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Distance learning resources
The following apps and digital tools are great for any content area. These apps are approved and recommended for use by MDUSD students. They are organized below according to instructional purpose.
Apps that are not on this list, and which collect any student information, should not be used with students: those applications may sell the students' information or use it for marketing purposes. Please be a champion for protecting student data privacy, by only using approved apps and by encouraging others to do the same.
The following icons are used to help you quickly find and identify the apps that are right for you based on grade-level, cost, and instructional priority:
Approved Tools & Apps:
Doxy
Renaissance STAR Reading & Math
Got a great tool that you’d like approved? Please email Director of Technology & Innovation, Robert Sidford at sidfordr@mdusd.org
A Learning Management System (LMS) is an application used as your online learning classroom or hub. It is where you can post and receive assignments, provide ongoing feedback to students, and communicate learning back to families. Every teacher in MDUSD should create and maintain an online learning hub for students using the appropriate LMS for their grade-level.
Google Classroom
Teachers can post assignments and resources, collect work, facilitate collaboration, and provide feedback. Google Classroom is MDUSD's official LMS for grades TK-12.
Seesaw
Teachers can post activities and provide feedback. Students can use a variety of tools to create and post work, including text, drawings, video, voice, photos and more! Seesaw is MDUSD's official LMS for grades TK-2.
* Currently accessible offsite during the school closures. . Username is is your full email address and password is the same as your current email password.
