SDPC: Arkansas Alliance Website (a4l.org)
Act 754 (JUNE 1,2024) Each school district must ensure that all contracts that disclose or make available student personally identifiable information (“PII”) to vendors, including school service contract providers, school service on-demand providers, and other third parties, including subcontractors of contract providers, include express language that safeguards the privacy and security of PII.
Agreement Type Description
TEXTHELP / uPAR / Don-Johnston - State Provided
Cisco Umbrella - State Provided
Don Johnston / UPar
Canva
Prodigy Education
CommonLit
Code.org
Apmlify Science
epic!
CEV Multimedia
StarFall
DashNet
Prodigy
PBS Kids
ABCya
Quizlet
Quizizz
Readworks
Kami
Kahoot!
Edpuzzle
Grammarly
Replit
Nitro Type
GMetrix SMS
Remind
CodeHS
OperarionHERO
mote
Remind
Zoom
OpenAI
MagicSchool
Boom Cards
Brain Pop
Desmos
HoodaMath
KhanAcademy
MIT
MobyMax
Notable PDF for Google Drive
EquatIO-Math made digital
Reaad&Write for Google
LockDown Browser
Atlas - State Provided
PowerSchool (eSchool) - State Provided
DragonFly
Apple School
SMART / Lumio
Arkansas Statewide Assessment - Technology Issue Resolution Plan
Cambium 3-10 and EOC (Technology Coordinators)
ELPA21 (Technology Coordinators)
Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) Arkansas website
K-2 Periodic Testing
Curriculum Associates - i-Ready Technical Support Resources
Istation Technical Information
NWEA System Requirements
Renaissance System Requirements
ACT: https://testadmin.act.org/customer/index.action
ACT Aspire: https://aspire.act.org/customer/index.action
Downloads:Download TestNav
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/District-Operations/cybersecurity/state-laws
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/offices/research-and-technology/cyber-threat-response-team
Homepage | CISA - CYBERSECURITY & INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY GOV
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/upload - Analyze suspicious files, domains, IPs and URLs to detect malware and other breaches, automatically share them with the security community.
MX Lookup Tool - Check your DNS MX Records online - MxToolbox
CTRT (Cyber Threat Response Team)
note pad plus plus
Annual Audit
Tech Security Plan Questions from SysAdmin Listserve
Hunting Tools
Secure Our World Tip Sheets at: Secure Our World Tip Sheets | CISA
Secure-Our-World-4-Easy-Ways-Stay-Safe-Online-Tip-Sheet.pdf (PDF, 1.33 MB )
Secure-Our-World-Software-Updates-Tip-Sheet (PDF, 1,021.27 KB )
*Source: https://www.cisa.gov/ - CISA.gov - An official website of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Cybersecurity State Laws - effective August 1
Act 504 directs school districts to create technology resource policies and develop training programs.
Act 510 exempts school districts from the Arkansas FOIA’s open meetings requirement when discussing a cyberattack
Act 846 creates the Arkansas Self-Funded Cyber Response program to cover damages/losses caused by a cyberattack.
Act 754 Each school district must ensure that all contracts that disclose or make available student personally identifiable information (“PII”) to vendors, including school service contract providers, school service on-demand providers, and other third parties, including subcontractors of contract providers, include express language that safeguards the privacy and security of PII.
G Suite Enterprise For Education
Learn online marketing with free courses - Google Digital Garage (learndigital.withgoogle.com)
https://edu.google.com/chromebooks/chromebook-repairability/?topic=acer
https://support.google.com/a/?p=app_access_apps&hl=en (App Review and Access process)
Download Windows 11 (microsoft.com)
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
https://admin.microsoft.com/AdminPortal/Home#/homepage
https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home#/subscriptions/vlnew [MAC]
McGehee Public Schools (Portal)
SMART Mirror APP/Portal
Lumio (YouTube Videos):
https://help.donjohnston.net/en/collections/287603-it-resources
Universal extension easy install options for Chrome Browser and Chrome OS
Staff and students can install extensions on their own devices and computers. What is the easiest way to install the Universal tools?
Computers & Chromebooks
Install the Universal Extension (tool) by going to the product website using the Chrome Browser.
Login or create a new account if you do not have one yet.
The site will detect that you do not have the tool installed and will prompt to install automatically.
If you decide to cancel the auto installation after the first login > click on your name > choose install >Chrome Extension.
Note**Student login’s do not have the install option available in the drop-down menu.
To install under a student login, visit the Chrome web store and install from there.
https://arkansas-dese.parentnotices.com/login
http://gg4l-5314445.hs-sites.com/transact-parent-notices-arkansas
TransACT Parent Notices - YouTube