Digital Resources at Irving Middle - Parent Consent
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Digital Resources at Irving Middle School
This information is provided in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) to provide you with information about the measures FCPS takes to keep student data secure when using digital tools. By completing the digital form linked below, you provide permission for your child to use the FCPS-approved online tools listed below as part of an instructional program.
Fairfax County Public Schools uses a variety of resources to support student learning. In cases where FCPS contracts with a vendor to host student information, FCPS requires that the vendor adhere to the security and privacy requirements specified in a confidentiality agreement included in their contracts. FCPS does not have contracts with every instructional tool vendor. Many valuable instructional tools are governed by Terms of Service (TOS) and include both free and paid tools. Some of the digital resources your child may use this year require parental consent.
Listed below are the digital tools that are used at your child’s school that require parental approval, and not all tools will be used by every student. The tools have been carefully reviewed to ensure that they align with the FCPS Learning Model and FCPS conducts the same technical evaluations for all products that use student information.
For information about the specific tools that will be used by your child, please contact your child’s teachers. You will be notified if additional tools are added to this list and given the opportunity to opt-in to tools that require parental permission. Additionally, FCPS may use digital tools that do not collect, use or share any personal information.
You can find more information about FCPS’ commitment to student privacy at Digital Privacy in FCPS and a list of all approved digital tools is viewable online in the FCPS Digital Ecosystem Library which has links to the vendors’ privacy notices and other useful information.
This permission will expire at the end of this school year, and can be revoked at any time by contacting the school. If you have questions about any of the digital resources listed below, please contact your child’s school.
Middle School List
- Reading platform for ELA, science and history texts
Book Creator
- Students create multimedia eBooks
BrainPop and BrainPop Jr
- Animated educational videos with additional related activities
Breakout EDU Game Builder
- Immersive learning games platform
Code.org
- Resource for helping students learn coding skills
CommonLit
- eBook library assignable by subject or lexile with formative assessments
CS First with Google
- Computer science curriculum for beginners
Deck Toys
- Create interactive lessons, with choice over pace and path
Desmos
- Online calculator and interactive math activities
DocsTeach
- Online tool for teaching with primary source documents
Dragon Naturally Speaking
- Comprehensive speech recognition software designed to help writers
Duolingo
- Web-based supplemental language learning platform
Educreations
- Video creation and screencasting software
FlipGrid
- Platform for student-recorded video responses
Flocabulary
- Hip-hop songs & videos to teach content vocabulary
Formative (Go Formative)
- Assessment tool with a variety of question options
Geogebra
- Online math tools for graphing, geometry and 3D
Girls Who Code
- Coding curriculum for after-school clubs
History Unfolded - Holocaust Museum
- Allows users to transcribe historical documents
iCivics
- Interactive civics curriculum resource
Kahoot!
- Game-like program to assess student knowledge on a topic
Khan Academy
- Online learning and courses
MIT AppInventor and Emulation Software
- Programming tool to build Android apps
Nearpod
- Platform for broadcasting interactive presentations to student devices
Newseum ED
- Digital primary source artifacts and other resources from the Newseum
Padlet
- Online collaborative bulletin board
Poll Everywhere
- Polling website that engages students interactively in the classroom
Quill.org
- Writing and grammar activities for middle and high school
Quizizz
- Formative assessment tool
Quizlet
- Learning tools for students, including flashcards, study, and game modes.
Read Naturally Live (Read Live)
- Supports reading comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency
Remind
- School-home communication tool
Screencast-O-Matic
- Screencasting tool
Sight Reading Factory
- Sight-reading and sight-singing practice
SketchUp for Schools
- Web-based 3D modeling software
SmartMusic
- Allows students to record music and get feedback from teachers
Smithsonian Learning Lab
- Resource for images, recordings, and texts to create online student lessons
Socrative
- Formative assessment app for quick checks of student understanding
TES Teach with Blendspace
- Package blended lessons by organizing content in one space
ThinkCERCA
- Personalized close reading and argumentative writing lessons
Tinkercad
- Easy-to-use app for 3D design, electronics, and coding
Vocabulary.com
- Website for vocabulary instruction with online student friendly dictionary
Wizer
- Digital worksheet builder lets students show learning in multiple ways
World Book Student
- Research guides, timelines and citation builders
World Book Timeline
- FCPS Library Research Database and Timeline Generator