizzes, and interactive features. It encompasses the four main language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
15	BrainPop Junior	Brainpop Junior is an educational video, game, and activity site for students in kindergarten through third grade.
16	Canva for Education	Canva for Education is a digital design suite that allows students to create various types of digital artifacts including infographics, posters, videos and more
17	Clever	A single sign on platform that allows students easy access to commonly used digital tools & websites identified by the teacher
18	Code.org	An all ages website that allows students to practice coding in different languages
19	Common Lit	ELA & Reading curriculum that improves reading and writing
20	Conjuguemos	A tool that allows world language students to practice verb conjugations
21	Desmos	Free online calculator, graphing calculator, geometry tool
22	EdPuzzle	An interactive video viewing tool
23	Edulastic	An online assessment tool with questions linked to curriculum standards.
24	Epic!	A digital reading platform for students
25	Flipgrid	A tool which allows students to upload video recordings of themselves or their screen (10 minutes or less) and give other students video feedback
26	Flocabulary	A library of songs, videos and activities for K-12 online learning including educational raps and hip hop videos
27	Geogebra	An interactive resource for learning math
28	Gimkit	A tool that allows students to practice concepts by games
29	Gizmos	Science and math simulations that provide contactless "hands-on" learning!
30	Google Classroom	An online learning management system where teachers in grades 2-12 can post announcements, questions, assignments or materials
31	Google Docs	An online word processor tool (part of your child's AB Schools Google Account)
32	Google Drawings	An online blank canvas that has many versatile uses (this is part of your child's AB Schools Google Account)
33	Google Forms	An online tool that gathers data and can be used for surveys or quizzes (this is part of your child's AB Schools Google account)
34	Google Keep	An online tool where students can create their own notes and reminders (part of your child's AB Schools Google account)
35	Google Sheets	An online spreadsheet tool (part of your child's AB Schools Google Account)
36	Google Slides	An online presentation tool (part of your child's AB Schools Google Account)
37	Illustrative Math-Related Platforms	Digital Resources & Activities related to our Illustrative Math curriculum
38	IXL	A tool which provides skills reinforcement in Math and ELA with problems tailored for personalized learning
39	Insert Learning	A tool that makes any website interactive by allowing students to annotate or answer questions directly in the website
40	iReady	Assessment and benchmarking tool for students in grades 1-8
41	Jamboard	A Digital whiteboard tool (this is part of your child's ABschools Google Account)
42	Kahoot	An assessment tool that can be used with individual students or in a group setting to quiz students in a fun, gamified manner
43	Kami	A tool that allows students to annotate and interact with PDF's digitally
44	Khan Academy	A tool that provides instructional videos and activities about various topics
45	Kidblog	A tool to publish student writing (after teacher approval)
46	Lexia	A tool which allows students to work independently to develop reading and language skills
47	Mote	A tool which allows students and educators to record brief voice notes
48	Mystery Science	Provides engaging science curriculum resource and lessons
49	Nearpod	A presentation tool that assesses students with a variety of question types in a group or individual setting
50	Newsela	Current events and news texts at various reading levels with supplemental activities
51	Noodle Tools	Student research platform that creates MLA, APA and Chicago/Turabian bibliographies with notecards and outlining tools
52	Padlet (Backpack)	An online post-it board that allows students to post text, images, links and more on a virtual wall
53	PBS Learning Media	Free resources including videos and games aligned to state and national standards
54	PearDeck (Presentations)	Makes any presentation interactive by embedding various interactive questions throughout the slideshow; can be used with a group or self-paced
55	PearDeck Flashcard Factory	A vocabulary tool which pairs students to illustrate and write about vocabulary terms
56	PebbleGo	A tool that allows our youngest students to independently engage in online research
57	Quia	Educational games, quizzes, surveys and more
58	Quizizz	An assessment tool which allows students to work at their own pace but compete against each other with a game-like feel
59	Quizlet	An online flashcard tool with built in study features
60	Read & Write for Google Chrome Extension	A chrome extension which provides a literacy toolbar with assistive technology tools for reading and writing to students who need it
61	Remind	A two-way communication platform between educators, parents and students (only at HS level)
62	Screencastify	A screen recording tool which uploads directly to Google Drive and includes a basic video editor
63	Seesaw	A learning management system and platform for students in grades K-2
64	Slido	A polling platform offering Q and A and live polls
65	Socrative	A formative assessment and review tool used to ask students various question types
66	Sora	An app that allows students to access e-books and audiobooks for leisure and class assignments
67	Sutori	A collaborative instruction and presentation tool
68	TedED	A library of animated lessons
69	ThingLink	A creation tool which allows users to create interactive infographics, presentations and other multimedia projects
70	Tween Tribune	News articles designed for teens and tweens produced by the Smithsonian
71	Typing.com	A typing practice platform
72	Unite For Literacy	Free website providing digital picture books celebrating a variety of cultures and languages. Narration available in up to 15 languages, depending on the book
73	WeVideo	A video and podcast creation tool for students
74	Whiteboard.Fi	Free Digital Whiteboard which gives each individual student a whiteboard for live class sessions
75	Zoom	A video conferencing tool for synchronous class sessions
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