SFUSD Core Suite of Apps
The following apps are part of SFUSD's Core Suite. Licenses have been purchased centrally for the 2024-2025 school year for Zoom, Seesaw, Google Enterprise, Dreambox, and Typing Club (Grades 2-12).
Google Classroom
Teachers can post assignments and resources, collect work, facilitate collaboration, & provide feedback. Classroom is SFUSD's official Learning Management System (LMS) for grades 3-12
Google Suite
The Google Suite supports student communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking with apps like Google Drive, Docs, Slides, Sheets, Forms, Drawing, and more!
Seesaw
Teachers can post activities and provide feedback. Students can respond using text, drawing, video, voice, etc. Seesaw is SFUSD’s official Learning Management System (LMS) for grades PK-2.
Digital Applications Available for 2024-2025
The applications SFUSD are currently funding and supporting centrally for the 2024-25 school year are below.
- Amplify Education
- Clever
- Dreambox (Grades K-8)
- Newsela (Grades 9-12)
- Seesaw
- Typing Club (Grades 2-12)
- Zoom (limited licenses available)
SpEd specific apps:
- Actively Learn
- IXL
- School Specialty (iSPIRE)
- TeachTown
The following is pending confirmation, we will update this page once confirmed:
- Soundtrap
You will also find applications below have active contracts. If you have an app request that has been recently approved, it will appear on the list below once there is an active contract.
Data Privacy at SFUSD
Apps that are not on the approved app list should not be used to protect student privacy as per board policy.
If you are interested in submitting an app for approval, please visit our App Approval process webpage.
SFUSD takes student data privacy and is in compliance with regard to state and federal requirements including COPPA, CIPA, FERPA, and SOPIPA with our district-approved online applications. Learn more about Data Privacy in SFUSD.
Approved Apps with Active Contracts List
Applications below have active contracts. If you have an app request that has been recently approved, it will appear on the list below once there is an active contract.
Approved Apps without Active Contracts
Applications requested and approved in SY 23/24 are listed below. Once they have an active contract they will appear on the table above. You do not need to re-request an application that already went through the apps approval process.
Requested and Approved Apps in SY 23/24
- Amira Learning
- ArborPro
- Ava
- Berklee Pulse
- Bilingual Grammar Curriculum
- BlinkTag
- BookCreator
- Boost (Amplify
- BYU Science
- Certiport (BrainBuffet)
- Classlink
- Code HS
- Conga
- CS First
- Document Tracking Services (DTS)
- Educational Ideas
- EverWrite Chrome Extension
- EveryDay Labs
- Get more math
- Glean
- HealthSmart - Standard Digital
- Inner Explorer
- InquirED
- Learning Without Tears
- Livescribe+ App for Chrome
- Loilo Note
- Moozoom
- My IDGIs
- NoodleTools Inc
- Opero
- Ori Learning
- Paradigm
- Parchment
- PLTW
- Qualtrics
- Quaver
- Second Step Digital Program
- Smartpass
- Sparkler App
- Springboard
- Sprocket
- STAMP Assessment
- Star Preschool
- TCI - Teacher's Curriculum Institute
- TeachTown
- Ten Strands
- Vector Solutions
- YVAPE
Reviewed but not approved
The following applications have been reviewed for student data privacy and educational effectiveness, and do not meet the District's standards.
The Legal, Technology, and Curriculum & Instruction Departments have strict requirements for student data privacy and curriculum compliance. We are also subject to various Federal and State laws, and Board of Education policies. Because of these requirements, we ask that you ONLY use the approved applications listed above. This list is only here to communicate that these apps are frequently requested, but have not met our requirements. Please help us protect student privacy by not using these apps, or any other unapproved app:
- Chegg
- Class Dojo
- EPIC
- Flipgrid
- Kami
- Kidblog
- LiveSchool
- Minecraft / Minecraft Education Edition
- Parent Square
- PLT4m
- Prodigy
- Quizlet
- Quizlet Live
- Quizziz
- Remind
- Zearn
Please choose approved applications. Please do not submit emails or help tickets about these applications - we have conducted rigorous reviews of these applications and they are not safe or appropriate for student use.
This page was last updated on July 19, 2024