SCOPE Act: Notice of Educational Application Resources

On June 13, 2023, the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment Act – commonly referred to as the SCOPE Act – was signed, specifically dealing with ‘the protection of minors from harmful, deceptive, or unfair trade practices in connection with the use of certain digital services and electronic devices, including the use and transfer of electronic devices to students by a public school.

In short, this state-wide legislation requires that Texas-based school districts protect children from harmful, deceptive, or unfair trade practices in connection with the use of certain digital services, as well as provide enhanced data privacy protections. It also places a responsibility on those same service providers to limit access to harmful or dangerous content online. Lastly, the SCOPE Act requires that parents provide consent for the use of such software and are kept better informed of the potential risks.

Below is the list of software resources used at North Zulch ISD. The district requests parent's consent for software resources during the student registration process each year.

ABCMouse

ABCYa

Accelerated Reader

Adobe Creative Suite

Amplify Reading

Audacity Audio Editor

Awaking

BrainPOP

BrainPOP Jr.

Boddle

Canva for Education

ClassDojo

Clever

Connect Ed

Discovery Education

Duolingo

EdPuzzle

Eduphoria

Epic!

IXL

Kahoot!

Kami

Khan Academy

Kiddopia

Learning Ally Audiobook Solution

Lexia

McGraw Hill

MobyMax

National Geographic for Kids

Nick Jr.

Noggin

ParentSquare

Prodigy

Quizizz

Reflex

Scholastic

SplashLeran: Kids

StarFall

Summit K12

Teach Monster: Reading

TEKS Resources System

Trace Numbers

Typing.com

Vocabulary.com

Students also have access to:

Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Office

Google Chrome OS

Google Workspace for Education

Mac OS/iOS

Internet

The Internet connection is filtered by Senso and Smoothwall.