Apps and Software
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 is a website where employees can:
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record working, vacation, and sick time
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enroll and/or update benefit information
- finance
- leadership
- scheduling
- workplace professionalism
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 is a tool used on Promethean panels. Use ActivInspire to create interactive lessons to improve student engagement.
- curriculum support
- professional development (PD)
- substitute teaching
- technology integration
- central office
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
- assessment
- special education
ALEKS is an online learning and assessment tool used by Special Education.
- curriculum support
AI stands for "artificial intelligence" and refers to the process of using a computer to accomplish a task traditionally completed by humans.
- creativity and design
- curriculum support
- cybersecurity
- engagement and marketing
- technology integration
- STUDENTS/FAMILIES
Azure Virtual Labs provide students with access to learn industry-standard software required for their programs of study on virtual machines (VM).
- creativity and design
- curriculum support
- technology integration
- central office
- special education
Benchmark Universe is where MPS teachers and students can access all of the digital Literacy resources from Benchmark Education.
- curriculum support
- technology integration
- Clever
- special education
Accessed from Clever, Boardmaker Online is used to create print and interactive materials supporting students in their learning and communication.
- curriculum support
- technology integration
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- STUDENTS/FAMILIES
Campus Portal gives students and families access to class schedules, attendance, grades, test results, transcripts, and teacher contact information.
- engagement and marketing
- leadership
- scheduling
- special education
Clever is an online tool used to quickly and easily access resources like Benchmark, Dreambox, and myON.
- curriculum support
- substitute teaching
- technology integration
- central office
- special education
Concur is the website employees use to make travel arrangements.
- curriculum support
- finance
- leadership
- professional development (PD)
- scheduling
- workplace professionalism
Corebridge Financial is a vendor which offers deferred compensation (retirement) plans 403b and 457b.
- self care and wellness
Destiny is MPS’s online library catalog.
- curriculum support
- technology integration
Digital Storefront is an MPS website where employees can order items and prints.
- creativity and design
- curriculum support
- engagement and marketing
- leadership
- professional development (PD)
- central office
- special education
Dreambox is an online math assessment tool accessed from Clever.
- curriculum support
- special education
EdPlan is a website where MPS employees can complete due process documentation. EdPlan is mostly used by the Special Education Department.
- curriculum support
- physical safety
- central office
eduCLIMBER is an online tool that manages student data.
With eduCLIMBER teachers and intervention specialists can enter and review student assessment data.
- curriculum support
- hybrid and remote work
- leadership
- central office
- special education
Eduvision is a website used for video hosting/storage.
- creativity and design
- curriculum support
- engagement and marketing
- leadership
- professional development (PD)
- technology integration
The eHelpDesk is a website where MPS employees can submit eTickets to:
- request support with technology and equipment
- report broken technology
- cybersecurity
- hybrid and remote work
- leadership
- workplace professionalism
MPS employees use Outlook for email. MPS students use Gmail for email.
- cybersecurity
- hybrid and remote work
- leadership
- substitute teaching
- workplace professionalism
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.
- leadership
- physical safety
- self care and wellness
- math
- special education
Equals Math is an online tool that provides multisensory math curriculum for special education students.
- curriculum support
- technology integration
- MTSS
- assessment
- literacy
- math
The Formative Assessment System for Teachers (FAST) is an academic screener for K-8 students. FASTBridge is accessed through Clever.
- curriculum support
- technology integration
Frontline (formerly Aesop) is an absence management system used to request a substitute teacher, track teacher attendance, and more.
- leadership
- professional development (PD)
- scheduling
- substitute teaching
- workplace professionalism
- central office
The Google corporation has created several online tools like: Chrome, Docs, Slides, and Sheets.
- curriculum support
- cybersecurity
- hybrid and remote work
- technology integration
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
- central office
Google Chrome is the web browser recommended by MPS.
- curriculum support
- cybersecurity
- technology integration
The online Google Classroom tool is MPS' Learning Management System.
- curriculum support
- cybersecurity
- scheduling
- substitute teaching
- technology integration
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
- MTSS
- STUDENTS/FAMILIES
- central office
- non-school site
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.
- curriculum support
- cybersecurity
- engagement and marketing
- hybrid and remote work
- leadership
- professional development (PD)
- technology integration
- workplace professionalism
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 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.
- cybersecurity
- hybrid and remote work
- leadership
- professional development (PD)
- scheduling
- technology integration
- workplace professionalism
- accessibility
- literacy
- multilingual
- special education
Read&write is a Chrome extension (online tool) used to improve accessibility, and installed on all MPS student Chromebooks.
- curriculum support
- technology
- technology integration
- assessment
- central office
- conferences
- curriculum support
- finance
- hybrid and remote work
- leadership
- professional development (PD)
- scheduling
- technology integration
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
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- STUDENTS/FAMILIES
- non-school site
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
- assessment
Illuminate is an online assessment tool.
- curriculum support
Infinite Campus is the website for MPS' Student Information System (SIS).
- curriculum support
- engagement and marketing
- leadership
- physical safety
- scheduling
- transportation
Intrado Safety Shield is the emergency management tool for SETeams.
- physical safety
- literacy
Lexia Core5 and Lexia PowerUp are online literacy tools accessed through Clever.
- curriculum support
- technology integration
- central office
ListServ is digital tool that automatically sends emails to a specific group of addresses.
- engagement and marketing
- leadership
- central office
- non-school site
Microsoft 365 is a collection of Microsoft products such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Sway, and more.
- curriculum support
- scheduling
- technology integration
The Microsoft Authenticator smartphone app helps you sign in to your accounts when you're using multifactor authentication (MFA).
- curriculum support
- cybersecurity
- hybrid and remote work
- leadership
- substitute teaching
- technology integration
Microsoft Bookings is a scheduling tool.
- conferences
- creativity and design
- engagement and marketing
- finance
- hybrid and remote work
- scheduling
- transportation
- central office
- non-school site
- special education
Microsoft Teams is a online chat tool which allows users to work and collaborate together.
- cybersecurity
- engagement and marketing
- leadership
- professional development (PD)
- scheduling
- technology integration
- workplace professionalism
- multilingual
Microsoft Translator is a free, personal translation app for more than 70 languages.
- curriculum support
- engagement and marketing
- leadership
- professional development (PD)
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
MyConferenceTime is an optional resource that schools may purchase to support family-teacher conferences.
- conferences
- engagement and marketing
- finance
- leadership
- scheduling
- students/families
- technology integration
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.
- creativity and design
- curriculum support
- engagement and marketing
- leadership
- technology integration
- special education
Newsela is an online literacy tool that allows teachers to find content with appropriate reading levels for students.
- curriculum support
- technology integration
- accessibility
- literacy
- technology
OrbitNote is a Chrome extension (online tool) used to support PDF annotation and interaction.
- curriculum support
- technology integration
- central office
- special education
Quality Compensation (Q Comp) is a state-funded initiative that supports teacher effectiveness in advancing student achievement.
- finance
- leadership
- professional development (PD)
rSchoolToday is the athletic scheduler tool used by all MPS high school athletic directors.
- scheduling
- central office
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.
- finance
- scheduling
- central office
- multilingual
- technology
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
- STUDENTS/FAMILIES
- central office
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
- Clever
- STUDENTS/FAMILIES
Seesaw is an online classroom space used by both teachers and students.
Access Seesaw through Clever.
- curriculum support
- substitute teaching
- technology integration
- central office
- non-school site
- special education
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.
- creativity and design
- curriculum support
- cybersecurity
- leadership
- technology integration
- technology
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.
- curriculum support
- technology integration
- Clever
- math
- special education
ST Math is an online learning tool available to K-12+ students with a math goal on an IEP.
- curriculum support
- technology integration
SuccessFactors is a website used to track employee performance and learning.
- curriculum support
- cybersecurity
- hybrid and remote work
- leadership
- professional development (PD)
- workplace professionalism
- technology
Synovia Bus Tracker is the GPS tracking tool used in combination with the Here Comes the Bus app available to students and caregivers.
- scheduling
- transportation
- Clever
- STUDENTS/FAMILIES
- multilingual
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.
- curriculum support
- engagement and marketing
- leadership
- technology integration
- STUDENTS/FAMILIES
- central office
- non-school site
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.
- finance
- hybrid and remote work
- leadership
- workplace professionalism
- central office
- non-school site
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.
- cybersecurity
- finance
- hybrid and remote work
Vitality is an optional online wellness resource available to all benefit-eligible employees.
- leadership
- self care and wellness
WeBuy is a shopping website that includes vendor contact information and catalogs.
- cybersecurity
- finance
- hybrid and remote work
- leadership
- Clever
- STUDENTS/FAMILIES
- technology
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.
- creativity and design
- curriculum support
- technology integration
- technology
YouTube and Eduvision are online websites used to share videos with students.
- creativity and design
- curriculum support
- engagement and marketing
- technology integration
MPS employees can submit an eTicket to report difficulties with technology.
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