Digital Resources at South County High School - Parent Consent
Some of the digital resources your child may use this year require parental consent.
Translate this page
Parent Consent Form
Digital Resources at South County High School
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.
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 and how resources are vetted at Digital Resources in FCPS.
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.
Please use this form to provide parental consent for each student in your family.
Tools that we use at South County High School are the following:
Actively Learn
- Reading platform for ELA, science and history texts
Additional Google Services
- A selection of resources which go beyond the core services provided by Google Workspace for Education
Adventures in Japanese - digital textbook
- Digital version of Japanese textbook
ArcGIS Desktop
- Desktop GIS software to create, analyze, and share maps
ArcGIS Online
- Cloud-based GIS software to create, analyze, and share maps
Automotive Service Excellence (ASE)
- Auto technology and auto collision certification test
By The People
- Platform for transcribing primary source documents
CareerScope Online
- Career investigation and assessment tool
Citizen Archivist Missions
- Tag and describe primary source documents from the National Archives
CodeHS
- Coding and computer science curriculum
Code.org
- Resource for helping students learn coding skills
Compass
- Certification exam delivery and program management system
DocsTeach
- Online tool for teaching with primary source documents
Duolingo
- Web-based supplemental language learning platform
Educreations
- Video creation and screencasting software
Explain Everything
- Screencasting and presentation tool
Flangoo
- Digital books designed for World Languages courses
Flip
- Platform for student-recorded video responses
GMetrix
- Practice assessments for the Microsoft Office Specialist certification exams
Google Colab
- Write and execute Python programming language, right in your browser.
GoVenture
- Business simulation software
Khan Academy
- Online learning and courses
LinguaFolio
- Online language learning platform
Mathematica
- Technical computing system
MATLAB
- Software for analyzing data, developing algorithms, and creating models.
Membean
- Web-based, adaptive, differentiated, vocabulary learning tool
Memrise
- Application to support language acquisition
Mobius Math
- Build mathematical models and solve problems
Newseum ED
- Digital primary source artifacts and other resources from the Newseum
Out of Eden Learn
- Platform for dialogue with peers from different backgrounds
Padlet
- Online collaborative bulletin board
Parlay
- Platform for facilitating discussions
Piktochart (paid version)
- Tool for creating visual media
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)
Quizlet
- Learning tools for students, including flashcards, study, and game modes.
Remind
- School-home communication tool
ROBOTC and Robot Virtual Worlds
- Cross-robotics-platform programming language for educational robotic systems
Screencast-O-Matic
- Screencasting tool
Sight Reading Factory
- Sight-reading and sight-singing practice
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
Soundtrap for Education
- Audio recording and editing platform
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
Typing Club (paid version)
- Web-based typing/keyboarding program
Virginia Career VIEW
- Career exploration resources
Virginia Cyber Range
- Hands-on cybersecurity labs
Vocabulary.com
- Website for vocabulary instruction with online student friendly dictionary
Wizer
- Digital worksheet builder lets students show learning in multiple ways