District Supported Core Technologies
In an effort to provide support and consistency for teachers, students, and families, Provo City School District maintains three levels of supported digital solutions: District, School, and Teacher-level support. The platforms below are our core district-supported technologies, which are supported by Innovative Learning.
We have also created a Google Site to provide additional tutorials and resources for teachers and families.
Schools and teachers are also able to select and use technologies that have been approved by the district data privacy coordinator as needed to meet their learning targets and students’ needs. The individual schools and teachers are responsible for supporting these technologies. If you want to know the approval status of a technology application, visit our Public Application Library.
Canvas
This is our district-wide Learning Management System, used to provide a consistent way to access instructional materials and assessments across all grade levels and subjects.
Students log on to the Canvas website using Google Single Sign-on.
Parents can become observers for their students in Canvas course following these instructions:
Canvas Parent Guide
Canvas – Guía para los padres
To learn more about how to use Canvas, access the appropriate Orientation below:
Google Workspace
Google Workspace for Education includes Gmail, Google Drive, Docs, Slides, Sheets, Forms, Jamboard, etc. Nearly all of the technologies we use in the district use Google Single Sign-on, so this account is very important. Learning to use the tools in Google Workspace is also an essential part of students’ digital literacy as they prepare for college and life outside of school.
Students sign in on Google using their student email address and birthdate (MM/DD/YYYY).
Learn more about Google Workspace for Education
Blocksi
Blocksi is used in Provo City School District schools to help teachers manage Chromebooks in the classroom to keep students safe and enhance the learning environment. Blocksi also has a Parent Portal that helps parents have control and information about student use of school Chromebooks while at home.
Use the resources below to learn more about how to use Blocksi to manage your child’s Chromebook use at home.
Chromebook Mangement at Home (English)
Chromebook Management at Home (Spanish)
Zoom
Zoom is our district-approved video conferencing tool. Parents and students may be invited to join Zoom conferences for SEPs, IEP meetings, online learning days, etc.
Learn how to use Zoom
Loom
Loom is our district-approved screencasting tool. Students may be asked to create a Loom for an assignment. This tool allows students to show content from their computer screen while explaining or presenting.
Students can log in on the Loom website using Google Single Sign-on.
Learn how to use Loom
Nearpod
Nearpod is a tool that teachers use to create interactive presentation that give students a variety of opportunities to respond to questions during a lesson or provide self-paced lessons for students to work on in class or during online learning days.
Learn how to use Nearpod as a student
Read&Write
Read&Write is a Chrome extension that we are providing for every student in the district. This tool allows any student to use text-to-speech, translation, highlighting, and focusing tools on any website. This is one of our most important tools for increasing accessibility for all students.
Read&Write is available on all student Chromebooks.
Learn how to use Read&Write
Mastery Connect
We are currently exploring how we can use Mastery Connect to support standards- and competency-based grading across the district.
Utah’s Online Library
UOL is a great resource for student research, with access to articles, newspapers, cultural information, multimedia for projects, and more.
At school, students do not need a login to access UOL. Ask your teacher or librarian for the at-home username and password. You can access the online library through their website .
Learn about Utah’s Online Library
Scrible
Scrible is a great platform for secondary students to document and annotate research. They can import articles, highlight and take notes, write summaries, and create bibliographies.
Students can log in on the Scrible website using Google Single Sign-on.
Learn how to use Scrible
Adobe Express
All students have access to Adobe Express, a set of tools for creating a variety of media such as videos, posters, images, etc. Students may be asked to use this tool to create projects for their classes. They can also use it to create their own media for the district Art & Film Festival or for their own passion projects.
Students can log in on the Adobe Express website using Google Single Sign-on.
Learn how to use Adobe Express
Adobe Creative Cloud
Creative Cloud is an even more robust set of media creation tools used by adults in many professions that is available to all of our middle and high school students. The apps can be downloaded to a Mac or Windows computer through the Adobe Creative Cloud website using Google Single Sign-on.
Creative Cloud is typically only used for assignments in media production classes such as Digital Media, Film Production, Yearbook, etc. But students can also choose to use it to make class projects or to create their own media for the district Art & Film Festival or for their own passion projects.
Learn about Adobe Creative Cloud
Canva
Canva is another tool that all students can use to create a variety of media such as videos, posters, images, etc. Students may be asked to use this tool to create projects for their classes. They can also use it to create their own media for the district Art & Film Festival or for their own passion projects.
Students can log in on the Canva website using Google Single Sign-on.
Learn how to use Canva
Code.org
Code.org is an online coding platform. It is important that all students in the district learn about coding and computer science, and Code.org is a great place to start. Students may use Code.org at school, but parents are also welcome to use Code.org to engage their students in coding at home. Code.org has also added more advanced coding tools such as App Lab for students who are ready for additional challenge.
Students (and parents!) can log in on the Code.org website using Google Single Sign-on.
Learn how to get started in Code.org
Scratch and Scratch Jr
Scratch and Scratch Jr are great platforms for learning coding and creating coding projects. Scratch is used for our district STEM Inclusion Initiative.
Scratch Jr is available as a download only for Apple and Android devices.
Scratch is available online or as a download . Students using the online version at school are provided with a username and password by their teacher. Parents can decide which version they would like students to use at home.
Learn how to use Scratch Jr (grades K-2)
Learn how to use Scratch
Scratch projects
MakeCode
MakeCode is another coding platform that we use with some of our robotics. Students can also create projects in MakeCode.
Students can use MakeCode without logging in, or can create a Microsoft account.
Learn more about MakeCode