New Staff Information

School Café

Lunch Account - https://www.schoolcafe.com/MCKENZIECO1

Administrator Powerschool:

For admins, scheduling, parent contacts, documentation, etc - https://watford-city.ps.state.nd.us/admin

Adobe Creative Cloud

This platform has a dual purpose.
- Aspects of this platform are taught at the High School
- Teachers may use this platform to generate materials that enhance the classroom or educational experience for students. For a teacher to gain access, please submit a request in FMX

AESOP (Frontline Absence Management)

Used to put in teacher absences if you are sick, requesting time off and so on - AESOP platform

AIMSWeb Plus

This is a platform for nationally-normed, skills-based benchmark assessments and progress monitoring across reading and math domains

Amira

This platform supports students learning to read. Primarily used K-6 but can be used at other grade levels as needed

Amplify CKLA and Amplify ELA

Grades K-8 English Language Arts blended learning environment
Available to students via Clever

Autodesk Inventor Professional

Environment used at the High School Engineering level

Big Ideas Math

This platform is used for teaching Math at the Middle School
Math - https://www.bigideasmath.com/teachers/

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Member Customer Service and Wellness Portal - https://www.bcbsndportals.com/home/

BrainPOP and BrainPOP Jr.

BrainPOP is a group of educational websites with over 1,000 short animated movies for teachers and students, together with quizzes and related materials, covering the subjects of science, social studies, English, math, engineering and technology, health, and arts and music.
K-5 students and staff can access both of these platforms through Clever.
Middle School students and staff can access BrainPOP through Clever.

Breakout EDU

Breakout EDU allows learner-centered experiences that allow students to work together, think conceptually, and utilize prior knowledge for deeper comprehension.
Middle School has a site license. Teachers should check with the Building Principal about using this product.
The elementary school Libraries each have a one user license for this product.

CENGAGE Learning / National Geogr Learning

This platform supports Middle School Social Studies

Clever

Sign in location to access digital resources for Students and Staff - Search for your school
MCPSD1 Details for Teachers

Collaborative Classroom

The Director of Teaching and Learning will inform teachers of how to use this platform

Curriculum That Matters

Platform used at the High School for Consumer Math

Discovery Education

Used for classroom resources - https://www.discoveryeducation.com/
Available to students via Clever

Edgenuity

Multi-curriculum environment used at the High School and Middle School levels

Edpuzzle

Used for enhancing classroom content - Edpuzzle Teacher Support website
MCPSD1 Details for Teachers

Eduverse

This environment supports Virtual Reality goggles at Badlands Elementary and Fox Hills Elementary

ESGI

Used by Kindergarten and First Grade Teachers and Specialists as well as K-5 SPED Teachers to assess student reading levels
MCPSD1 Details for Teachers

Engage New York

ELA curriculum - https://www.engageny.org/

Eureka Math (Great Minds)

This is a K-5 learning platform for Math
Available to students via Clever

Express

Ordering supplies you may need - https://shop.equallevel.com/express/login

Follett Destiny Quest

Environment used by all the school district's libraries for inventory, check-out, check-in, and fees management

FlowForms

This is a company name as well as a product
This environment is used to build, maintain, and operate online forms

FMX

Used for maintenance and technology service requests. Also used for submitting bus requests and building rentals - Login for MCPSD1 FMX

Frontline Central

Used for completing forms to submit to the District Office - Frontline Central Signin screen

Frontline - Recruiting and Hiring

Used to apply for open positions within the district - Applitrack Login screen

Frontline Time & Attendance

Used to view and submit timecards - Time & Attendance Signin screen

Gizmos / Science4Us from ExploreLearning

Products specific to Math and Science
MCPSD1 Details for Teachers
Badlands Elementary and Fox Hills Elementary also have access to Science4Us
Available to students via Clever

Go Guardian

Teachers use to monitor online student activity - GoGuardian Teacher Signin screen

Google Classroom

Publish online assignments, conduct online discussions and collect grades from online tests - Google Classroom Signin screen

Google Workspace for Education - Plus

The district subscribes to GWE to have the expanded features available to teachers
The various Google Apps are included such as Chat, Email, Docs, Sheets and Slides
A couple expanded features are the GWE Originality Checker for English Language Arts, Practice Sets, and expanded storage space

HMH Education Company

Read 180

Online reading environment used at the Middle School

NWEA MAP Science

Online environment for testing in Science. Used in Grades 6-11

IXL

Used for Personalized Learning, Standards Mastery, and Continuous Diagnostic - IXL MCPSD1 Signin screen
Available to students via Clever

Kesler Science

Platform for Middle School Science
Science Curriculum - https://lessons.keslerscience.com/

Learning A-Z

Raz-Plus, ELL Edition, Science A-Z, and Vocabulary A-Z are licensed for use with early readers. All K-5 teachers and their students should have Raz-Plus available through Clever. Please speak with the Director of Teaching and Learning to request access to any of the other platforms. License numbers are limited
Available to students via Clever

Learning Without Tears

Handwriting Without Tears is a curriculum system for learning handwriting at the K-5 level
Keyboarding Without Tears is a curriculum system for learning keyboarding at the K-6 level

McGraw-Hill

A number of curriculum have support from McGraw-Hill LLC online textbooks
Gives K-5 teachers access to online Math textbooks/teacher editions. If you would like to request access, please contact your school principal - https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/login.do
Number Worlds is a specialty Math curriculum used throughout the district
Health curriculum is accessed by Middle School and High School teachers
High School Biology and Physical Science use this platform
Social Studies curriculum is accessed by High School and K-5 teachers

MetLife

Portal for accessing your accounts with MetLife - MetLife Insurance Portal Options
Check with the District Office for MetLife products available to you

Microsoft Office 365

MCPSD1 licenses Microsoft Office 365 through ND Information Technology (NDIT)
All staff and all students receive a license.
Login to Microsoft Office 365
NDIT has a service to quarantine suspicious emails - Quarantine Information
- Staff should periodically check the quarantine for their email account and perform actions such as to delete unwanted items or release items that are needed.
Staff can set their trusted senders by accessing https://outlook.office365.com/mail/options/mail/junkEmail
- This may require an additional sign on to the K12 email account.
- A Junk Email popup is displayed.
  - Scroll down to the Senders section.
  - Use the Safe Senders and Domains tab
  - Use the button labelled + Add safe sender.
  - Add the email address of the trusted sender.
  - Click OK to save it.

Mystery Science

Environment supporting K-5 Science education

MusicPlay Online

Platform used for Music courses at Fox Hills Elementary, Badlands Elementary, and the Middle School

ND A+ Assessment (Pearson ADAM Platform)

Online Portal for Math, ELA, and Science State Assessments
The ND A+ is a connected system of assessments that includes state-provided interim assessments (started Fall 2023) and a statewide summative assessment that will replace the NDSA (starting Spring 2025) - More Information

ND Alternate Assessment (NDAA, KITE)

NDAA testlets are administered throughout the school year for some students and are embedded into the student’s instruction - More information

NDPHIT BSwift Portal

Medical and Supplemental Insurance Election Platform - BSwift Portal

NDSA Portal (State Assessment)

Online Portal for Math, ELA, and Science State Assessments - State NDSA Portal

NEWSELA

Platform for putting knowledge and relevant, real-world content at the center of skills practice to make literacy outcomes a reality for every learner
Platform used at the High School and the Middle School

Novel Effect

App used by the elementary libraries to enhance time reading aloud

Panorama

Platform used by District Administration to aggregate learning data

Pass

Environment for authorizing hall passes and providing accountability for student whereabouts
Used at the High School and Middle School
MCPSD1 Details for Teachers
Students can access Pass via Clever

Pear Deck

Environment used at the Middle School for student collaboration

Perfection Learning (Perfection Next, Writable)

Platform that supports English Language Arts at the High School and Middle School levels

Platform Athletics PLT4M

App used by High School Physical Education in an independent fitness course

PowerSchool

PrimeroEdge

Platform used by school district Food Services
A component of this is School Café - Transfer to Food Services School Café webpage

ProEd Edmark

Specialized online reading environment
MCPSD1 Details for Teachers

Project 11

Supporting K-5 students and teachers in bringing mental health awareness along with positive coping skills into their lives
Check with the Director of Teaching and Learning if this environment is of interest to you for teaching

Project Lead The Way (PLTW)

STEM education platform available to all grade levels
Check with the Director of Teaching and Learning if this environment is of interest to you for teaching

PTCFast Conferencing System

Teachers may use PTCFast to schedule parent-teacher conferences
MCPSD1 Details for Teachers

Raptor

A Visitor Management component allows the district to track visitors whether parents, delivery persons, or visitors from other school districts
An Emergency Management component provides resources to the School Resource Officers in tracking the outcomes of planned drills and in accounting for students and staff in emergency situations

Rosetta Stone

Supplementary platform for English Learners
EL Teachers submit an FMX request to district Information Technology staff to enroll / unenroll students on this learning platform

SchoolNow

This is the vendor that hosts the district's website

SchoolTron

Elementary school student dismissal and pick up App
Login with the app on your teacher Ipad. Check with your Building Office staff if you do not know your account

Second Steps

Advisory program - https://app.secondstep.org/my-dashboard

ShowMe

ShowMe is an app that allows educators to break content down into easily digestible micro-lessons, customizable down to the student, when necessary. The ShowMe suite of tools acts like a teacher’s right hand, letting you create and upload demonstrations through slides, drawings, animations, and audio to deliver comprehensive instruction to help your students develop deep understanding.
Check with the Director of Teaching and Learning if this environment is of interest to you for teaching.

Socrative Pro

Socrative Pro is an online platform designed to enhance student and teacher digital communications. It does this by offering a questions-and-answers learning system that can be created by teachers for a given tool.
MCPSD1 Details for Teachers

SpringMath

Supplemental digital math environment for Kindergarten through Fifth Grade.
MCPSD1 Information for Teachers

STARFall

K-5 learning platform with untimed, multisensory interactive games that allow children to see, hear, and touch as they learn
Available to students via Clever
MCPSD1 Details for Teachers

STARS (State Automated Reporting System)

Used for MISO3s - https://secure.apps.state.nd.us/dpi/stars/Login.aspx

STOPitSolutions

Platform with resources to enhance safety and wellness in the district's schools

Teacher Powerschool

For attendance, documentation and gradebooks - https://watford-city.ps.state.nd.us/teachers/pw.html

TI-84 Calculator App

Installed for HS Math and Science teachers.
Check with the Director of Teaching and Learning if this App is of interest to you for teaching.

Touchmath

Used throughout the district for specialty Math instruction
MCPSD1 Details for Teachers

Transmath/Language!/ V-port

MTSS ELA and MTSS Math - https://vport.voyagersopris.com/vip/logon.do
This platform is used at the Middle School

Tumblebooks

Online reading environment used at Badlands Elementary and Fox Hills Elementary schools
Available to students via Clever

TurnItIn

Platform that supports English Language Arts at the High School and Middle School levels
Checks student work for originality, plagiarism, and AI-generated content

Vernier

HS Science and Engineering software and specialized equipment

Visual PST

App that enables maintenance of report card templates in conjunction with grades in PowerTeacher

Weblink

Certified staff to use for requisitions, view pay stubs and view/print W-4
Non-certified staff (hourly staff) to use for leaves, view pay stubs and view/print W-4.
https://wl.sui-online.com/McKenzieCoND/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fmckenziecond

Zoom

The district has a limited number of Zoom accounts for use when Google Chat is not an option
The District Office / School Board have a webinar account for use with School Board meetings
The district has a "translate" license which can be associated with an account to enable content translation during a meeting