Ed Tech & Extended Learning Dept.
Classlink, Canvas, and Digital Resources
NEW INFORMATION
WELCOME TEACHERS!
Below are the instructional resources available for daily instruction. Please check your access to the resources via Classlink. For ongoing supports that can be found in the Ed Tech Website.
ClassLink
ClassLinks is our signal sign-on (log in once) to access all of the digital instructional resources. Classlink provides analytics on student use. Look for the icon that reads Teacher Console to access that information.
eProfessional Library
SAISD has a large collection of professional books with simultaneous licenses. This means that all teachers can read the same books or chapters. Look for them in Classlink under eProfessional Library.
CANVAS
Canvas is our learning management system for grades K-12. Digital resources such as Google and SMART are integrated and serve as a one stop. Canvas will be extraordinarily helpful for the new STAAR redesign question types. Look for details by clicking on the images below.
Instructional Resource Catalog
This product is currently being updated. The Math and Science textbook consumables will be available for the 2022-2023 academic year in grades K-8.
Digital Instructional Resources
CANVAS Learning Management System for PK-12
Canvas is a robust central hub for curriculum, instruction, assessment and mastery courses.The platform integrates with educational apps such as Google and incorporates dynamic tools including calendars, announcement and discussion boards. It supports the use of assistive technology with Immersive Reader, Closed Caption, video annotation, and language translators.
SeeSaw for PK-2
The Seesaw Digital Portfolio is for student work and activities that provides home learning codes for parents to view student progress and maintain connected to the learning. Teachers can collaborate, design, and share activities with each other and deploy to their students.
BrainPop, Jr. & BrainPop for PK-5
BrainPop is a supplemental core content resource with lessons and offline modifications and with built-in productivity tools, games, activities, and assessments. The platform also provides resources for SEL, Digital Citizenship and Filmmaking. The product content is available in English and Spanish.
Actively Learn for HS English & ESOL / MS ESL
Actively Learn a digital collection of high interest articles, videos, and popular text sets to support the new high school ELAR TEKS. The resources can be edited to modify instruction; content can be shared; has built-in features such as translation, text-to-speech, dictionary, scaffolding, annotation, and formative assessment.
Newsela for Grades 6-12
Newsela provides thousands of carefully curated, engaging, standards-aligned texts to drive continued learning whether you and your students are together or apart. This product can be accessed by all core content in the grade level span.
No Red Ink for Grades 6-12
NoRedInk builds stronger writers through interest-based curriculum, adaptive exercises, and actionable data. This product can be accessed by all core content in the grade level span.
Lumio by SMART
Lumio is an interactive presentation tool used to actively engage students by incorporating collaboration, conversation with interactive questions, and immediate feedback. Teachers create presentations using their Google Slides and place them into this app.
KAMI for PK-12
KAMI is an interactive annotation and editing software. With this app, students can annotate on eBooks, publisher-supplied PDFs, worksheets and more. Teachers can markup, discuss and provide feedback using Kami’s text, audio, and video annotation tools. This is a browser extension - see the Google toolbar.
Screencastify for PK-12
Screencastify is a screen recording app extension that has been added to your Chrome browser to record, edit and share videos. Teachers can record processes, steps, expectations, directions, information, etc. while navigating a Website, software tool, digital resources, documents, etc. The videos save automatically saved to the teachers’ Google Drive. This is a browser extension - see the Google toolbar.
Eduphoria K-12
Ability to implement TEKS-aligned formative assessments and provide data analytics to inform instructional decision-making.
Lead4ward Heat Maps
Data Heat Maps are data visualizations that create color-coded “maps” of student performance on STAAR at the student expectation (SE) level. The Data Heat Maps are designed to help campus leaders identify critical areas for teacher support and professional development. Available to schools who used Heat Maps in 2019-2020. This is a renewal.
Texas Test Maker (Formerly Texas STAAR Maker) 3-11
TEKS-based, STAAR-released assessment item bank.
STEMscopes K-12
STEMscopes is a supplemental science curriculum with engaging TEKS aligned inquiry-based instructional activities. This product includes reading selections and assessments.
Nystrom Active Classroom for Social Studies 6-12
An online inquiry-based learning resource; offers the ability to customize their curriculum while matching each lesson to state standards. It provides a wide variety of content choices, the power to differentiate , and flexibility in tailoring and managing assignments.
HS Social Studies Digital Licenses for Textbooks
Digital licenses for middle school textbooks and US History.
Book Flix K-2
Digital paired fiction and non-fiction stories.
SORA by Overdrive K-12
OverDrive is an ebook library collection. Includes multi-use licenses that allows you to check out the same book for the entire class and/or grade level. Look for the SORA icon on ClassLink to seamlessly access the collection.
Tumblebooks ebooks K-6
An ebook library collection available for all students via ClassLink.
Gale Databases (Grades 6-12)
Databases available for secondary students for research. This is a wide collection. Available through ClassLink.
National Geographic for Kids
A digital collection of the magazine. It includes an archive of prior years collections and has a built-in translator. Available through ClassLink.
Britannica School for K-12
Digital Encyclopedia for students in all grade levels. Available in Spanish through ClassLink.
iStation K-5 (English & Spanish)
Istation will be utilized as Tier 2 and Tier 3 intervention, or as Tier 1 enrichment. Teachers and students may access Istation through ClassLink.
TumbleMath K-6
TumbleMath is a collection of books, quizzes and lesson plans on all of the math categories.
Math Imagine K-Algebra 1 (English & Spanish)
Imagine Math will be utilized as Tier 2and Tier 3 intervention, or as Tier 1 enrichment. Teachers and students may access Imagine Math through ClassLink.
TEKS Item Bank 1-12
TEKS-aligned item bank embedded into Eduphoria.
edclub Typing - Grades 3-5
Helps students learn how to type in a fun way. This is part of the Technology TEKS.
Tutor.com K-12
Tutoring support on demand anytime, anywhere. Access via ClassLink.
Signing IN and OUT of Google
Make sure you are on your SAISD Google login. This can sometimes be confusing if you have a personal gmail account. Use this resource in English and Spanish to support teachers, students, and parents.
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