Student Tools & Resources
Below is a list of learning tools and resources most widely used by our students. If you have difficulties with any of these, or your school-issued laptops, please contact our Technology Department at tech_assistance@valleytech.k12.ma.us. They will be happy to assist you!
PowerSchool is our student information system which houses their biographical information, course schedules, attendance, grades, class assignments, progress reports, and report cards. We use it to share information and communications between our students, their parents, and our staff and administrators.
Classlink is a web-based application that empowers our students to access BVT resources (apps) and files from anywhere on any device. How cool is that?
Microsoft Office 365 is a web-based version of Microsoft’s Office suite of applications. Office 365 is delivered through the cloud and includes Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Sway, Forms, and OneDrive.
Canvas is an easy-to-use, cloud-based learning management system (LMS). It acts as an online classroom where teachers can share digital learning tools
and resources with their students in one simple place.
Naviance is a comprehensive career and college readiness solution that helps align student strengths and interests to their post-secondary goals, improving student outcomes and connecting learning to life.
EBSCO* is an intuitive online research platform used by thousands of institutions and millions of users worldwide. With quality databases and search features, EBSCO helps our teachers and students find information fast:
- Vocational and Career Collection
- Science Reference Center
- Health Source Consumer Edition
- TOPICsearch
- Newspaper Source
- ERIC-the Education Resource Information Center
- Professional Development Collection
- Advanced Placement Source
- MAS Ultra School Edition – magazines, full-text reference books, biographies, primary source documents, and an image collection (photos, maps & flags)
- Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Discovery Education (DE) provides streaming of educational videos, provides images, clip art, and audio resources. DE has an interactive Atlas, as well as in-depth science/health services resources. A username and password are required. Contact our Technology Department to access the site.
Check out these additional online resources:
History
- DocsTeach – Primary source documents from the National Archives
- National Civil Rights Museum – Student resources on the history of Civil Rights
- National Archives & Records Administration – Contains information on recent and historical government documents
- Turnitin
- Purdue OWL – The Online Writing Lab at Purdue University offers free writing and citation resources for students
- Easybib – Citation creator for projects and papers
- Sparticl – A collection of science content from around the web; including games, articles, videos, and activities
- ABC-Clio Social Studies Database*
American Government
American History
Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society
World History: The Modern Era
- CWMARS is a website that offers access to multiple library systems. If you need to locate a particular book or research material, you may use the link below and search from any library within the central Massachusetts region to locate the items you need. If you need any further assistance, please do not hesitate to speak with Mrs. Malo.
- Boston Public Library offers eCards to all Massachusetts residents as well as to others who live and work in Massachusetts. Click the link to check your eligibility and sign-up for an eCard. Those who sign-up for an eCard can access ebooks, research databases, digital magazines, and streaming media available through the Boston Public Library.
- NewsBank* – Full text of International and Domestic Newspapers & Magazines.
* Please ask a member of the Technology Team for a username and password.