Diamond Mind vs. Rosetta Stone Language Learning Software

Diamond Mind is made specifically for independent schools to use for a myriad of payment collecting situations. It is perfectly suited for our small independent school as we are able to easily roll this out for all parents. Because it is used campus-wide for many things, like adding money to a student account, paying for trips, and more, our parents and families are used to using this program to make payments to the school.

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While there are things that Rosetta Stone could do to help the teachers and district with providing educational data, I have seen a tremendous improvement in many beginning ELLs. This program has given them the confidence to move from silence in the classroom to be able to share their thoughts and demonstrate their grasp of the class material.

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• Online Payments
• Check transactions
• Mobile Payments

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• It provides real pictures, cartoons and illstrations to creat an actual scene.
• It has different levels of lessions, good for we beginners.
• Analogies help me understand the word better!

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• Costly (but honestly the quality is worth it)
• Can be difficult to set up for some parents that are not as tech-savvy
• No signature capture options
• No recurring billing

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• the price is a little expensive. could offer better group discounts for multi users
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Rosetta Stone is a very comprehensive program with several different components. In truth after an initial orientation by a teacher, students (adults or school children) are able to use the software and navigate through its sections.

There is no real accountability to learning since users can click the "show answers" button through the entire program--although I wouldn't recommend getting rid of the "show answers" button either because coming up with the verbatim expressions the program demands would be nearly impossible without being fed the answers.

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In the past, I have tried iReady, Edmentum, and others; however, Rosetta Stone has by and far provided the best success in my classroom with helping the newcomers and beginning English language learners. Most of the other programs did not start close enough to the basics for these students to be able to build the confidence they needed to gain success with the program.

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• We can easily collect money without losing checks in office drawers (this has happened).
• Everyone gets a receipt of payment.
• Customer support is worth the cost of using the program.

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• Positive: It helps me have a better communication with colleagues.
• Positive: It helps me understand our projects better.
• Positive: It will potentially add more possibilities to the promotion in the future.

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