Technology Hub

District Software Overview

Prepared by Beth Barnhill

Here are 36 remote teaching tools that HPS has curated to assist you and your students this year. Review them one by one, or skip to your grade level to see what's available.

The programs listed here represent ONLY the ones licensed and supported by the district. While there are many other excellent programs out there, you're on your own with them.

A word of advice: Start with mastering the Essentials, presented in the first section, before you dive into the deep water!

Click on any program to learn more.

Essential Tools

Learn to love them because you're probably going to be using them a lot!

  • Clever

  • Classroom

  • Meet

Strongly recommended

These tools, while not absolutely essential, will make your professional life much easier.

  • G-Suite

  • Go Guardian

  • Remind

Preschool program

Starting out in style

Essential Tools:

  • Clever

  • Creative Curriculum Cloud

  • Google Meet

  • Teaching Strategies GOLD

Strongly Recommended:

  • Go Guardian

  • Remind

Instruction:

  • BrainPop Jr (also ELL and Spanish if needed)

  • GoNoodle Plus - brain breaks

  • Ready Rosie - preschool content

  • Scholastic Magazine "My Big World" (print and online)

  • Starfall - math and ELA content

Kindergarten - Grade 2 programs

Serious fun for our younger learners

Essential Tools:

  • Clever

  • SeeSaw

  • Google Meet

Strongly Recommended:

  • Go Guardian

  • Remind

Instruction:

  • BrainPop, BrainPop Jr (also ELL and Spanish if needed)

  • ConnectED My Math textbook (print and online)

  • Edpuzzle - some content available, but mostly a presentation tool

  • GoNoodle Plus - brain breaks

  • IXL Plus - math and ELA practice and assessment

  • Jungle Jr - keyboarding

  • Kami - makes pdfs interactive

  • Mystery Science - science content

  • Pear Deck - some content available, but mostly a presentation tool

  • Quaver Music - general music content

  • RAZ Kids, Reading A-Z - ELA content and leveled books

  • Reflex Math - math content

  • RethinkEd - autism instruction

  • S4U (Science for Us) - subsidiary of Reflex that focuses on Science

  • Scholastic Classroom Magazine (print and online) - Social Studies/Science content

  • Screencastify Unlimited - screencasting

  • Starfall - math and ELA content

  • Typetastic - keyboarding

Grade 3 - 5 programs

Spreading their wings and their minds

Essential Tools:

  • Clever

  • Google Classroom

  • Google Meet

Strongly Recommended:

  • Go Guardian

  • Remind

Instruction:

  • BrainPop, BrainPop Jr (also ELL and Spanish if needed)

  • ConnectED My Math textbook (print and online)

  • Edpuzzle - some content available, but mostly a presentation tool

  • Gizmos - science and STEM content

  • GoNoodle Plus - brain breaks

  • IXL Plus - math and ELA practice and assessment

  • Kami - makes pdfs interactive

  • Mystery Science - science content

  • Mosa Mack (5th only) - science content

  • Newsela Pro - leveled reading, mainly nonfiction content

  • Pear Deck - some content available, but mostly a presentation tool

  • Quaver Music - general music content

  • RethinkEd - autism instruction

  • Scholastic Classroom Magazine (print and online) - Social Studies/Science content

  • Screencastify Unlimited - screencasting

  • Tynker (5th only) - STEM and coding content

  • Typing Jungle (3rd and 4th only) - keyboarding

Grade 6 - 8 programs

Middle Schoolers aren't too cool for school with these tools

Essential Tools:

  • Clever

  • Google Classroom

  • Google Meet

Strongly Recommended:

  • Go Guardian

  • Remind

Instruction:

  • BrainPop (also ELL and Spanish if needed)

  • ConnectED Math Courses 1, 2, and 3 textbook (print and online)

  • Edpuzzle - some content available, but mostly a presentation tool

  • Gizmos - science and STEM content

  • GoNoodle Plus - brain breaks

  • IXL Plus - math and ELA practice and assessment

  • Kami - makes pdfs interactive

  • Mosa Mack (5th only) - science content

  • Newsela Pro - leveled reading, mainly nonfiction content

  • Pear Deck - some content available, but mostly a presentation tool

  • RethinkEd - autism instruction

  • Screencastify Unlimited - screencasting

  • Tynker - STEM and coding content