Accelerated Math

Accelerated Math is math management software.  Students complete math activities that are scored by the computer.  Data from activities provide teachers with an avenue to track progress.

Grade Level:
K-12

Subjects:
Math

Students:
Students complete math activities that are scored by the computer.

Teachers:
Teachers review student data and may prescribe interventions.

School purchased software and technical support on individual basis.

Accelerated Reader

Accelerated Reader is an online reading management and assessment software.  Students read books and take tests on the books.  Data from the tests provide teachers will a way to track reading progress in all forms of guided reading.

Grade Level:
K-12

Subjects:
Reading

Students:
Students read books and take digital tests on the books.

Teachers:
Teachers review student data and may prescribe interventions.

School purchased software and technical support on individual basis.

Blackboard

Blackboard is a content management, courseware application that enables users to communicate with instructional course participants and the District’s PK-20 community.

Grade Level:
K-20

Subjects:
All curriculum areas

Students:
Access, upload and download course and community content, and communicate interactively with participants.

Teachers:
Teachers are able to manage, organize, communicate and track student activities for various courses.

Available for select programs and teachers.

Elluminate Live!

This web-based tool allows online communication, education, and collaboration in real time and provides for digital small group collaboration, the ability for blended online/onsite learning, and fosters global networking. The capability to record sessions for 24/7 playback is also available.

Grade Level:
K-20

Subjects:
All curriculum areas

Students:
Students have the capability to communicate with peers, educators and experts in real time through teacher-initiated conferences.

Teachers:
Teachers have the capability to communicate with peers, educators and experts in real time.

District License.

Promethean Planet

This web-based resource portal provides teachers collaborative and innovative resources to use with the Promethean Activ-classroom components.  These include flipchart lessons, user forums, software tutorials, user guides and manuals.

http://beep.browardschools.com

Grade Level:
PK-Adult

Subjects:
All, Interdisciplinary

Students:
Can use or interact with the information displayed on the interactive white board.

Teachers:
Use digital and software resources in conjunction with the Activclassroom components to help students learn.

Available through the BEEP Teacher Portal within Teaching Resources and then Instructional Resources.

Read 180 by Scholastic

Read 180 is reading intervention software.  Teachers use instructional materials to teach reading strategies.  Students use the software, audio books and print for independent reading practice.

Grade Level:
5-12

Subject:
Reading

Students:
Students use the software for reading instruction, use audio books and read print books for independent practice.

Teachers:
Use instructional materials to teach reading and use the management program to track progress.

School purchased software and technical support on individual basis.

Read On!

Student Resource

Teacher Resource for student data

This is a research-based, instructional reading program including vocabulary, reading comprehension and fluency development and practice for reading intervention and remediation.  Reading practice is online and off line using Go Books.

Grade Level:
9-12

Subject:

Reading

Students:
Take an online screening test and then proceed through a prescribed, differentiated instructional path to improve reading skills.

Teachers:
Monitor student achievement and make additional interventions as needed correlated to student reports.

School licenses for high schools – Dillard, Pompano Beach, Cypress Bay, Stranahan, Coconut Creek, Blanche Ely, Hallandale, Piper, Western, Boyd Anderson, Coral Springs, Douglas, Deerfield Beach, Cooper City, Atlantic Technical, Hallandale Adult and Ramblewood Middle.

Renaissance Place

Renaissance Place is the integrated, web-based information system that brings together all student data, giving teachers, and principals easy access to the information. Student data is gathered as students use Renaissance Learning products, including but not limited to Accelerated Reader, Accelerated Math, STAR Reading, STAR Math.

Grade Level:
 K-12

Subjects:
Reading and Math

Students:
Students take assessments on the computer.  Program determines reading level.

Teachers:
Review reports on student assessment.

Administrator use:
Review reports on student assessment.

Schools purchase software and technical support on individual basis. 

A group of four Title One schools are participating in a pilot project with Renaissance Place.

Scholastic Reading Counts

Reading Counts is reading management software.   Students read books and take tests on the computer.

Grade Level:
K-12

Subjects:
Reading

Students:
Students read books and take digital tests on the books.

Teachers:
Teachers track student reading progress by reviewing data on student tests and prescribe interventions.

School purchased software and technical support on individual basis.

Scholastic SRI

Scholastic SRI is reading assessment software.  Students take an assessment on the computer.  Scholastic SRI determines the reading level.

Grade Level:
K-12

Subjects:
Reading

Students:
Students take an assessment on the computer. Program determines the reading level.

Teachers:
Review reports on student assessment, diagnose and then prescribe intervention for students.

School purchased software and technical support on individual basis.

STAR Math

STAR Math is math assessment software.  Students complete an assessment on the computer.  The program determines math level.

Grade Level:
K-12

Subjects:
Math

Students: 

Students take assessment on the computer.  Program determines math level.

Teachers
Teachers review reports on student assessment, diagnose, and then prescribe interventions.

School purchased software and technical support on individual basis.

STAR Reading

STAR Reading is reading assessment software.  Students complete an assessment on the computer.  The program determines reading level.

Grade Level:
 K-12

Subjects:
Reading

Students:
Students take assessments on the computer.  Program determines reading level.

Teachers:
Review reports on student assessment, diagnose and then prescribe intervention for student.

School purchased software and technical support on individual basis.