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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Board Series

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AThe Cisco Board Series offers room devices for hybrid teamwork. Its latest generation models, the Board Pro 55 and Board Pro 75, bring video conferencing and co-creation to small and medium-sized workspaces, conference rooms, and ideation spaces. These room devices feature an AI-powered chipset, a responsive, 55- or 75-inch touch screen, speaker-tracking dual cameras, built-in speakers and microphones, and a versatile set of mounting and peripheral options. Users can join any video meeting,…N/A

    Google Classroom

    Score8 out of 10
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    $0

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    Pricing
    Cisco Board SeriesGoogle Classroom
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Education Fundamentals
    $0
    per license/per month
    Google Workspace for Education Standard
    $3
    per student/per year
    Teaching and Learning Upgrade
    $4
    per license/per month
    Google Workspace for Education Plus
    $5
    per student/per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Board SeriesGoogle Classroom
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Education Fundamentals Version - 30-day free trial for qualifying institutions.
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    Community Pulse
    Cisco Board SeriesGoogle Classroom
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
    No answer on this topic
    Google
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    66 Answers
    97%
    Would buy again
    37 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    57 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    37 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    69 Answers
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    34 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    52 Answers
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    57 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    29 Answers
    Features
    Cisco Board SeriesGoogle Classroom
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Cisco Board Series and Google Classroom
    Feature
    Cisco Board Series
    -
    Ratings
    Google Classroom
    7.4
    60 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Course authoring00 Ratings8.752 Ratings
    Course catalog or library00 Ratings7.639 Ratings
    Player/Portal00 Ratings6.538 Ratings
    Learning content00 Ratings8.141 Ratings
    Mobile friendly00 Ratings7.757 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings7.144 Ratings
    Assignments00 Ratings7.158 Ratings
    Compliance management00 Ratings6.934 Ratings
    Learning administration00 Ratings7.346 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings6.842 Ratings
    Social learning00 Ratings8.751 Ratings
    Gamification00 Ratings3.98 Ratings
    Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning00 Ratings9.812 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Cisco Board SeriesGoogle Classroom
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    Teachable
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Cisco Room Series
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Schoology Learning
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Webex DX80 (discontinued)
    Score9.1 out of 10
    D2L Brightspace
    Score7.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Board SeriesGoogle Classroom
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (70 ratings)
    8.1
    (80 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (66 ratings)
    8.1
    (11 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.3
    (64 ratings)
    1.9
    (14 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.0
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Board SeriesGoogle Classroom
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    This Cisco Board Series is helpful when it comes to quarterly risk assessment reviews. Imagine the following: your data is flowing out of several providers, the team is working on portfolio exposure, and somebody notices that there is a red flag in a specific sector. You have access to similar past data, superimpose market indicators, and make decisions on risk reduction strategies collectively at the same time, without having to switch through ten applications.
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    Google
    Google Classroom allows teachers to post for daily lessons and assignments. It also allows teachers to be able to communicate with students easily outside of class. Students are able to stay connected and know where to find all information and resources easily in a streamlined manner for all of their classes.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • This board pro is equipped with a default NVIDIA artificial intelligence chipset. It enhances the remote conferencing participant's views to very good vision, making sure the LCD projector is clearly projected.
    • Convenience of an integrated device since huddles consist of touch screens, cameras, speakers, microphones, and computing ability all bundled in a single device.
    • The connectivity option available on the Cisco Board Series Pro includes HDMI, USB-C, and other options for wireless casting since the board allows connection through BYOD.
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    Google
    • Student-teacher communication - I love using Classroom for this because my students can always go back and check what was on Classroom by looking through the stream. This way they don't have to go dig through emails to find what they're looking for.
    • Posting to multiple classes - I can post the same announcement or assignment to multiple classes at once without having to repeat the process or send separate emails.
    • Streamlining grading - when students turn work in on Classroom, it all goes to one place and then when I'm grading I can open their documents directly from Classroom or my Drive folder. This way, I'm not looking through emails and Google Doc shared files for their assignment.
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • It feels like affordability is a huge minus point in Webex because it can be too expensive to afford for a small to medium company
    • Wireless connectivity needs a good internet connection to have a seamless experience.
    • White board pen tool not precise with the screen location sometimes and refresh rate seems little low
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    Google
    • The content management of the Classroom is not that good. The sub-section for notes, syllabus, or discussion is missing.
    • It doesn't have parental control feature.
    • It converts the excel output into a normal file. All the formulas and pivots got changed into plain text.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    Testing is particularly important in online learning, and Google Classroom falls far short of other learning management systems in this regard. Security is also a concern: while account control is reasonable for the account used with Google Classroom, the person controlling a particular account is often able to, for example, forward or download proprietary materials.
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    Usability
    Cisco
    It is very easy to use and pick up, even for people who haven't used these devices before. There can be some initial difficulty in knowing what to do and when, and the lack of remote control is a fairly big letdown. If the screen is far away from you, it is not great to have to keep getting up.
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    Google
    Simple design and seamless integration with Google tools and drive, but missing some key features. However, since it is limited in overall functions and ability to truly personalize / customize, it is quite user friendly and easy to set up and get going, other than sending out the code to your course or dropping students in via their gmail account. Users of Google Forms and sites will find the layout similar in design.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    We have had very little trouble in accessing Google Classroom. Our issues, if any, have risen from our server and not the Google servers.
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    Cisco Webex Board Series comes from a reputed company like Cisco. They are known for their loyal customer base and a major reason for their customer base is their awesome customer support. They are quick to respond and the demo team explained very elaborately. The whole process was done within the given timeline. We are totally impressed by their support.
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    Google
    Since this platform is provided by Google, the technical support is better than any others, and we are not required to bother about the space constraints for adding the contents. If we have a good uninterrupted internet facility we can access Google Classroom without any delay or lag. They have app support in both Android and iPhone.
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    Implementation Rating
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    It was relatively easy to implement due to the simplicity of the platform. Even our more technology challenged teachers found it easy to get started with Google Classroom.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    The Cisco Webex Board is part of the Cisco product line and is really well integrated as such. We have been using Webex for meetings and so it felt Natural to leverage the tools made for this environment. It's quite seamless for our users, even the novice ones. The other key element is that we knew that this significant investment was for the long term, and we trust that Cisco will keep bringing innovation to add to the user experience.
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    Google
    I haven't tested or evaluated another digital classroom website or application. I feel like Google Classroom is convenient for many reasons such as compatibility to Google docs, slides, etc. I also love the ability to link to YouTube and other sites. I don't know if there would be a site that is easier to maneuver.
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    Scalability
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    It is very easy to push out this program across our buildings. Teachers are able to use it without much trouble.
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • Increased Team Coordination: due to better communication, there was enhanced coordination in the completion of tasks.
    • Informed Decisions Making, A variety of strategic decisions have been made with analytics.
    • Sometimes the software has slightly slowed the decisions made in an organization due to the time it has taken in running the analysis.
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    Google
    • Students are able to continue learning in a remote environment
    • Parents have a single, consistent organization structure to make it easy to track assignments and progress for multiple children
    • Much better solution than the quickly assembled Zoom-and-gloom of the previous spring when school abruptly went remote with no planning
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