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District Digital Learning Tools

This page is an evolving list of digital learning tools, apps, and resources created and curated by BPS Technology.

BPS provides district-wide access for the tools listed below.

	Apple Apple is used in our classrooms, with teachers having access to Macbooks and students having varying access to iOS and macOS devices. BPS managed iPads use Self Service to get their applications. Laptops for Learning (L4L) Organizing Your Digital Life - Tips for Macbook Users iPad Management Guide Managing the Digital Classroom with iPads Video Become an Apple Teacher
	Bookshare Bookshare provides access to thousands of publications in digital format for users with print disabilities. In order to use Bookshare, a user must qualify. View the Bookshare qualifying categories. Contact Scott Richards on the BPS Assistive Technology Team to have an account created for you within 48 hours. Once created, the user will receive an email from Bookshare to manually enter their BPS Gmail and their chosen password to sign in to the Bookshare website.
	Clever Clever is a portal of teacher-approved applications that students and educators can use in the classroom. It is a secure portal with a single sign-on for everyone in the district where you can customize student access to applications (free and licensed) in one place. BPS Clever Login Clever HelpDoc
	Learning Ally Learning Ally is an online tool that provides access to a library of audiobooks for students who need this support with reading. Available for BPS teachers and students. If you are interested in accessing Learning Ally, we recommend that you take the BPS Learns online course. BPS staff login with 6-digit BPS ID & BPS Gmail password and self-enroll in the Learning Ally course BPS Learning Ally website Learning Ally Help Doc
	GoGuardian For Teachers GoGuardian For Teachers provides Chromebook management solutions that keep students safer online and make teaching easier. Teachers can monitor what is on students' screens and support them with their learning. Available for BPS teachers. If you are interested in a license for your classroom, log in to BPSLearns (learn.mybps.org) with your BPS ID and BPS Gmail password and complete the BPSLearns GoGuardian course. GoGuardian Success Stories GoGuardian Explainer Video Go Guardian Help Doc
	Google Apps for Education Boston Public Schools is a Google Apps for Education district, with access to many Google Apps for productivity, learning, and media creation. GSuite for BPS Website GAFE 4 Littles (PreK-K) Teacher Blog BPSTechnology Google Webinars Google for Edu Training Center Chromebooks Management Guide
	Microsoft Office 365 Office 365 (online version) and Office 2016 (desktop version) are available for BPS teachers and students who prefer to use Office applications. How to Set Up Office 365 Help Doc
	Read&Write for Google Chrome Read&Write is a Chrome extension that supports reading and writing. This web-friendly toolbar offers options for text-to-speech, word prediction, speech to text, custom vocabulary lists, and more. Available to use on devices with Chrome browsers. All BPS teachers and students with BPS emails can access this toolbar. Read&Write Video Tutorials
	Sora by Overdrive With Sora, students and teachers can borrow free ebooks and audiobooks from their school or public library. How to Access Sora Help Doc

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