Online Academic Resources for Parents

Tutorials for using common software (MS Word, PowerPoint, etc.)

Atomic Learning:  http://www.atomiclearning.com

DPS continues to incorporating technology into our classrooms. Atomic Learning is our online resource for software training. 

It is available to DPS students – and their families – in school and at home - 24/7 - throughout the school year. Check with your school to receive the Atomic Learning login for use by students and families.

Atomic Learning’s just-in-time approach to software training focuses on answering the common questions you have when learning and using software. Need to know how to cut and paste in Word? Is your child making a PowerPoint presentation and looking for help? Need to type a formula in Microsoft Excel? Go to the site, type in your question, and watch a narrated movie that shows you step by step how to accomplish the task.  

Search DPS libraries

Destiny – Follett Library Management System:  http://destiny.dpsnc.net

Destiny provides access to all DPS library media resources through a browser based catalog.  Destiny allows searching by keyword, author, title and subject within reading programs and lexile levels, enables users to view their current library transactions through a personal log-in feature, and provides links to high quality internet sources through WebPath Express.

Image and video database for students

Discovery’s Education: Unitedstreaming:  http://www.unitedstreaming.com

United Streaming is an online database of educational videos, images, articles, audio clips, clip art, and lesson plans.  Parents and students can use the video and other media resources available in United Streaming to learn about various topics and build creative multimedia presentations.  United Streaming allows students to view digital video that would be a help in understanding and enhancing the subject taught. Students can get the pass code needed to create an account from their teacher and setup their account.  This allows the student access to all the digital videos in United Streaming.  To play the videos from United Streaming you need to have either Widows Media Player or QuickTime installed on your computer.

View a description of what your child is studying in a course or grade level

Riverdeep Instructional Organizer: http://www.dpsnc.net/programs-services/academics/riverdeep-logins

RIO is an online database of course overviews, lesson and unit plans, student activities, teacher resources, and standards.  Parents can access course overviews and pacing guides to determine what their student will be learning from day to day, week to week, month to month.

Riverdeep Instructional Organizer (RIO): On this website you can view a description of what your child is studying in each course or grade level.  A pacing guide is available to show you where in the year your child is in his/her learning. 

Tutoring site to help with Math and Reading

Riverdeep Destination Success:  http://success.dpsnc.net

Destination Success is a web-based database of interactive mathematics and language arts lessons, activities, and tests.  Destination Success Mathematics will help your son/daughter with math concepts in Number and Operations, Geometry, Algebra, Probability, and Statistics for grades PreK-12 grade.  Destination Success Language Arts will help your student work on their reading skills, from the basic to the advanced.

Destination Success: At home your child will have the opportunity to practice or review math and reading skills taught at school.  Math concepts: Number Sense and Operations, Geometry/Measurement, Algebra, Probability, and Statistics for grades PreK-12 grade.  Reading concepts: Phonics, Vocabulary, Grammar, and Comprehension Skills (for example: plot, character, setting; prefixes/suffixes; author's purpose; sequencing; compare/contrast; taking notes; nouns/verbs) for grades PreK-8th grade.