Introducing the new and improved
Carolina Science Online (CSO)!
Carolina is upgrading its digital learning platform to provide educators and students with a simple user experience, updated features and functionality to engage and support all students, improved assessment and reporting capabilities, and the most up-to-date data security and privacy protocols.
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FOR TEACHERS
Teachers will love the simple layout and easy navigation to quickly get to the exact content and resources needed to support instruction, including:
- Unit Overview and Storyline
- Assessment Overview
- Materials List and Prep Guidance
- Lesson Resources including Teaching Slides
- Some resources that can be downloaded to be adapted
- Ability to search for resources by unit, lesson, media type, and standard
- Built-in interactive whiteboard that support whole class discussion and sensemaking
The Learning Plan and Presentation provides teachers with all the instructional guidance and resources to facilitate instruction in one place. And you’ll pick up exactly where you left off every time you log in.
- Seamlessly switch to presentation mode to show the slides to the class
- Teacher Notes provide additional instructional support
- Add notes and highlights for personal suggestions and reminders
- Assignable Student Resources are included at point-of-use in Related Content
FOR STUDENTS
Students will see all assignments in one place grouped by those Currently due, Closed, and Graded. They complete and submit assignments electronically for teacher feedback and grading.
Upgraded accessibility features include:
- Individualized accommodations set at the roster level
- Text translation available for 250+ languages
- Text-to-speech audio translation available in over 50 languages
- Built-in dictionary, calculator, ruler and graphing tools
- Audio speed modification capabilities
- Adjustable font type, size, color, and spacing
- Personalized notes and highlighter
ASSESSMENTS & REPORTS
Advanced assessment and reporting features are designed to save valuable time.
- Student assignments automatically scored to save valuable time
- Teachers can review and provide feedback before grades are recorded
- Grades can also be exported to an external gradebook
- Report dashboards provide at-a-glance progress
- Reports can be generated by unit, lesson, assignment, and standard
- Reports can be generated for each student, class, building, and district
SUPPORT & SECURITY
Carolina proudly offers world-class Technical Support for all customers. This includes live registration and rostering help and on-demand tutorials for 24/7 support.
CSO seamlessly integrates with all major Learning Management Systems and Single-Sign On platforms, and includes the highest levels of security and privacy protocols to protect students and districts.
Accessibility features to support all teachers and students
- WCAG 2.1 (and higher)
- Text-to-Speech
- Supports Multilingual Content Experience
- Contrast Screening and Alternatives
- Visual and Audio Assistance
- Keyboard and Click commands
- Alt text and tagging
Security and Privacy to protect all school and student data
- FedRAMP
- FERPA
- COPPA
- CIPA
- WCAG
- SOC 2
- LTI Compliant
AVAILABILITY
The new CSO will be available for all OpenSciEd customers beginning Summer 2025 for the 2025-2026 school year. Stay tuned for updates and training opportunities.
For more information, please contact your Regional Sales Manager or email cso_support@carolina.com.
