Blackboard Inc. is an enterprise learning management systems vendor. Blackboard was founded in 1997 and became a public company in 2004. The company provides education, mobile, communication, and commerce software and related services to clients including education providers, corporations and government organizations. As of December 2010, Blackboard software and services are used by over 9,300 institutions in more than 60 countries. Blackboard Learn is the company's flagship LMS, supporting…
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Schoology Learning
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Schoology aims to combine as many parts of the learning process as possible into a single platform for K-12 students. By doing this they aim to simplify the learning experience for students, parents, and teachers.
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Blackboard Learn by Anthology
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Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology
Blackboard is the all around better fit for our intuition. It provides the "bells and whistles" we require in having a diverse faculty and flexibility in course delivery. The "bells and whistles" aren't cheap, but we have found that budgeting for this large expense has been …
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Alumni Representative at Arizona's Children Association (E-Learning, 501-1000 employees)
Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology
I have used Schoology before, and I think Blackboard Learn has many more features, and is easier to navigate. It is well organized, and easy to customize for each user. Schoology might be better suited for a mobile device, but when the mobile version of Blackboard is not up …
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Instructional Technology Coach at Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit (Education Management, 1001-5000 employees)
Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology
I think Blackboard has become a middle of the pack LMS with more user friendly options like Canvas and Schoology currently available to K-12 schools. While there are many robust features, the typical K-12 teacher and student needs a more user friendly interface and a faster …
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Digital Teacher Librarian at Jeffco Public Schools - Colorado (Primary/Secondary Education, 10,001+ employees)
Chose Schoology Learning
As mentioned before, Schoology has a lot more capabilities than Google Classroom. Granted that Schoology is an actual LMS and Google Classroom is not. Assessments are better; guardian views and information; communication with our Student Information System; Better organization …
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History Teacher & Social Studies Curriculum Leader at Chippewa Valley Schools (Education Management, 1001-5000 employees)
Chose Schoology Learning
Schoology is well supported and is easy to use. It might not have all of the features of a larger LMS like Blackboard or Moodle, but that is also what makes it easier to use. It does not have the "scroll of death" that you would experience with Edmodo. Content is organized …
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High School Counselor in Professional Services at International Schools Consortium (Education Management, 501-1000 employees)
Chose Schoology Learning
Schoology is a blend of most online programs. In areas of assigning work and grading, it does really well. In terms of having an intuitive classroom to navigate, other programs are better.
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Teacher in Professional Services at White Plains (E-Learning, 501-1000 employees)
Chose Schoology Learning
Although there are other good platforms for managing online classrooms, we did not find these as robust and were not as user-friendly in terms of interface, and their ability to connect to other online education platforms. It is also the best available platform for connecting …
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Teacher at SDOL (Education Management, 11-50 employees)
Chose Schoology Learning
Schoology is a much more user friendly platform. It provides teachers and students the platform to work together. To name a few, schoology has excellent assessment capabilities. It allows us to provide feedback and timely advice!
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English Teacher at Byron Center Public Schools (Education Management, 51-200 employees)
Chose Schoology Learning
Schoology has far more options than any of the above three as far as communication, dissemination of information, and assignment and test updates and tracking. Moodle was fairly primitive in its design; Blackboard is a bit clunky in its use, and, while Google Classroom is …
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Teaching Assistant at GST BOCES (Primary/Secondary Education, 501-1000 employees)
Chose Schoology Learning
Schoology provides a much more user-friendly experience for students and instructors while providing most, if not all, of the same functionality of Blackboard. In addition, Schoology adds additional social experiences that encourage student collaboration inside and outside of …
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Director Of Administration at Avon Grove Charter School (Education Management, 51-200 employees)
Chose Schoology Learning
We choose Schoology over other platforms based on its UI design, its cost per user, and its ambitious roadmap for future development to support students and teachers.
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Instructional Design in Information Technology at Contractor (E-Learning, 201-500 employees)
Chose Schoology Learning
Google Classroom is like Schoology-Lite. Both platforms have similar resources and can link to SIS, but Schoology is more versatile, more dynamic, and more comprehensive.
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Educator, Technology Coach in Information Technology at Romeo Community Schools (Education Management, 1001-5000 employees)
Chose Schoology Learning
Schoology is easier and more robust then any other learning management system I have ever used. It is also available for free to teachers that has almost all of the features available. Blackboard was terribly user unfriendly. Canvas was too limited for me. Moodle was only …
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Teacher at Fieldcrest CUSD #6 (Education Management, 501-1000 employees)
Chose Schoology Learning
Schoology no longer provides all of the features of Canvas for a lower cost. In fact, as someone who now uses both LMSs, at different jobs, I can no longer recommend Schoology as features are disappearing and support has become almost worthless.
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Teaching and Learning Coordinator at Educational Service Unit 10 (Professional Training & Coaching, 51-200 employees)
Chose Schoology Learning
I've either been a student or teacher in each of the products listed above. Schoology is, by far, the easiest yet most comprehensive platform. While several of the products have similar features, the layout, look, and navigation within Schoology create the best user experience. …
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Data Systems Analyst in Information Technology at Park Hill School District (E-Learning, 1001-5000 employees)
Chose Schoology Learning
Schoology is user-friendly and easy to use. The majority of customers that Schoology has are K-12 school districts. This was appealing to our district. They understand the specifc needs of our district. We feel like we are partners in education. They listen and provide positive …
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Chose Schoology Learning
Schoology was selected because it is user friendly and Admin friendly. The platform is also exceptionally intuitive for users.
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Instructional Technology Coach in Information Technology at Lowndes County Board of Education (Education Management, 201-500 employees)
Chose Schoology Learning
Other LMS that we reviewed did not have the same functionality. Many times they were not as intuitive, or took many more steps to complete tasks. Also the cost was better when you factored in what you got and who could use it. Many LMS would not work well with younger …
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Director of Makor, Director of Online Learning, Instructional Designer in Information Technology at Hebrew College (Higher Education, 51-200 employees)
Chose Schoology Learning
Schoology is more robust than Google Classroom as it can track student progress and connect University criteria to student objectives. It has more capabilities than Blackboard.
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Elearning Developer in Information Technology at The Archbishop Of York Youth Trust (E-Learning, 1-10 employees)
Chose Schoology Learning
Schoology's community of teachers is huge and built within the platform which means you feel supported from day one in the platform. The free 'basic' accounts also mean that you can experiment with the platform before signup to the enterprise version.
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Online Professional Development Consultant in Professional Services at Falcon School District 49 (Education Management, 501-1000 employees)
Chose Schoology Learning
Schoology outperforms all other learning management system platforms. Its interface and platform are intuitive and easy to learn how to use. Plus, it has an abundance of features that make differentiation possible and powerful.
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Associate Principal for Academic Life at Concordia University Irvine (Education Management, 51-200 employees)
Chose Schoology Learning
Schoology had a few key advantages over its competitors, and are why we decided to go with their platform: - Their iOS and Android apps are really good and updated frequently - The grades and students information sync between Schoology and PowerSchool
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Virtual School Facilitator at Aldine ISD (Education Management, 5001-10,000 employees)
Chose Schoology Learning
I've chosen Schoology as a learning management system due to its enormous complexity paired with equal simplicity. Schoology can do what other more complicated systems can do, but it is far easier to create and manage. I've used a few different systems in my years as a student …
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Instructional Technology Integration Specialist at San Juan Unified School District (E-Learning, 5001-10,000 employees)
Chose Schoology Learning
Our District has used Moodle, Blackboard, Google Sites and Schoology. After piloting all these platforms we decided on Schoology because it had almost everything we needed. Our teachers overwhelmingly preferred Schoology.
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Teacher at Old Rochester Regional School (Primary/Secondary Education, 11-50 employees)
Chose Schoology Learning
Schoology beats all of their competitors, hands down. The primary reason is that Schoology is intuitive and reliable. It has the most features for free and allows me to have a tremendous amount of control over my course. There was not a single other LMS I encountered that did …
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K-12 Instructional Technology Coordinator for Falls Church City Public Schools in Information Technology at Falls Church City Public Schools (Primary/Secondary Education, 201-500 employees)
Chose Schoology Learning
During my tenure at Falls Church City Public Schools we suffered through a a few Learning Management Tools that did not meet our K-12 needs. When we discovered Schoology, is had (and still has) the best mobile application out there. This providing us the flexibility needed as …
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A school with a well-established technology imprint with their students (for example, ours is a BYOB school where every student has their own laptop and must bring it to school every day and where over 99% of our families have reliable broadband at home) is a reasonable scenario for using The arrogance and intransigence of the sales force is quite disconcerting… They are no longer the only game in town and don't yet realize it. Less well-off schools/families may find it a challenge if students must be on campus or at a public library in order to use the technology. Obviously, during the pandemic, this became problematic for some districts.
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Schoology does the job well enough, but there are enough areas of contention that make advanced use of the system unwieldy. District staff does not have easy reporting ability to determine adoption and use of the platform without having to export to another program for analysis. The reliability of the system is a huge pain point as we need to deliver the curriculum but cannot count on it being available when we need to use it.
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Blackboard Learn makes submitting assignments electronically simple and provides a variety of built-in Web-based tools like e-portfolios, wikis, and blogs that our students use to create their own content.
Blackboard Learn is intuitive and easy to navigate from a students perspective
Blackboard Learn has many integrations available for connecting this LMS to other tools we use at our institution.
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A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
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While this product constantly seeks to make improvements, certain features need tweaking. As educators enroll in various courses, these course tend to accumulate. If the educator is not an administrator of the course, it is next to impossible to get out.
Switching from one course/group to another course/group takes several steps. Not always easy to find the course/group needed.
There are several aspects of Desire2Learn that outweigh the benefits of using Blackboard. I find that the Desire2Learn system is a bit more user friendly and looks more up-to-date. However, the decision to renew systems is not up to me because the entire University uses the same system. Regardless, I think I would choose Desire2Learn over Blackboard because of its improved user interface.
While we have taken time to re-evaluate our selected 1:1 devices, Schoology's impact on student learning is unquestioned. Students are able to connect with other learners, create and share products of their learning, and develop their digital fluency through their use of Schoology.
It is very usable for both faculty and students. The interface is pretty intuitive and most students can use it without a lot of additional training. Faculty do need some training to effectively use the interface, but they usually get it pretty quickly. We have had to create some additional programming to give faculty a way to delve deeper into the content.
It's very easy to use Schoology. As with any LMS, it helps to learn some tips and tricks prior to getting started. But, each item is clearly indicated within the platform. If I want to add materials, it is right at the top of my screen. If I want to view the calendar, it is indicated to the right of my screen. Navigating a course and the platform is quite straightforward. Additionally, the benefit of Schoology's help center and user community makes asking and answering questions quick and easy.
Generally good, but issue self-reporting has become a problem. When there are issues, it can be 20 minutes to an hour before it gets noted on the status page
My Blackboard support comes from the university I work with. They are responsive--eventually... but it takes them sometimes a week to respond to a reported issue. For example, I reported 2 issues last week and one was resolved and I was contacted about one still open option today. That is too long for a tech issue. I have not contacted any support offered directly by Blackboard, which may be a completely different experience altogether.
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We have county-level support and district-level support, but their HELP page offers everything that is needed to answer questions and to find "how-to" information for staff. This includes video and written directions for every available feature. Schoology has also worked with our district to improve their product.
Sit and get with very little hands-on time. 5 minutes to try out a feature/question type, etc. is not enough time. Once your training is done, there is no option for new employees to get that training without having to rebook and pay for the training again. If you pay for basic training, that should be available to a district to use in the future.
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Coursera offers a variety of modules in which a team is able to work on then, but [Blackboard Learn] offers more options to understand how are the team members developing and which tasks have offered a harder challenger for them. [Blackboard Learn] also offers a variety of reports that can be generate by a team lead.
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I have taught using both Edmodo and Google Classroom. While both were easier than Schoology was to get in the beginning, Schoology is infinitely more powerful than either of them was. I can do so much more, and differentiate so much easier using Schoology than I could with either of my previous LMSs.
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We use it 5-12 so scalability is not an issue but sharing materials between departments including common assessments is difficult without paying for add-on features
At one of the institutions that I worked for, the ROI was excellent for the number of users we were serving; however, I could not speak to other instances as I was not aware of the overall cost of the contract.
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