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essential apps
PowerTeacher PowerSchool login for teachers. 
TimeForce TimeForce time and attendance system. 
Naviance – Staff Login Naviance college and career readiness solutions help connect academic achievement to post-secondary goals, and improve college and career planning. 
ProTraxx Professional development management system. assessment apps
CT Reports This website is designed to provide educators, parents and the general public with student performance results on the Generation 4 Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) & Generation 3 Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT) at the school, district and state levels. The powerful tools in this website may be used to create reports, graphs, and external data files. 
NWEA MAP NWEA offers standards-aligned adaptive assessments with engaging, age-appropriate content for students. 
PreformancePLUS Performance Tracker™ Performance Tracker provides educators a single point of contact to easily access state, national, and local assessment data. 
SBAC Digital Library The Digital Library is a searchable, interactive online collection of instructional and professional learning resources developed by educators for educators. These resources are aligned with the intent of the Common Core State Standards and help educators implement the formative assessment process to improve teaching and learning. The Digital Library will also include resources to interpret data and reports from the Smarter Balanced summative and interim assessments. The Digital Library incorporates collaboration features providing educators opportunities to review resources using a rating system and share their expertise with colleagues across the country in online forums. 
The Achivement Network The Achievement Network works alongside school leadership teams to strengthen their school-wide practice and culture of using learning standards and achievement data to get breakthrough results for students in low-income communities. intervention apps
DreamBox DreamBox Learning is a supplemental online mathematics program that provides adaptive instruction for students in grades K–5 and focuses on number and operations, place value, and number sense. The program aims to individualize instruction for each student with millions of unique paths through the curriculum intended to match each student’s level of comprehension and learning style. The curriculum is based on the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards. 
iRead K-2 Reading. Username & Password are both your Student ID Number. Digital foundation reading program 
i-Ready 3-5 Reading, K-5 Math, 6-8 Reading and Math. Username & Password are both your Student ID Number. Provides personalized student instruction targeted to students’ unique areas of needs in reading and mathematics. 
Lexia Reading CORE 5 PK-8 Reading Intervention Username & Password are both your Student ID Number. Foundational skills to develop automaticity and fluency, listening and reading comprehension with complex text, academic and domain-specific vocabulary to improve comprehension. 
Lexia Strategies 7-12 Reading Intervention Username & Password are both your Student ID Number. Focuses on fundamental literacy skills and differentiates the instructional intensity needed to accelerate reading skills development. 
myANET The Achievement Network works alongside school leadership teams to strengthen their school-wide practice and culture of using learning standards and achievement data to get breakthrough results for students in low-income communities. 
myLexia – Educator Login Your account needs to be set up before you can log in. Check with the Lexia administrator for your school or organization to make sure you are registered. 
myON myON reader personalizes reading for students by recommending books based on their interests, reading level, and ratings of books they’ve read. 
StudyIsland 9-12 Courses, Reading, & Math Intervention Username is studentID@hartfordct, Password is Student ID Number. Rigorous content to reinforce learning, promote higher-order thinking, and inquiry through self-paced, individualized paths. / Study Island is a data-driven standards mastery solution built from state and national standards to improve student performance through interactive lessons and activities. Study Island’s high-impact, high-value learning programs provide quality academic support, online practice, and real-time assessment data. The Achivement Network The Achievement Network works alongside school leadership teams to strengthen their school-wide practice and culture of using learning standards and achievement data to get breakthrough results for students in low-income communities. research apps
Academic Search Premier Provides an elaborate array of titles to cornerstone academia. Comprehensive content, including PDF backfiles to 1975 or further for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references for more than 1,050 titles. 
Biography Refrence Center Contains many of the top-ranked biographical reference collections and magazines. Offers a comprehensive collection of full-text biographies, as well as thousands of unique narrative biographies. 
explora – elementary Gr. K-5. Searches Nonfiction Book Collection for Elementary Schools, Primary Search, and Science Reference Center. 
explora – middle Searches Biography Reference Bank, Biography Reference Center, History Reference Center, MAS Ultra: School Edition, MasterFILE Premier, Middle Search Plus, Newspaper Source Plus, Nonfiction Book Collections for Middle Schools and Elementary Schools, Science Reference Center, and TOPIC Search. 
explora – high Replaces Student Research Center. Searches Academic Search Premier, Biography Reference Bank, Biography Reference Center, ERIC, History Reference Center, MAS Ultra: School Edition, MasterFILE Premier, Middle Search Plus, Newspaper Source Plus, Nonfiction Book Collections for High Schools, Middle Schools, and Elementary Schools, Science Reference Center, and TOPIC Search. 
Hartford Public Library Hartford Public Library, Serving the people of Hartford Connecticut, our principal funders and customers. We are in and of the community…a place like no other. 
History Refence Center For upper grades, secondary schools, public libraries, junior/community colleges and undergraduate research. Full text for more than 1,990 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books from leading history publishers. 
HPS School Libaries Catalog Choose your school from the drop down menu and search for books 
Kids Search Designed for students in grades K through 8 with an easy-to-use, graphically-appealing interface they can use to search a variety of topics. 
Middle Search Plus Contains primary source documents, reference books, and thousands of relevant photos, maps and flags. 
PebbleGo Research tool for K-3 students. With built-in reading and research tools such as leveled text, consistent navigation, fun educational games, and spoken-word audio that models correct pronunciation and fluency. 
OneClick digital Digital AudioBooks and eBooks Over 2,300 nonfiction and fiction eAudio books and more than 700 eBooks that you can download to your computer for limited times. Apps are available for the iPhone, iPad, Android and Kindle Fire too. K-12 users can choose to make holds and checkouts using a valid CT public library card number, or they can create accounts, without a library card number, to make checkouts and holds anywhere with a username and password. 
Primary Search Containing full-text for more than 80 of the most popular elementary school magazines, Primary Search is designed specifically for elementary school libraries. 
Referencia Latina A comprehensive Spanish-language database with 49,000 encyclopedia entries; 50,000 images; 2,500 health reports; a Spanish-English dictionary and full text for over 100 reference books and dozens of general interest magazines in a broad array of subject areas. Its intuitive, theme-based Spanish-language interface is designed to make content readily accessible to non-English users with limited online research experience. 
RefMe RefME is a citation tool that helps students create citations, reference lists and bibliographies, in a click. 
researchIT CT OneSearch (elementary) All databases in researchIT CT appropriate for the elementary grade levels. 
researchIT CT OneSearch (middle) All databases in researchIT CT appropriate for the middle school grade levels. 
researchIT CT OneSearch (high) All databases in researchIT CT appropriate for the high school grade levels. 
Science Refrence Center For upper grades. Topics covered include biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife. 
Searchasurus For primary school students, on a wide range of topics, with a colorful and animated interface. 
TOPIC search TOPIC Search contains full text for tens of thousands of articles from diverse sources, including international newspapers, EBSCO’s collection of periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets and government information. 
WorldBook Kids Introduction to research with a broad range of easy to read articles containing illustrations, videos, interactive maps, games and activities. 
WorldBook Discover Resources for those reading below grade level due to language or reading difficulties. Reference articles, text to speech capabilities, and translates into 30 languages. How to Do Research, World Book Explains videos answering intriguing questions. How to Do Research. World Book Explains – videos answer intriguing questions. Life Skills. Visual dictionary. 
WorldBook Student The 22 vol. set of World Book in digital form. My Research enables each student to compile individual accounts, with the addition of “How to Do Research”. Biography Center. Behind the Headlines with the day’s top headlines and links to World Book articles. Citation builder. 
WorldBook TimeLines Interactive dynamic way to discover events spanning the arts, literature, people, science technology, world history and geography, and sports. 
WorldBook Advanced Multimedia reference tool, which integrates reference articles, eBooks, and primary source databases in a single search. Also includes up to the minute news publications from all over the world. Advanced research tools, including dictionary and atlas. Citation Builder in MLA, APA. 
WorldBook Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos Beginner’s Spanish language reference tool. The best elements of World Book Kids designed to build key language and research skills. Visual dictionary. Can toggle back and forth between Spanish and English.
essential apps
PowerSchool – Admin Login PowerSchool login for administrative and office staff. 
IEP Direct IEP Direct is customized for state-specific special education requirements, aligned with best practices and configurable for school district’s unique needs. 
SchoolMessenger This system is designed to use phone and email to provide timely communication to parents and staff members on matters such as snow days, early dismissals, and school or district emergencies. TimeForce TimeForce time and attendance system. 
AppliTrack Naviance – Staff Login Naviance college and career readiness solutions help connect academic achievement to post-secondary goals, and improve college and career planning. ProTraxx Professional development management system. 
CityConnects assessment apps
CT Reports This website is designed to provide educators, parents and the general public with student performance results on the Generation 4 Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) & Generation 3 Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT) at the school, district and state levels. The powerful tools in this website may be used to create reports, graphs, and external data files. NWEA MAP NWEA offers standards-aligned adaptive assessments with engaging, age-appropriate content for students. PreformancePLUS Performance Tracker™ Performance Tracker provides educators a single point of contact to easily access state, national, and local assessment data. SBAC Digital Library The Digital Library is a searchable, interactive online collection of instructional and professional learning resources developed by educators for educators. These resources are aligned with the intent of the Common Core State Standards and help educators implement the formative assessment process to improve teaching and learning. The Digital Library will also include resources to interpret data and reports from the Smarter Balanced summative and interim assessments. The Digital Library incorporates collaboration features providing educators opportunities to review resources using a rating system and share their expertise with colleagues across the country in online forums. The Achivement Network The Achievement Network works alongside school leadership teams to strengthen their school-wide practice and culture of using learning standards and achievement data to get breakthrough results for students in low-income communities. intervention apps
DreamBox DreamBox Learning is a supplemental online mathematics program that provides adaptive instruction for students in grades K–5 and focuses on number and operations, place value, and number sense. The program aims to individualize instruction for each student with millions of unique paths through the curriculum intended to match each student’s level of comprehension and learning style. The curriculum is based on the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards. iRead K-2 Reading. Username & Password are both your Student ID Number. Digital foundation reading program i-Ready 3-5 Reading, K-5 Math, 6-8 Reading and Math. Username & Password are both your Student ID Number. Provides personalized student instruction targeted to students’ unique areas of needs in reading and mathematics. Lexia Reading CORE 5 PK-8 Reading Intervention Username & Password are both your Student ID Number. Foundational skills to develop automaticity and fluency, listening and reading comprehension with complex text, academic and domain-specific vocabulary to improve comprehension. Lexia Strategies 7-12 Reading Intervention Username & Password are both your Student ID Number. Focuses on fundamental literacy skills and differentiates the instructional intensity needed to accelerate reading skills development. myANET The Achievement Network works alongside school leadership teams to strengthen their school-wide practice and culture of using learning standards and achievement data to get breakthrough results for students in low-income communities. myLexia – Educator Login Your account needs to be set up before you can log in. Check with the Lexia administrator for your school or organization to make sure you are registered. myON myON reader personalizes reading for students by recommending books based on their interests, reading level, and ratings of books they’ve read. StudyIsland 9-12 Courses, Reading, & Math Intervention Username is studentID@hartfordct, Password is Student ID Number. Rigorous content to reinforce learning, promote higher-order thinking, and inquiry through self-paced, individualized paths. / Study Island is a data-driven standards mastery solution built from state and national standards to improve student performance through interactive lessons and activities. Study Island’s high-impact, high-value learning programs provide quality academic support, online practice, and real-time assessment data. The Achivement Network The Achievement Network works alongside school leadership teams to strengthen their school-wide practice and culture of using learning standards and achievement data to get breakthrough results for students in low-income communities. research apps
Academic Search Premier Provides an elaborate array of titles to cornerstone academia. Comprehensive content, including PDF backfiles to 1975 or further for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references for more than 1,050 titles. Biography Refrence Center Contains many of the top-ranked biographical reference collections and magazines. Offers a comprehensive collection of full-text biographies, as well as thousands of unique narrative biographies. explora – elementary Gr. K-5. Searches Nonfiction Book Collection for Elementary Schools, Primary Search, and Science Reference Center. explora – middle Searches Biography Reference Bank, Biography Reference Center, History Reference Center, MAS Ultra: School Edition, MasterFILE Premier, Middle Search Plus, Newspaper Source Plus, Nonfiction Book Collections for Middle Schools and Elementary Schools, Science Reference Center, and TOPIC Search. explora – high Replaces Student Research Center. Searches Academic Search Premier, Biography Reference Bank, Biography Reference Center, ERIC, History Reference Center, MAS Ultra: School Edition, MasterFILE Premier, Middle Search Plus, Newspaper Source Plus, Nonfiction Book Collections for High Schools, Middle Schools, and Elementary Schools, Science Reference Center, and TOPIC Search. Hartford Public Library Hartford Public Library, Serving the people of Hartford Connecticut, our principal funders and customers. We are in and of the community…a place like no other. History Refence Center For upper grades, secondary schools, public libraries, junior/community colleges and undergraduate research. Full text for more than 1,990 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books from leading history publishers. HPS School Libaries Catalog Choose your school from the drop down menu and search for books Kids Search Designed for students in grades K through 8 with an easy-to-use, graphically-appealing interface they can use to search a variety of topics. Middle Search Plus Contains primary source documents, reference books, and thousands of relevant photos, maps and flags. PebbleGo Research tool for K-3 students. With built-in reading and research tools such as leveled text, consistent navigation, fun educational games, and spoken-word audio that models correct pronunciation and fluency. OneClick digital Digital AudioBooks and eBooks Over 2,300 nonfiction and fiction eAudio books and more than 700 eBooks that you can download to your computer for limited times. Apps are available for the iPhone, iPad, Android and Kindle Fire too. K-12 users can choose to make holds and checkouts using a valid CT public library card number, or they can create accounts, without a library card number, to make checkouts and holds anywhere with a username and password. Primary Search Containing full-text for more than 80 of the most popular elementary school magazines, Primary Search is designed specifically for elementary school libraries. Referencia Latina A comprehensive Spanish-language database with 49,000 encyclopedia entries; 50,000 images; 2,500 health reports; a Spanish-English dictionary and full text for over 100 reference books and dozens of general interest magazines in a broad array of subject areas. Its intuitive, theme-based Spanish-language interface is designed to make content readily accessible to non-English users with limited online research experience. RefMe RefME is a citation tool that helps students create citations, reference lists and bibliographies, in a click. researchIT CT OneSearch (elementary) All databases in researchIT CT appropriate for the elementary grade levels. researchIT CT OneSearch (middle) All databases in researchIT CT appropriate for the middle school grade levels. researchIT CT OneSearch (high) All databases in researchIT CT appropriate for the high school grade levels. Science Refrence Center For upper grades. Topics covered include biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife. Searchasurus For primary school students, on a wide range of topics, with a colorful and animated interface. TOPIC search TOPIC Search contains full text for tens of thousands of articles from diverse sources, including international newspapers, EBSCO’s collection of periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets and government information. WorldBook Kids Introduction to research with a broad range of easy to read articles containing illustrations, videos, interactive maps, games and activities. WorldBook Discover Resources for those reading below grade level due to language or reading difficulties. Reference articles, text to speech capabilities, and translates into 30 languages. How to Do Research, World Book Explains videos answering intriguing questions. How to Do Research. World Book Explains – videos answer intriguing questions. Life Skills. Visual dictionary. WorldBook Student The 22 vol. set of World Book in digital form. My Research enables each student to compile individual accounts, with the addition of “How to Do Research”. Biography Center. Behind the Headlines with the day’s top headlines and links to World Book articles. Citation builder. WorldBook TimeLines Interactive dynamic way to discover events spanning the arts, literature, people, science technology, world history and geography, and sports. WorldBook Advanced Multimedia reference tool, which integrates reference articles, eBooks, and primary source databases in a single search. Also includes up to the minute news publications from all over the world. Advanced research tools, including dictionary and atlas. Citation Builder in MLA, APA. WorldBook Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos Beginner’s Spanish language reference tool. The best elements of World Book Kids designed to build key language and research skills. Visual dictionary. Can toggle back and forth between Spanish and English.