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SDPC Digital Resources

Elementary Edition

SDPC DigitalResources Elementary Edition

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Remember!

Web apps need to be approved if they involve creating student accounts! Here is a list of SDPC Approved Apps! If you find a resource you would like to have vetted, please complete the SDPC request for instructional software by logging into the Staff Portal>AITS>Resources to access the forms.
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Technology Beginning of the Year Checklist

See slideshow for details and directions for various applications!

Schoology

Schoology is our primary communication tool for all students and is critical in grades 3 though 12 as parents check grades. Please make sure your parents have their parent access codes. You can easily see which students have parents associated with them in class roster.


Teachers should ensure they are meeting these minimal requirements for using Schoology.


Please encourage your parents to join Schoology using their parent access codes often at the beginning of the school year. If they had one from the previous year, they should not need to do anything this year.


We will crosslist all K-2 classes into the homeroom class. K-2 teachers should use only the homeroom section for posting materials for parents!


At the current time the School District of Pickens County has subscriptions for the following Gale Products that can be integrated into Schoology. Click here for more directions.


A description for each product is below.

Gale in Context: Biography

Gale in Context: Elementary

Gale in Context: Opposing View Points

Gale eBooks

Digital Textbooks and Web Applications

No matter what grade level or subject that you teach, there is likely a digital resource available that accompanies the digital text. These resources offer teachers and students a variety of enrichment activities and, in some instances, the digital textbooks are available as well. This Smore will help guide educators in best practices in unpacking and utilization of these digital resources.



SDPC provides learning tools that have been vetted for the level of quality and alignment with SC standards, interoperability with our systems, and internet safety requirements. Only approved technology resources should be used.


Free or unapproved apps may not meet the same guidelines. Some free apps collect student data, ask for payment, contain advertisements not suited for K-12 students, and require students to be hand rostered.


Web apps need to be approved if they involve creating student accounts! Here is a list of SDPC Approved Apps! If you find a resource you would like to have vetted, please click on the link below :

Click to Access Software Request Forms
Have you looked at IMS Global TrustEd Apps Dashboard found in SAFARI Montage?

Where Do I Start? SDPC Textbooks Where Do I Start? SDPC Textbooks

The Meaning Of All The Codes In the SDPC Textbook Document

SDPC Textbook Document


D & P = Digital and Print

D = Digital Only

P = Print Only

SSO-CL = Single Sign-On via ClassLink

L-CL=Link is in ClassLink but students must enter login/password credentials

iPad = on iPad must login twice; use Pickens as code

SSO-SGY = Single Sign-On via Schoology


HMH Player =

AR = Auto Rostering (Tuesday and Thursday updates from PowerSchool)

CC SGY = Common Cartridge in Schoology

CC SM = Common Cartridge in Safari Montage

Activating your textbook resources is crucial for some books!

AITS staff members are often asked how students can access their online textbooks. Unfortunately, unless teachers activate the materials, students will not have access. It is therefore VERY important to take a few minutes to do this step EVEN if you do not plan to utilize the digital resources yourself. Your students will.

Specific Textbook Instructions Specific Textbook Instructions

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Elevate SAVVAS Science Techbook

Follow the activation guide to activate your specific grade-level textbooks through the Pearson Easybridge App on Launchpad.


SAVVAS can now be installed in Schoology!

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HMH Online Techbook

Follow the activation guide to activate your specific student information through Launchpad.

QR Codes or Quick Cards for Young Children

Students in 3rd through 5th grade are expected to learn their logins and passwords. Many schools teach all elementary students their logins and passwords. However, we realize younger children may have a hard time with this. We now have the ability to use QR codes for our younger students. They can use these QR codes to login to Chromebooks. See this link for directions on how to print QR codes for your students. We suggest sending one of these QR codes home early in the school year so we are prepared for Digital Learning Days.


Students using QR Codes should login ONCE to ClassLink manually before the QR Codes will work.

Code.org

Code.org applies to the following courses:

5K-5th grade Homeroom classes

5K-5th grade Computer Lab classes

Please click here for additional activation steps required for the teacher.

Discus

Discus is available through the Launchpad. Look for the DISCUS icon. There are many great resources available this year for every day, as well as Digital Learning Days. See your media specialist for the username and password.
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