Online Digital Tools

Empowering Future-Ready Graduates Through Purposeful Innovation

Our Commitment to MCPS Families: In alignment with the MCPS Strategic Plan 2025–2030, technology in Montgomery County Public Schools is never a substitute for real-world connection or teacher-led instruction; instead, it serves as an essential bridge to college and career readiness.

Every digital tool approved for our classrooms undergoes a thorough evaluation to ensure it directly supports our commitment to MCPS’s Future Ready Framework and prioritizes high-quality instructional materials that follow all local, state, and federal guidelines for data privacy and security as well as accessibility standards. By maintaining these uncompromising standards, we protect our students today while intentionally equipping them for tomorrow.

MCPS is committed to intentional, high-quality digital learning that promotes healthy screen time balance.

Technology should never replace face-to-face, active instruction; rather, digital tools are selected to elevate learning with intention, enhance student engagement, and support diverse learning needs without leading to excessive device exposure.

All online digital tools must pass centralized vetting for the following before use:

Instructional Alignment: Audited by the Division of Teaching and Learning for pedagogical value
Data Privacy: Review of compliance with local, state, and federal guidelines regarding data privacy and security
Accessibility: Evaluated for accessibility per Section 508 and Website Content Accessibility Standards (WCAG) 2.1

MCPS defines digital tools in accordance with Maryland's Equivalent Access for Students with Disabilities (Md. Code, Educ. § 7-910)

Using the Dashboard

Use the filters below to search for approved software, apps, and digital resources by Grade Level, Subject Area, or Approval Status. You can verify whether a tool is cleared for classroom use, currently undergoing evaluation, or prohibited.

✅ Approved: The tool meets all instructional, data privacy, technical security, and accessibility standards and is cleared either for district-wide or school-specific use within the designated grade levels and staff use guidelines.
⏳ Under Review (No Student Use): This tool is currently being evaluated and is restricted from student use until further notice.
⚠️ Affirmative Parental Consent Required: The tool is safe to use, but only under specific restrictions (e.g., "Teacher use only," "No student accounts allowed," “Verifiable Affirmative Parental Consent Required”, or "Approved only for specific grade levels").
❌ Prohibited: The tool did not meet our data privacy, security, or instructional alignment standards and may not be used.

For MCPS Staff

If you would like to submit a request for an online digital tool to be vetted, please follow the steps below. Please note, the vetting process takes at least 60 days from submission to a final approval or denial decision.

Step 1: Check Pre-Approved Tools	Step 2: Submit Required Documentation
Search the Online Digital Tools Dashboard to check if the tool requested has already been approved or search the dashboard using the filters. Before submitting a new request, please confirm that the tool addresses an unmet need or offers a significant functional upgrade over our currently approved resources.	Instructional Tools- Complete Form 365-25 (Record of Evaluation for Instructional Materials) and email it to EvaluationUnit@mcpsmd.org to initiate the process. Non-Instructional Tools- ODT@mcpsmd.org

Questions? ODT@mcpsmd.org

We are committed to a fair, transparent, and structured process for selecting our business partners. To ensure high quality and the best value for our schools and community, all vendor opportunities go through our official Procurement Unit. Click here for more information.

If you have concerns about a website that is accessible from your student's MCPS provided device and would like it reviewed by MCPS to potentially blocking it, please use the Community Tech Support Portal found here: montgomery.service-now.com/csm to open a case. Please provide the website and any additional relevant information about the website so that MCPS technology staff may review the site.