Subscriptions and Privacy Policies
Software decisions about access and use are made by building administrators and their staff so not all of the programs listed below are used at every school. Talk with your school principal if you have questions about your school's access and login options. Read more information about Public Act 16-189. Below, you will find general descriptions of commonly used technology-based programs, info on how to log in, and privacy policy information for many of the software programs that are used in some of our schools.
- AIMSWeb
- BookFlix
- BrainPop
- Britannica Online School Edition
- Destiny
- Enchanted Learning
- FinalSite
- Glogster EDU
- G Suite for Education
- Image Quest
- Keyboarding without Tears
- Khan Academy
- Kimono
- Naviance
- NoodleTools
- NWEA
- One More Story
- PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next
- PerformancePLUS
- PowerSchool
- Protraxx
- Quia Web
- Schoology
- SchoolDude
- Seesaw
- Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)
- Soundzabound
- SumDog
- TalentEd
- TenMarks
- Trueflix
- Tumblebooks Library
- Voicethread
AIMSWeb
AIMSWeb is used for universal screening, progress monitoring, and data management for Grades K-12.
BookFlix
This is an online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks with related non-fiction eBooks from Scholastic to build a love of reading and learning. This is funded through library budget and may not be available at every school.
BrainPop
This educational program provides content in the following subject areas: Science, Math, English, Social Studies, Health, Arts & Music and Technology. The district subscribes to BrainPOP, BrainPOP Jr. (K-3), BrainPOP ESL and BrainPOP Spanish.
Britannica Online School Edition
This online encyclopedia provides four levels of access:
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PreK-2 –Britannica Learning Zone
(accessible from the Elementary page) -
Elementary School
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Middle School
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High School
Destiny
This online library catalog is available 24/7. Create reading lists and access eBooks with your personal login.
Enchanted Learning
This resource for teachers includes lesson plans, activities, outline printouts, preschool activities, picture dictionaries in several languages, graphic organizers and information on a variety of topics.
FinalSite
FinalSite hosts the West Hartford Public School webpages.
Glogster EDU
Use this site to create Glogs, online multimedia posters, with text, photos, videos, graphics, sounds, drawings, data attachments and more. This resource is paid for use at primarily the middle schools. It is not available in every school.
G Suite for Education
G- Suite for Education is a suiteof digital tools from Google designed to host and distribute digital documents, communication, and collaboration through cloud-based technology.
Google Apps for Education contract
Google's Trust & Security Page
FERPA Compliance Statement - see 7.4 FERPA
Data Ownership Statement - see 8.1 Intellectual Property Rights
Data Deletion Statement - see 7.1 Deletion by Customer and End Users
Image Quest
This is a database of copyright free images for student and staff use.
Keyboarding without Tears
This paid subscription is for keyboarding instruction for grades 2-5 in the district. This subscription works on any device.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy is a learning resource that offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom.
Kimono
Kimono is a cloud-based interoperability platform that provides control of information infrastructure.
Naviance
Naviance is a college and career readiness software provider that partners with high schools and other K–12 institutions to provide students with college planning and career assessment tools.
NoodleTools
Use this site to create and edit bibliographies or works cited lists in MLA, APA or Chicago format and digital note cards.
Google Login
Login to your WHPS Google Account, open the waffle (grid) menu and select More.
Click on NoodleTools. If your account has been set up then NoodleTools automatically opens.
NWEA
The NWEA assessments are: Measures of Academic Progress® (MAP®) – These computerized tests are adaptive and offered in Reading, Language Usage, and Mathematics. When taking a MAP® test, the difficulty of each question is based on how well a student answers all the previous questions.
One More Story
This site is an online library of children’s classic and contemporary literature. Children can point and click to choose a book, see the illustrations and have the book read to them.
NOTE: Not available for access outside of school.
PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next
PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next are visual research databases designed for emergent readers. Databases include: Animals, Earth and Space, Biographies and Social Studies. Information is enhanced with spoken-word audio, text highlighting and audio and video clips.
PerformancePLUS
PerformancePLUS is a product suite comprised of Performance Tracker, Assessment Builder, and Curriculum Connector. These three modules interact to assist districts in managing and organizing vital and timely student data, creating local assessments and mapping curriculum.
PowerSchool
PowerSchool is a Web-based software application that allows teachers, parents and school administrators to track and share information about students. Teachers can use PowerSchools to keep a record of students' grades and attendance, which parents can then view at home by logging into a PowerSchools account.
Protraxx
Protraxx is an online professional development registration system.
Quia Web
This teacher resource provides a variety of tools including: templates for creating online activities (e.g. flashcards, word search, cloze exercises) and online testing which enables teachers to create quizzes and score them with computer assistance and receive detailed reports
Schoology
Schoology houses the curriculum for each grade level’s ELA, Writing and Math Curricula. Updated units of study are posted two weeks before expected delivery date and are available for downloading. Teachers are encouraged to upload student work and post questions or comments about how the implementation of the units of study are going. This site is intended as a sharing site for teachers to access the curriculum, post questions and student work for their colleagues.
Elementary staff - contact Helpdesk for join codes for your grade level’s curriculum. Create a free account on schoology.com and enter in your grade level’s join code.
SchoolDude
SchoolDude is an education platform of cloud solutions for schools to manage facilities, maintenance, and technology.
Seesaw
Visit the Seesaw Help Center, which includes getting started tips, tutorial videos, activity ideas, FAQs, and more.
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) is a standardized test consortium. It creates Common Core State Standards-aligned, adaptive, online exams.
Soundzabound
Soundzabound is royalty free music library for student and staff use.
SumDog
Sumdog is a way for kids to practice math skills while playing fun, math-related games against friends, classmates, or students from around the world. Games are individualized for each kid's ability level, so users can play against opponents who have the same skills.
TalentEd
TalentEd is a performance management application that provides easy access to data and evaluations.
TenMarks
TenMarks is a comprehensive, standards-based math curriculum with scaffolded lessons, guided practice, assignments, assessments, and interventions designed for state and Common Core standards.
Trueflix
Trueflix is an online resource for accessing informational texts on varied subject, common core aligned grade level topics to support inquiry and independence. This resource may not be available in every school.
Tumblebooks Library
Tumblebooks Library is an online collection of electronic children’s picture books with animation, sound, music and narration. The collection includes both fiction and nonfiction books.
Voicethread
Voicethread is a web-based tool that allows you to place collections of media (e.g. images, videos, documents, presentations) at the center of an asynchronous conversation. A VoiceThread allows people to have conversations and make comments using any combination of text, microphone, webcam, telephone or uploaded audio file.