Software and Subscription Services

Software

Research Tools

Star Reading - Reading assessment tool. In-school only

Star Math - Math assessment tool. In-school only

Accelerated Reader - Renaissance Place

Used in grades K-9. In-school only.

Destination Success

Destination Success gives educators the tools and training they need to provide effective, individualized, standards-based reading and math instruction and assessment. By closely linking instruction with ongoing assessment, Destination Success enables teachers to guide students toward peak performance in the classroom — and on high-stakes tests. Destination Success has been shown to produce measurable improvement in assessment test scores in as little as 90 days.
In-School only

Successmaker

3,300 hours of supplemental instruction in English, language arts, and math. It’s a comprehensive curriculum that’s on call all the time to help you teach to every student’s level.
More than 16,000 schools nationwide rely on SuccessMaker Enterprise to deliver standards-based lessons one-on-one to at-risk and gifted children, students with special needs, and English language learners.
Available in-school only.

Kid Pix - Art software available to elementary students, in-school only

Kidspiration - Created for K-5 learners, Kidspiration^® develops thinking, literacy and numeracy skills using proven visual learning principles. In reading and writing, Kidspiration strengthens word recognition, vocabulary, comprehension and written expression. With new visual math tools, students build reasoning and problem solving skills.
Kidspiration lessons available here: Lessons

Paws - Used in 3rd & 4th grade to build typing speed and accuracy.

MicroType - keyboarding program used in 5-8 grades to build typing speed and accuracy.

Destiny - Library Card Catalog system

Images & Clipart Sites:

Microsoft Clipart: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspx

NetTrekker Image Search: http://school.nettrekker.com/isearch/search.epl

Other Sites:

Career Cruising

https://www.careercruising.com/SD/default.aspx

NetTrekker

Connect to over 300,000 of the best online resources, aligned with state standards and organized by readability and grade level.
Protect each resource is carefully selected by educators to ensure it is safe, age-appropriate and 100% academically relevant.
Expect an easy-to-use tool for K-12 students and educators in a search environment you can trust!

South Dakota State Library - Research tool available to K-12.

Ancestry Library - Of interest to those researching local history and family histories. Includes U.S. Federal Census records from 1790 thru 1930, immigration records, military records, the Social Security Death Index, the family history library and more.

WorldCat Search - Research tool available to K-12.

ProQuest - Research tool available to K-12.

Discovery Streaming - Discovery Education streaming is a digital video-on-demand and online teaching service to help improve students' retention and test scores; it is aligned to U.S. state and provincial standards.

World Book - Powerful reference tool that includes encyclopedia, multimedia, e-book, and primary source databases.

World Book Reference Center	http://www.worldbookonline.com
World Book Advanced	http://www.sdln.net/cgi-bin/authgate/index.cgi?db=wba
World Book Kids	http://www.sdln.net/cgi-bin/authgate/index.cgi?db=wbkd
Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos (Spanish language encyclopedia)	http://www.sdln.net/cgi-bin/authgate/index.cgi?db=ehl
L'Encyclopédie Découverte (French Language Encyclopedia)	http://www.sdln.net/cgi-bin/authgate/index.cgi?db=wbed
World Book Student	http://www.sdln.net/cgi-bin/authgate/index.cgi?db=wbks

Software and Internet Subscription Services Available to Parker Students and Staff

Software

Research Tools

More Links...

The Quotable Franklin

The Old Farmer's Almanac

The World Almanac for Kids Online

Fact Monster - Almanac

Infoplease - Daily Almanac

Safe Surfin' USA - Internet Safety