Digital Tools
These resources assist educators with enhancing student engagement through digital tools.
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| UDLib-Search Home Access | The UDLib/SEARCH program provides access to online magazines, newspapers, and encyclopedias via the Internet to all Delaware K-12 public and charter schools. All of the UDLib/SEARCH databases are also currently available at home to students, teachers, administrators, and parents of Delaware public K-12 students through a username and password that can be obtained from the librarian at each school. |
| PebbleGo | Resource content hub including informational articles and activities specifically designed for K-3 students. |
| Desmos | (upper ES – HS) The Desmos mission is to help every student learn math and love learning math. Desmos provides free online calculators (including graphing) and mathematics activities. Click here for the Desmos resources and guidance in response to current distance learning needs. |
| Khan Academy |
Khan Academy offers instructional videos to help students learn or review curricular material. The exercises they offer allow students to practice and master skills in math, grammar, science, history, AP courses, and SAT preparation. teaching strategies Khan academy is also available in Chinese and Spanish as potential resources for Chinese and Spanish dual language immersion programs. |
| BrainPOP |
Short animated movies for students in grades K-12 (ages 6 to 17), together with quizzes and related materials, covering the subjects of science, social studies, English, math, engineering and technology, health, and arts and music. BrainPOP is also available in Chinese and Spanish as potential resources for Chinese and Spanish dual language immersion programs. |
| Tynker | Educational programming platform aimed at teaching children how to make games and programs. Instead of typing the source code, you visually drag blocks of code and snap them together. |
| Peardeck | Peardeck for Google Slides is the #1 Slides Add-on, making it effortless for educators to add interactive questions and formative assessments. |
| Discovery Education | The Discovery Education Experience provides K-12 learning resources including award-winning digital content, curriculum resources, and on-demand teaching strategies. |
| Boardmaker | Boardmaker is a collection of standardized picture symbols used for communication with students who are strong visual learners. |
| FlipGrid | Flipgrid is a website that allows teachers to create “grids” to facilitate video discussions. Each grid is like a message board where teachers can pose questions, called “topics,” and their students can post video responses that appear in a tiled grid display. |
| Kahoot | Learning games, “Kahoots”, are multiple-choice quizzes that allow user generation and can be accessed via a web browser or the Kahoot app. |
| WeVideo | Web-based video editing platform which works in any browser. |
| Book Creator | A simple way to make digital books online – Create. Read. Publish. |
| MineCraft | Sandbox video game. |
| TechSmith | Snagit is a screen capture and editing tool. |
| Digital Library | A collection of nearly 3,000 resources of instructional and professional learning resources by educators for educators to improve learning and teaching – mostly ELA/L and Mathematics Resources. The library is collaborative and interactive, allowing users to rate materials and share their expertise with other educators in online forums |
| Math Learning Center Free Digital Math Apps | This is a collection of digital math models/manipulatives (fractions, geoboard, money, pattern shapes, etc) useful for grade level math. Each model is accompanied by teacher support videos. Additional teacher resources and publications are also provided on the site. |
| Streamable Learning | Interactive, educational livestreams that equitably connect students, schools and districts to subject matter experts and organizations from around the world. |
