Software for Success

Brightspace Pulse

Assignment management 📝 

Notifications🔔

This TDSB-supported app helps you track and manage your coursework for teachers who use Brightspace for their classes, by showing upcoming activities, deadlines, and updates for all your courses. It offers push notifications for Announcements, Grades, Quizzes, and Assignments, allows offline access to course content, and lets you join Activity Feed discussions. You can also log in to D2L Brightspace through your browser for further tasks.

Google Classroom

Assignment management 📝 

Notifications🔔

This TDSB-supported app helps you track and manage your coursework in classes where your teacher uses Google Classroom by showing upcoming activities, deadlines, and updates for all your courses. It offers push notifications for deadlines and announcements posted. It allows you to upload work directly from your device to your course dropboxes, and comment on posts in the activity feed or in the assignment feedback sections.

Gmail

Communication 💬

Communicate directly with your teachers and peers with your TDSB email address. All TDSB staff and student's have email addresses that contain their first and last name (but may have a number at the end if they are not the only one with that name). You can usually find your teacher's email address on their Brightspace or Google Classroom, or it may be written on your timetable. Teacher's email addresses will end in @tdsb.on.ca, and student's email address will end in @student.tdsb.on.ca. 

teacherFirstName.lastName@tdsb.on.ca

studentFirstName.lastName@student.tdsb.on.ca 

TDSB Connects

Scheduling 📅

This app (no desktop version) allows students to view their timetable and school schedule as it changes day-to-day and semester-to-semester, including any special schedules like late starts or assembly schedules. This is the best place to check if you're unsure what class you have next!

Notion

Notes & Organization 📒

Time & task management⌛

Notion is a highly customizable productivity tool that combines note-taking with task management. Students can create notes, build databases, and set up to-do lists within the same workspace. Its flexibility is ideal for organizing class notes, tracking assignments, and planning study schedules all in one place.

Google Keep

Notes & Organization 📒

Time & task management⌛

Google Keep is a TDSB-approved, straightforward and visually appealing app for quick note-taking and reminders. With its emphasis on simplicity, students can create color-coded notes, lists, and voice memos. Integration with your student account Google Drive allows for seamless access and sharing of notes, making it a handy tool for quick organization and collaboration.

Google Calendar

Time & task management⌛

Google Calendar is a TDSB-approved and essential tool for time and task management, offering students a structured way to organize their schedules and deadlines, and personal lives outside of school! It allows for easy creation of events, reminders, and recurring tasks, all of which can be synced across devices.

Evernote

Notes & Organization 📒

Time & task management⌛

Evernote is a versatile note-taking app that excels in organizing and syncing notes across multiple devices. It allows students to create text notes, attach files, and use a web clipper to save online resources. The app's tagging and notebook system helps keep study materials organized, making it easy to retrieve and review information quickly.

Office Lens

Notes & Organization 📒

Office Lens is a powerful app that turns your smartphone into a portable scanner, ideal for capturing handwritten notes, whiteboard discussions, and printed handouts from your teachers. Need to upload a hand written assignments to a digital classroom? Use this app instead of taking a photo of your work to make things more easy to read and more professional looking!

Headspace

Mental health ❤️‍🩹

Headspace offers guided meditation and mindfulness exercises that can help you manage stress and improve focus. Its short sessions are designed to fit into a busy schedule, helping you pick up the practice of mindfulness, which helps you relax and stay mentally balanced in your life.

7 Minute Workout

Physical health 🏃

The 7 Minute Workout app provides short, high-intensity workouts that are designed to help you get moving even on busy or stressful days. With a focus on quick and effective exercise routines, you can get into a healthy habit to take care of your body and mind! 

luna

Menstrual health 😊

luna is a holistic wellness app focused on menstrual health and self-care. It offers a user-friendly platform for tracking menstrual cycles, symptoms, and moods while providing personalized insights and resources. It also includes educational content about reproductive health and lifestyle adjustments, making it a valuable tool for students looking to manage their menstrual health while integrating self-care practices into their daily routine.

NoScroll (Android)

Limiting distractions📲

NoScroll is an app designed to help Android users avoid mindless scrolling on their mobile devices by blocking access to "scrollable" content such as TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube shorts by manually overriding and closing them when they are opened, but still allowing users to access their DMs and other features of the app. NoScroll encourages more intentional use of technology and helps users stay focused on their tasks. 

Screen Time (iOS)  

Digital Wellbeing (Android)

Limiting distractions📲

Both apps contain features designed to help users manage their device usage and cultivate healthier digital habits. They provide tools to track screen time, monitor app usage, and set daily limits on app use. Digital Wellbeing includes features like Wind Down mode and Focus Mode to reduce distractions and encourage mindful use of technology.

Desmos

Mathematics ➗

Desmos offers a powerful graphing calculator and a suite of interactive tools for exploring mathematical concepts. It is particularly useful for visualizing equations, plotting graphs, and experimenting with algebraic expressions, making it a great resource for students at all levels.

Khan Academy

Science & Mathematics 🔬

Khan Academy offers a comprehensive range of science and math subjects, including biology, chemistry, and physics, and all levels of math. Its video tutorials, practice exercises, and interactive quizzes provide in-depth explanations and support for students to grasp complex scientific concepts.

Duolingo

Foreign Language Learning 🗣️

Duolingo provides an engaging platform for learning French and other languages through gamified lessons. It covers vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation with interactive exercises and quizzes, making language learning fun and effective for students.