Student computer programs

Computer-Assisted Learning
for Bedichek Students & Community Schools

Cross Curricular
Math
ESL

A+LS
Advanced Learning Systems

(video demo)

The Advanced Learning Systems computer-based software provides over 6,000 lessons in Language Arts, Math, Social Studies and Science at K - 12 grade levels. Teachers individualize lesson plans based on student assessment and modify content. Submit HEAT ticket for installation on campus computers. Contact ITRC to set up instructor and classes.

Custom Typing (student login)

 

Learn to Type Online

Custom Typing Training is an online typing tutor, in which everything runs from your web browser.  There is no software to download - all you need is a computer with an Internet connection. www.customtyping.com Contact ITRC to set class accounts.
Discovery Education streaming Discovery Education streaming , formerly Unitedstreaming.com, is a digital video-on demand library. The service provides teachers and students with access to over 26,000 educational video clips and 2,600 full video titles on a K-12 level categorized by subject content or level and correlated to the TEKS. Teachers can create quizes and playlists with bookmarked segments. Contact ITRC or librarian for username and password. Accessible at home or at school. http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/
Easy Tech
AISD's state-adopted online textbook, Easy Tech by Learning.com, teaches the Technology Application curriculum and TEKS using interactive, audio-video segments applied to middle-school curriculum content. http://www.easytech.com/ Teachers contact ITRC to set up class accounts.
Think.com
Bedichek promotes the use of Think.com, a free web-hosting service provided to registered schools by Oracle Corporation. Students and teachers can create webpages to publish work and communicate via email with teacher-monitored accounts. Teachers contact ITRC to set up class accounts.
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FasttMath

 

This intervention program helps develop fluency with basic math facts in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The software provides a continuously adaptive program that efficiently increases math fact fluency in customized, 10-minute daily sessions. Teachers contact ITRC to set up class accounts and submit HEAT tickets for installation.

Understanding Math Understanding Math presents concepts and skills using on-screen manipulatives. Understanding Math is available in Lab 100 the Lab 101, and the Math Classroom 233, and ESL Classroom 251. Modules in these each of these classrooms and labs include Algebra, Exponents, Graphing, Probablity, Exponents, Integers, Percent, and Fractions. In addition, Numeration and Measurement & Graphing are available only in Lab101. Teachers contact ITRC to set up class accounts and submit HEAT tickets for installation.
Geometer's Sketchpad

With Sketchpad, students can construct an object and then explore its mathematical properties by dragging the object with the mouse. Sketchpad encourages a process of discovery in which students first visualize and analyze a problem and then make conjectures before attempting a proof. Available on all campus computers. Teachers submit HEAT tickets for installation.
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Read On! Read On! provides f ocused, targeted, incremental instruction—Students develop reading skills rapidly through lessons in reading comprehension, vocabulary, writing, reading fluency, and phonological awareness. Ongoing assessments quickly diagnose deficiencies and prescribe instruction and practice. Teachers contact ITRC to set up class accounts and submit HEAT tickets for installation.
Lexia Reading Lexia S.O.S. Reading Development Program is designed for older students who will benefit from practice in phonetic/decoding skills. Spanish or English directions are selectable by the teacher on a student-by-student basis. Lexia is available in the TIF lab, Room 152, and in Reading classrooms.
Reading Counts Students read library books and test their comprehension with a computer-generated quiz, receiving instant feedback including reward points and congratulations screens. Teachers receive useful reports to easily monitor and manage students' reading achievements. Teachers contact librarian to set up class accounts and submit HEAT tickets for installation.
My Reading Coach My Reading Coach Gold Edition provides a structured, integrated approach to teaching phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary and text comprehension. Teachers contact ITRC to set up instructor accounts and submit HEAT tickets for installation.
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Rosetta Stone Rosetta Stone interactive lessons use videos, pictures, and narration to assist students learning English as a Second Language. Teachers submit HEAT tickets for installation.
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