West Shore

School District

Approved Online Educational Resources

Educational Websites

West Shore School District provides various educational content to students in digital form. Where student accounts are necessary, the District ensures that all content selected has been reviewed by District personnel and determined to be compliant with the Children’s Online Protection and Privacy Act (COPPA). The District has agreed to use such content in a manner consistent with COPPA. Each resource, listed below, supports in-classroom instruction and is curricular in nature. Click on the name of each resource for more info on that site’s privacy policies.

Animoto - students under 13 may not publicly share animations online

AppInventor

AppsInMyPocket (incl. ABC Pocket Phonics)

Artsonia - teachers must receive parent permission to POST student art (sample form)

Benchmark Universe

Blabberize

Boom Cards - teachers should use student first name and last name first initial ONLY for accounts)

Classkick - teachers use Schoology & Seesaw; this is not a district-supported product

Class Dojo - teachers use Schoology & Seesaw; this is not a district-supported product

Google - Drive, Sites, YouTube, Classroom, Search

GooseChase - teachers must create generic accounts for students under 13

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Kami Annotation - students and teachers should use their district issued Google BZ Account for account creation

Kahoot - students and teachers should use their district issued Google BZ Account for account creation

Khan Academy

KidBlog

Little Bird Tales

Learning A-Z (Raz Kids)

McGraw Hill Education

PowToons - students under 13 may not publicly share animations online

Scholastic - parents ONLY may sign up students under 13, teachers distribute class code to parent

Soundtrap - the District does not pay for this product; teachers may opt to use the free trial

TinkerCAD / Project Ignite

Weebly - Use https://education.weebly.com/ - students under 13 must have written parent permission on file with the teacher

WeVideo

Whiteboard.chat - students and teachers should use their district issued Google BZ Account for account creation

Words With Friends EDU

WorkBench EDU by Google

XtraMath

COPPA

For more information about COPPA and schools, see the FAQ:

https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/complying-coppa-frequently-asked-questions#Schools

The following websites have been reviewed and explicitly require parent permission. If you are a teacher and you do not know how to arrange for parent permission, please speak with your Tech IA.

Edmodo

No Red Ink

Remind - parent-teacher contact only

ReadTheory - teachers must distribute Parental Information Flyer to parents before signing up students

TouchCast