Heather Byrnes

Virtual · Tchr, Mathematics, HS

Selected teachers

21 applications in use in this classroom.

Copilot

Approved

Microsoft Other

Microsoft Copilot acts as a versatile AI partner that functions as both a web-based research tool and an assistant deeply integrated into the Microsoft 365 suite (like Word, PowerPoint, and Teams). For teachers, it can draft standards-aligned lesson plans, summarize lengthy email threads in Outlook, or instantly build a PowerPoint presentation from a Word document. For students, it can act as a powerful research partner, help outline and refine essays in Word, or analyze data for a lab report in Excel. Copilot's unique strength is its ability to combine information from the broad web with, when permitted, your own organization's data (like emails, chats, and files) to help you create content, find answers, and manage tasks more efficiently.

Desmos

Approved with Conditions

Desmos Other

Desmos offers a suite of free mathematical software tools, including an advanced graphing calculator, to help students visualize and interact with math. It provides engaging classroom activities and digital tools that enable educators to facilitate collaborative and inquiry-based math learning.

Conditions of use: This service may only be used through other fully approved applications.

NotebookLM

Approved

Google Other

NotebookLM acts as a personalized AI partner for both teachers and students, grounded only in the specific documents you provide. Teachers can upload curriculum standards, textbook chapters, or primary sources to instantly generate lesson plans, discussion prompts, and quiz questions based only on that content. Students can upload their class notes, assigned readings, and lecture slides to get instant clarification on complex topics, create personalized study guides, generate practice quizzes, or quickly find key facts for a research paper. NotebookLM becomes your expert on your materials, helping everyone save time and engage more deeply with the course content.

ScreenPal

Approved with Conditions

Screencast-O-Matic Other

ScreenPal is an all-in-one screen recording and video editing platform designed to help educators and students easily capture, edit, and share interactive video content. It supports flipped and blended learning, video messaging, student assignments, and video feedback with features like quizzes and polls. The platform also offers secure cloud hosting, AI-assisted translations, and school-wide collaboration tools.

Conditions of use: STAFF USE ONLY

Skyward

Approved

Skyward Other

Skyward Mobile Access provides students, parents, and school staff with intuitive mobile access to their school district's vital information. Users can view grades, attendance, discipline records, payroll, and time-off information directly from their device. The app automatically locates and connects to the user's district portal, supporting Family Access, Student Access, and Employee Access.

STEMscopes Math

Approved

Content Delivery

STEMscopes Math offers a blended learning curriculum for elementary and middle school, focusing on conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, and problem-solving through hands-on activities, digital tools, and embedded assessments. It aims to develop critical thinking skills and a deep understanding of mathematical concepts for students in grades K-8.

TI Smartview

Approved

TI Smartview Other

TI-SmartView™ CE is an emulator software that projects the TI-84 Plus graphing calculator family on Windows and Mac computers, serving as an interactive demonstration tool for classroom math instruction. It allows educators to showcase real-time calculations, display key press history, and project multiple representations of graphs, tables, and equations simultaneously.

Turnitin, LLC

Approved

Turnitin, LLC

Turnitin, LLC is an online originality checking and plagiarism prevention service used by K-12 students to submit written assignments. Educators utilize the platform to review submissions for potential unoriginal content and provide comprehensive feedback on student work. Its primary educational purpose is to foster academic integrity, help students understand proper citation, and improve writing skills.

Zoom (No Student Use)

Approved with Conditions

Zoom Other

Zoom is a video conferencing tool that allows people to launch a video chat with others. Zoom is not to be used with students in Seminole County Public Schools. Webex and Google Meet are approved video conferencing tools for use with SCPS students. Zoom may only be used by SCPS staff when the staff member is joining a third party created conference being hosted on the service.

Conditions of use: STAFF USE ONLY