Subject Area Digital Tools
Below are applications that have relevance for various subject areas.
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OrbitDoc - students can use this tool to annotate PDF's within Google Classroom assignments
Extensions: Read&Write for Google Chrome, OrbitDoc, Screenshot Reader, equatIO (math editor -educators only)
Timelapse: 'An interactive viewer combining over three decades of satellite data into a seamless, cloud-free, image through space and time.'
Current Events (gr 7 example)
“Not all who wander are lost.”
– J.R.R. Tolkien
street view
3D and 2D imaging
Google Voyager
oceans and space are represented
360 degree street view
measure distances and area
animation application for Chromebooks only
Google Earth Studio FAQ and registration - a web-based animation tool to create video and still content
Explore the world in virtual reality
Pre-made tours available
ArcGIS
LPSD now has access to ArcGIS (April, 2022)
Sign in with your LPSD email address and password to have free access to this amazing resource
Teacher & student sign on: https://lpsd99.maps.arcgis.com/
- online math tools for geometry, graphing, 3D and more. Also built into paid LPSD subscription of SMART Notebook 17 and higher
- graphing calculator
- LPSD subscription at some schools
Interactive simulations for chemistry, biology, physics, earth science, and math
Note: Only choose HTML simulations for student work on Chromebooks
Canadian science content for all grades linked to provincial curriculum
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Student projects, STEM education, career exploration, space exploration
Project Work:
Living Space Project - partnership with the Canadian Space Agency
free K-12 STEM content
free writing app to help with writing in Docs and email
add application from the Chrome Web Store
Assorted Tools
Google Docs - speech to text (same engine as in Read&Write for Google Chrome)
Explore feature in Docs and Slides for citations
Typing practice for primary grades
Work is not saved