Tools in the Classroom

At Notre Dame Elementary, we are excited to partner with Friendzy, a social-emotional character development program for students from pre-k through high school. This program helps students build healthy relationships, manage stress, and improve their focus and academic performance. It also aims to reduce disruptive behavior, giving our students the skills they need to thrive both in and out of the classroom.

At Notre Dame Elementary, we prioritize both education and the safety of our students. That’s why we’ve chosen to partner with Neptune Navigate. Their engaging online program teaches students from kindergarten through 12th grade how to stay smart and safe in the digital world. The content is professionally produced, making it both captivating and informative, ensuring our students learn valuable digital citizenship skills in a relevant and engaging way.

Lexia’s unique assessment tools give teachers ongoing updates on each student's progress, highlighting what they're doing well and where they might need extra help. This helps teachers tailor their instruction to better meet each student’s needs. With Lexia, educators can focus on providing the right support at the right moment. Our solutions are designed to create personalized learning paths for all students, especially those with dyslexia.

Star Assessments, from Renaissance Learning, are computer-based tests that help teachers evaluate students' skills in math, reading, and early literacy. These adaptive tests adjust the difficulty of questions based on each student's answers, enabling teachers to get detailed insights in about one-third of the time required by other tests.

Freckle is an online learning platform that lets students practice Math and English Language Arts at their own pace and skill level. It constantly adjusts to each student’s unique abilities, ensuring they receive the right level of challenge, whether they are working at, above, or below their grade level.

GoGuardian Beacon is a technology that helps compliment an existing suicide prevention program. GoGuardian Beacon was selected as one resource to help identify early warning signs of potential suicide and self-harm behavior among students.

GoGuardian provides a range of tools designed to help K-12 schools support students and improve the learning experience. Teachers benefit from the Teacher Tool, which allows them to see students’ screens in real time, send messages, close tabs, and lock screens as needed. Additionally, GoGuardian’s filtering options enable teachers to manage which websites students can visit, whether that means allowing most sites with a few exceptions or restricting access to only specific ones.

Clever makes it easy to securely share student rosters with those who need them, keeping learning programs up-to-date with the latest information. Plus, Clever offers a convenient single sign-on through the Clever Portal, making it simple for students and teachers to access everything they need with just one login.