Digital Resources at Fairfax Academy - Parent Consent
Some of the digital resources your child may use this year require parental consent
Digital Resources at Fairfax Academy
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.
TO PROVIDE YOUR PARENTAL CONSENT FOR EACH STUDENT IN YOUR FAMILY, PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK AND FOLLOW THE PROVIDED DIRECTIONS.
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.
To provide your parental consent for each student in your family, please follow this link and follow the provided directions.
- A selection of resources which go beyond the core services provided by Google Workspace for Education
Book Creator
- Students create multimedia eBooks
Breakout EDU Game Builder
- Immersive learning games platform
- Career investigation and assessment tool
Classcraft
- Classroom management platform
CommonLit
- eBook library assignable by subject or lexile with formative assessments
Compass
- Certification exam delivery and program management system
Conover Online
- Career exploration system
Deck Toys
- Create interactive lessons, with choice over pace and path
Discovering Chinese Pro
- Online supplement for Chinese basal resource
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
- Business simulation software
InsertLearning
- Tool for adding interactivity to websites
Kahoot!
- Game-like program to assess student knowledge on a topic
Khan Academy
- Online learning and courses
Kinduct
- Online learning and courses
Knowledge Matters
- Curriculum resources for business and marketing courses
LinguaFolio
- Online language learning platform
Listenwise
- Podcast-based lessons and instructional resources
LiveSchool
- Classroom management tool
Lynda.com
- Online video courses
Membean
- Web-based, adaptive, differentiated, vocabulary learning tool
Memrise
- Application to support language acquisition
MIT AppInventor and Emulation Software
- Programming tool to build Android apps
MusicFirst
- Cloud-based learning management system
News-2-You Weekly Newsletter
- Accessible, symbol-supported, weekly newspaper differentiated for unique learning needs
Oneder
- Resource for supporting individuals with disabilities with independent life skills
Out of Eden Learn
- Platform for dialogue with peers from different backgrounds
Padlet
- Online collaborative bulletin board
Peergrade (paid version)
- Online platform for facilitating peer feedback
Piktochart (paid version)
- Tool for creating visual media
Pivot Interactives
- Science interactive simulations
Plickers
- A useful tool for exit tickets and quick-checks for understanding
Poll Everywhere
- Polling website that engages students interactively in the classroom
Project Wayfinder
- Curriculum, resources, and support for SEL (social-emotional learning)
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
Realityworks Infant Simulators
- Infant simulator software
Reason
- Music-making software to create, compose, and mix music
Remind
- School-home communication tool
Rubin Education
- Resources to support business communication skills
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
Speak Agent
- Web based, interactive program for academic language acquisition
Storyboard That (paid version)
- Create, share, and publish storyboards online
StoryMap JS
- Tool for creating story maps
TES Teach with Blendspace
- Package blended lessons by organizing content in one space
Today's Class
- CTE learning management system and exam certification prep
Unique Learning Systems
- Differentiated content enhanced by assessments, data tools and evidenced-based instruction.
Vocabulary.com
- Website for vocabulary instruction with online student friendly dictionary
Whiteboard.fi
- Online whiteboard tool
Wizer
- Digital worksheet builder lets students show learning in multiple ways