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This Apps and Software page contains information about various websites, digital systems, applications and software for MPS employees.


 

MPS reviews digital resources such as software, iPad apps, and website subscriptions to align technology systems to our educational goals and ensure compliance with federal student data privacy guidelines.

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(Neptune) ESS
  • central office
  • non-school site
  • special education
Updated

Neptune ESS is a website where employees can:

  • record working, vacation, and sick time

  • enroll and/or update benefit information

LEARN MORE

GO TO NEPTUNE ESS

  • finance
  • leadership
  • scheduling
  • workplace professionalism
Acrobat Pro DC: Fill & Sign PDFs
Updated

Acrobat Pro DC is a tool you can use to digitally fill out/complete, sign, and request signatures for PDFs. This is a great time saver, as this means no more printing, signing documents by hand, scanning, and forwarding documents.

  • creativity and design
  • curriculum support
  • cybersecurity
  • engagement and marketing
  • finance
  • hybrid and remote work
  • technology integration
  • workplace professionalism
ActivInspire
Updated

ActivInspire is a tool used on Promethean panels. Use ActivInspire to create interactive lessons to improve student engagement.

LEARN MORE

  • curriculum support
  • professional development (PD)
  • substitute teaching
  • technology integration
Adobe Creative Cloud
  • central office
Updated

Adobe Creative Cloud is a software management tool used to download, install, and use Adobe products like Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, and etc.

  • creativity and design
  • curriculum support
  • engagement and marketing
ALEKS
  • assessment
  • special education
Updated

ALEKS is an online learning and assessment tool used by Special Education. 

GO TO ALEKS

  • curriculum support
Azure Virtual Labs
  • STUDENTS/FAMILIES
Updated

Azure Virtual Labs provide students with access to learn industry-standard software required for their programs of study on virtual machines (VM).

GO TO AZURE LABS

  • creativity and design
  • curriculum support
  • technology integration
Benchmark Universe
  • central office
  • special education
Updated

Benchmark Universe is where MPS teachers and students can access all of the digital Literacy resources from Benchmark Education.

GO TO CLEVER

  • curriculum support
  • technology integration
Boardmaker Online
  • Clever
  • special education
Updated

Accessed from Clever, Boardmaker Online is used to create print and interactive materials supporting students in their learning and communication.

GO TO CLEVER

  • curriculum support
  • technology integration
Campus Portal
  • GENERAL PUBLIC
  • STUDENTS/FAMILIES
Updated

Campus Portal gives students and families access to class schedules, attendance, grades, test results, transcripts, and teacher contact information.

GO TO CAMPUS PORTAL

  • engagement and marketing
  • leadership
  • scheduling
Clever
  • special education
Updated

Clever is an online tool used to quickly and easily access resources like Benchmark, Dreambox, and myON.

GO TO CLEVER

  • curriculum support
  • substitute teaching
  • technology integration
Concur
  • central office
  • special education
Updated

Concur is the website employees use to make travel arrangements.

GO TO CONCUR

  • curriculum support
  • finance
  • leadership
  • professional development (PD)
  • scheduling
  • workplace professionalism
Corebridge Financial logo.
Updated

Corebridge Financial is a vendor which offers deferred compensation (retirement) plans 403b and 457b.

  • self care and wellness
Destiny
Updated

Destiny is MPS’s online library catalog.

GO TO DESTINY

  • curriculum support
  • technology integration
Dreambox
  • central office
  • special education
Updated

Dreambox is an online math assessment tool accessed from Clever.

GO TO CLEVER

  • curriculum support
Eduvision
  • central office
  • special education
Updated

Eduvision is a website used for video hosting/storage.

LEARN MORE

  • creativity and design
  • curriculum support
  • engagement and marketing
  • leadership
  • professional development (PD)
  • technology integration
eHelpDesk
Updated

The eHelpDesk is a website where MPS employees can submit eTickets to:

  1. request support with technology and equipment
  2. report broken technology 

GO TO EHELPDESK

  • cybersecurity
  • hybrid and remote work
  • leadership
  • workplace professionalism
Computer screen with an email notification.
Updated

MPS employees use Outlook for email. MPS students use Gmail for email.

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUTLOOK

  • cybersecurity
  • hybrid and remote work
  • leadership
  • substitute teaching
  • workplace professionalism
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Updated

The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a free and confidential service designed to support all benefit-eligible MPS employees. EAP services are available online and by phone.

GO TO EAP

  • leadership
  • physical safety
  • self care and wellness
A lightbulb with an equal sign in the center. Behind the lightbulb are math equations.
  • math
  • special education
Updated

Equals Math is an online tool that provides multisensory math curriculum for special education students. 

  • curriculum support
  • technology integration
A stack of four books. Behind the books is an upward trending multi-line chart.
  • MTSS
  • assessment
  • literacy
  • math
Updated

The Formative Assessment System for Teachers (FAST) is an academic screener for K-8 students. FASTBridge is accessed through Clever.

GO TO CLEVER

  • curriculum support
  • technology integration
Frontline
Updated

Frontline (formerly Aesop) is an absence management system used to request a substitute teacher, track teacher attendance, and more.

GO TO FRONTLINE

 

  • leadership
  • professional development (PD)
  • scheduling
  • substitute teaching
  • workplace professionalism
Google logo
  • Google
  • central office
Updated

The Google corporation has created several online tools like: Chrome, Docs, Slides, and Sheets. 

LEARN MORE

  • curriculum support
  • cybersecurity
  • hybrid and remote work
  • technology integration
Google Calendar
Updated

Google Calendar is a time-management and scheduling calendar tool.

  • curriculum support
  • engagement and marketing
  • hybrid and remote work
  • professional development (PD)
  • scheduling
  • technology integration
Google chrome web browser.
  • Google
  • central office
Updated

Google Chrome is the web browser recommended by MPS.

  • curriculum support
  • cybersecurity
  • technology integration
Google Docs
Updated

Google Docs is an online document writing tool.

  • creativity and design
  • curriculum support
  • engagement and marketing
  • hybrid and remote work
  • professional development (PD)
  • substitute teaching
  • technology integration
  • workplace professionalism
Google Drive
  • Google
  • MTSS
  • STUDENTS/FAMILIES
  • central office
  • non-school site
Updated

Google Drive is an online tool used to store and share files. In order to use Google Drive, staff and students must login with their MPS email address and password.


GO TO GOOGLE DRIVE

  • curriculum support
  • cybersecurity
  • engagement and marketing
  • hybrid and remote work
  • leadership
  • professional development (PD)
  • technology integration
  • workplace professionalism
Google Forms
Updated

Google Forms is an online tool used to create surveys, quizzes, and questionnaires.

  • curriculum support
  • engagement and marketing
  • professional development (PD)
  • scheduling
  • substitute teaching
  • technology integration
Google Meet
Updated

Google Meet is an online tool used for video meetings from a smartphone, computer, tablet, or iPad. In order to join a Google Meet, staff and students must login with their MPS email address and password.

LEARN MORE

  • cybersecurity
  • hybrid and remote work
  • leadership
  • professional development (PD)
  • scheduling
  • technology integration
  • workplace professionalism
Google Read&Write logo
  • Google
  • accessibility
  • literacy
  • multilingual
  • special education
Updated

Read&write is a Chrome extension (online tool) used to improve accessibility, and installed on all MPS student Chromebooks.

 

LEARN MORE

  • curriculum support
  • technology
  • technology integration
Google Sheets
  • Google
  • assessment
  • central office
Updated

Google Sheets is an online tool used to create spreadsheets in Google Drive.


GO TO GOOGLE SHEETS

  • conferences
  • curriculum support
  • finance
  • hybrid and remote work
  • leadership
  • professional development (PD)
  • scheduling
  • technology integration
Google Slides
Updated

Google Slides is an online tool used to create presentations in Google Drive.

  • creativity and design
  • curriculum support
  • engagement and marketing
  • hybrid and remote work
  • leadership
  • professional development (PD)
  • substitute teaching
  • technology integration
Here Comes the Bus
  • GENERAL PUBLIC
  • STUDENTS/FAMILIES
  • non-school site
Updated

Here Comes The Bus is a website and app used on a caregivers' smartphone, tablet, or computer to track the location of their child's school bus.

  • engagement and marketing
  • physical safety
  • scheduling
  • transportation
"Intrado" is large purple text next to the dragonfly logo.
Updated

Intrado Safety Shield is the emergency management tool for SETeams.

  • physical safety
decorative
  • literacy
Updated

Lexia Core5 and Lexia PowerUp are online literacy tools accessed through Clever.

  • curriculum support
  • technology integration
ListServ
  • central office
Updated

ListServ is digital tool that automatically sends emails to a specific group of addresses.

  • engagement and marketing
  • leadership
Microsoft 365
  • Google
  • central office
  • non-school site
Updated

Microsoft 365 is a collection of Microsoft products such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Sway, and more.

LEARN MORE

  • curriculum support
  • scheduling
  • technology integration
Microsoft Authenticator App
Updated

The Microsoft Authenticator smartphone app helps you sign in to your accounts when you're using multifactor authentication (MFA).

LEARN MORE

  • curriculum support
  • cybersecurity
  • hybrid and remote work
  • leadership
  • substitute teaching
  • technology integration
Microsoft Bookings
Updated

Microsoft Bookings is a scheduling tool.

GO TO BOOKINGS

  • conferences
  • creativity and design
  • engagement and marketing
  • finance
  • hybrid and remote work
  • scheduling
  • transportation
Microsoft Teams Logo
  • central office
  • non-school site
  • special education
Updated

Microsoft Teams is a online chat tool which allows users to work and collaborate together.

OPEN TEAMS IN WEB BROWSER

  • cybersecurity
  • engagement and marketing
  • leadership
  • professional development (PD)
  • scheduling
  • technology integration
  • workplace professionalism
MPS SharePoint employee website
Updated

The Staff Intranet is a website available only to MPS employees. From the Staff Intranet, employees have access to information and resources not available to the general public.

  • curriculum support
  • hybrid and remote work
  • leadership
  • workplace professionalism
Nearpod
Updated

Nearpod is an online K-12 classroom tool that makes learning more interactive. Teachers can use Nearpod for videos, slideshows, and gamification. Nearpod can be used in the classroom, online, and for blended learning.

GO TO NEARPOD

  • creativity and design
  • curriculum support
  • engagement and marketing
  • leadership
  • technology integration
Newsela
  • special education
Updated

Newsela is an online literacy tool that allows teachers to find content with appropriate reading levels for students. 

RESOURCES

  • curriculum support
  • technology integration
OrbitNote logo
  • Google
  • accessibility
  • literacy
  • technology
Updated

OrbitNote is a Chrome extension (online tool) used to support PDF annotation and interaction.

  • curriculum support
  • technology integration
Q Comp
  • central office
  • special education
Updated

Quality Compensation (Q Comp) is a state-funded initiative that supports teacher effectiveness in advancing student achievement.

GO TO THE STAFF INTRANET

  • finance
  • leadership
  • professional development (PD)
SAP
  • central office
Updated

SAP is an online resource planning tool used for staffing and budgeting.

You're required to complete training before you're granted access to SAP. The amount of training you're required to complete, depends on your role at MPS.

 

LEARN MORE

  • finance
  • scheduling
School Messenger logo
  • central office
  • multilingual
  • technology
Updated

School Messenger is the service MPS uses to send out alerts and important announcements like school closures. School Messenger is not available to all employees.

  • engagement and marketing
  • scheduling
Screencastify
  • STUDENTS/FAMILIES
  • central office
Updated

Screencastify is a Chrome extension to support video creation. Both students and employees can use Screencastify to record, edit, and share videos.

  • creativity and design
  • curriculum support
  • technology integration
White Seesaw logo on purple background
  • Clever
  • STUDENTS/FAMILIES
Updated

Seesaw is an online classroom space used by both teachers and students.

Access Seesaw through Clever.

LEARN MORE

  • curriculum support
  • substitute teaching
  • technology integration
Self Service
  • central office
  • non-school site
  • special education
Updated

Self Service is a tool used on iPads and MAC computers. Self Service allows you to install apps and programs on your device by yourself; without having to contact IT Services.

LEARN MORE

  • creativity and design
  • curriculum support
  • cybersecurity
  • leadership
  • technology integration
Blue office building with large glass windows. In front is a silver disk.
  • technology
Updated

Software Center is a software tool used on Windows/PC computers. Software Center allows you to install pre-approved apps and programs on your computer by yourself, without having to contact IT Services.

LEARN MORE

  • curriculum support
  • technology integration
ST Math
  • Clever
  • math
  • special education
Updated

ST Math is an online learning tool available to K-12+ students with a math goal on an IEP.

  • curriculum support
  • technology integration
SuccessFactors logo
Updated

SuccessFactors is a website used to track employee performance and learning.

LEARN MORE

  • curriculum support
  • cybersecurity
  • hybrid and remote work
  • leadership
  • professional development (PD)
  • workplace professionalism
Synovia logo
  • technology
Updated

Synovia Bus Tracker is the GPS tracking tool used in combination with the Here Comes the Bus app available to students and caregivers.

 

GO TO SYNOVIA

  • scheduling
  • transportation
TalkingPoints logo
  • Clever
  • STUDENTS/FAMILIES
  • multilingual
Updated

TalkingPoints is an online messaging and translation tool for educators. TalkingPoints automatically translates and sends text messages to families in their home language.

Access TalkingPoints through Clever.

LEARN MORE

  • curriculum support
  • engagement and marketing
  • leadership
  • technology integration
Time and Effort
  • STUDENTS/FAMILIES
  • central office
  • non-school site
Updated

Time and Effort is a biweekly reporting process where employees provide documentation of how their work day is spent. Time and Effort reporting helps MPS to secure funding.

Reporting must be completed while connected to MPS wi-fi.

LEARN MORE

GO TO TIME & EFFORT REPORTING

  • finance
  • hybrid and remote work
  • leadership
  • workplace professionalism
Virtual Private Network (VPN)
  • central office
  • non-school site
Updated

Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are software that allow you to log into the MPS. network when you are offsite.

VPN is only required if you're an employee who works remotely and requires access to SAP.

LEARN MORE

  • cybersecurity
  • finance
  • hybrid and remote work
Wixie logo
  • Clever
  • STUDENTS/FAMILIES
  • technology
Updated

Wixie is an online content creation tool. Wixie can be used as a digital whiteboard, or as a way for students to record their voices, create drawings and graphs, and so much more.

Access Wixie through Clever.

GO TO CLEVER

  • creativity and design
  • curriculum support
  • technology integration
YouTube logo
  • Google
  • technology
Updated

YouTube and Eduvision are online websites used to share videos with students.

GO TO YOUTUBE

  • creativity and design
  • curriculum support
  • engagement and marketing
  • technology integration

 

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