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    Edmodo (discontinued)

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AEdmodo was a blended learning and distance learning platform for schools and districts, educators, and learners, providing tools for classroom instruction, professional collaboration, communication, and community building. The platform has been discontinued since 2022.

    $2,500

    per month

    Moodle

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AMoodle is an open source learning management system with hundreds of millions of users around the globe and translated into over 100 languages, used by organizations to support their education and training needs.N/A

    Schoology Learning

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASchoology 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.N/A
    Pricing
    Edmodo (discontinued)MoodleSchoology Learning
    Editions & Modules
    Edmodo
    $2,500
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    Schoology Basic
    Free
    Schoology Enterprise
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    Edmodo (discontinued)MoodleSchoology Learning
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    Chose Edmodo (discontinued)
    I am currently using Weebly as a course website and I believe it is a much better tool for my needs as an instructor. Weebly has greater freedom in terms of page organization, layout and creative web design. The interactive features are clearer, and I can provide lots of …
    Chose Edmodo (discontinued)
    Edmodo provides the services that I love, unlike some of the other sites. Edmodo appeals to teachers connecting on numerous topics and subjects from science and coding to SEL and Professional Development. The groups are all protected and monitored for teachers and students. The …
    Incentivized
    Chose Edmodo (discontinued)
    Edmodo is very similar, and they all share essential functions. Edmodo allows us to track student progress with visuals that are a bit easier than Google Classroom or Schoology. The learning community aspect of Edmodo is also a great tool to use for helping staff learn …
    Incentivized
    Chose Edmodo (discontinued)
    Edsby seems to have some additional features, but the user interface for Edmodo is MUCH better.
    Incentivized
    Chose Edmodo (discontinued)
    I think that Edmodo is a good choice for younger kids, as well as for teachers with many students. It has a lot of fun features and ways to take the temperature of the classroom in a quick informal manner. It has good integration with popular services, better than Canvas has …
    Incentivized
    Chose Edmodo (discontinued)
    Edmodo finds itself more user-friendly for the younger grades. As a 4th grade teacher, I find students navigate the user interface better than other alternatives.
    Incentivized
    Chose Edmodo (discontinued)
    Edmodo is easy to use especially since it is very similar to commonly used software called Facebook. That is why I was willing to choose Edmodo for myself and my students. I have used another software similar to Edmodo, but I did not like it too much because it has been giving …
    Incentivized
    Chose Edmodo (discontinued)
    I have taught hybrid classrooms using WebCT, Blackboard, and D2L. I have used Schoology in the past for a brief time. Edmodo is a good LMS because students like its Facebook style; I like it because I feel it is a K-12 appropriate means of getting secondary students used to the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Edmodo (discontinued)
    Ease of use, a very familiar Facebook-like platform, and an incredible community make Edmodo an amazing LMS platform to use for educators. I find this to be probably the best LMS platform for teachers to start with. However, when you are looking to up-the-ante and want to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Edmodo (discontinued)
    Edmodo is better than Moodle; user friendly, and there are many opportunities for teacher training.
    Incentivized
    Chose Edmodo (discontinued)
    Edmodo has a simplistic and familiar design that attracts teachers and students to engage with the platform. Even though the functionality looks basic, teachers can dig deep to create personalized learning experiences quickly. Most other platforms have some of the functionality …
    Incentivized
    Chose Edmodo (discontinued)
    I have used similar content management systems and learning management systems (LMS) such as Moodle, regular blogs (Wordpress, Edublogs), and websites. I prefer Edmodo in the context of the classroom for its simplicity and easy to understand interface.
    Chose Edmodo (discontinued)
    Moodle: Edmodo is sleeker, cleaner, more efficient, and easier to use.
    Chose Edmodo (discontinued)
    See previous comments.
    Chose Edmodo (discontinued)
    Edmodo is primarily for communicating and collaborating, and because its purpose is different, it doesn't have many of the options and tools that one expects from a LMS (Learning Management System). While it excels at connecting parents, students, and teachers, as well as …
    Chose Edmodo (discontinued)
    These two platforms are similar. The user interface of Edmodo is just friendlier and more obvious to navigate, however once you are used to either interface, they both are highly functional and improve learning and engagement.
    Moodle
    Chose Moodle
    Edmodo provides a simple platform but does not provide the depth of assignments that Moodle does. Moodle provides more assignment types, grading, deadlines, and shifting of assignments from one week to the next. Moodle is significantly more advanced in terms of what it can do …
    Incentivized
    Chose Moodle
    When setting up our LMS in 2014, we started with a product called LearnDash that was not designed for the school market. When we moved to Moodle, we looked at Edmodo and went with Moodle for the cost to launch and get our courses up and running. We are a smaller company were …
    Incentivized
    Chose Moodle
    None of the other products have nearly the flexibility or cost saving that Moodle does.
    Incentivized
    Chose Moodle
    Moodle is similar to these programs, but it doesn't have all the social interaction several of these other programs have.
    Incentivized
    Chose Moodle
    Being completely free, Moodle comes out on top for any situation where the school is small or the budget it tight. Most of these other tools have paid services where there are professionals to assist with set-up or problem-solving. However, there is tons of information online …
    Incentivized
    Chose Moodle
    I think Moodle would be my 1st pick, then next Schoology. I’ve been only been exposed to Moodle as an admin whereas I use Schoology as a student, not an administrator.
    Incentivized
    Chose Moodle
    Moodle was great for its flexibility and ability to customize. Moodle is free. We used Moodle for many years, so we had much time to refine how we used it and overall it worked well for us.
    Incentivized
    Chose Moodle
    We chose Moodle for the cost. Even hosting on our servers and using our personnel to manage it, we felt it was a better value than the more costly pay LMS's available. (D2L, BlackBoard) We also investigated several other free, cloud based products (Edmodo, Schology, etc) but …
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    Chose Schoology Learning
    Schoology fit the right price point, was a familiar platform for some of our students because they use it at their other schools, which were two reasons we did not choose [an] Infinite Campus. Additionally, we used Moodle before, but it was not as robust for the areas that we …
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    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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    Chose Schoology Learning
    Schoology was selected by my district. I like Schoology thus far. However, it is limited because teachers need subscriptions to access and add their classes. I prefer to use Edmodo to connect my students with their global peers to communicate, collaborate, and create.
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    Chose Schoology Learning
    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 …
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    Chose Schoology Learning
    I personally liked Edmodo's ease of use and look better, but that is a personal preference. Schoology is a great product that is continuing to improve through user feedback.
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    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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    Chose Schoology Learning
    As a previous Edmodo user, Schoology is much more robust and intuitive.
    Incentivized
    Chose Schoology Learning
    Moodle is a similar product, but Schoology has a much more user-friendly interface and integrates with PowerSchool. Canvas is also similar, but the interface wasn't quite as smooth as Schoology.
    Incentivized
    Chose Schoology Learning
    Moodle was too messy and complicated. Teachers did not like the appearance. iTunes University worked well with our iPads but 3 years ago it did not have all the features that we wanted and needed. We selected Schoology due to its ease of use and the fact that at the time it …
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    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose Schoology Learning
    Before using Schoology, we used Edmodo. It was a great starting point for a learning management system, but did not have all of the possibilities that Schoology provided. Schoology is a more robust learning management system that allows our teachers to go beyond digital …
    Incentivized
    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.
    Incentivized
    Chose Schoology Learning
    I've worked with several different learning management systems. Schoology has more to offer and allows students to work within the LMS. Other apps and programs can be embedded and opened inside the LMS. Educators can create and use great graphics within folders, pages, …
    Incentivized
    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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    Chose Schoology Learning
    I have used or experimented with a few different Learning Management Systems while teaching or taking classes. In my opinion, Schoology has been the most user friendly when it comes to creating and submitting assignments. Schoology is the only LMS that I have used in both a …
    Incentivized
    Chose Schoology Learning
    I chose Schoology for the ease of use from the administration/back end to the users.
    Incentivized
    Chose Schoology Learning
    I prefer Schoology because I can embed assessments and a gradebook.
    Incentivized
    Chose Schoology Learning
    While I did not personally select Schoology due to the district level agreements, it has been helpful to coordinate with other teachers with the same students.
    Incentivized
    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.
    Incentivized
    Chose Schoology Learning
    Apples and oranges. I feel like from a teachers stand point Schoology is much more user friendly and has great customer service. Any bugs I have come across I just go into the live chat feature and someone is there to help immediately!
    Incentivized
    Chose Schoology Learning
    Schoology surpasses the alternatives, in our situation, because it interfaces directly with our SIS (PowerSchool). This feature saves time for teachers and provides quick grading updates. Schoology also has a robust LTI interface that allows outside tools to be connected.
    Incentivized
    Chose Schoology Learning
    I was in the committee that investigated LMS platforms and the committee felt very strongly that Schoology would better serve our needs. Since we made that decision we have not looked back. Schoology continues to improve their product and provide additional features based on …
    Incentivized
    Chose Schoology Learning
    Schoology is more user-friendly and you can upload documents with fewer clicks. Schoology also allows for collaboration.
    Incentivized
    Chose Schoology Learning
    I was not privy to the reasons why Schoology was chosen over other LMS software.
    Incentivized
    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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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    71%
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    Features
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    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Edmodo (discontinued) and Moodle and Schoology Learning
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    Ratings
    Moodle
    8.0
    29 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Schoology Learning
    5.6
    40 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Course authoring00 Ratings8.725 Ratings4.738 Ratings
    Course catalog or library00 Ratings8.026 Ratings4.727 Ratings
    Player/Portal00 Ratings8.326 Ratings8.229 Ratings
    Learning content00 Ratings7.724 Ratings5.633 Ratings
    Mobile friendly00 Ratings5.726 Ratings6.438 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings8.527 Ratings7.334 Ratings
    Assignments00 Ratings8.729 Ratings4.740 Ratings
    Compliance management00 Ratings9.022 Ratings9.123 Ratings
    Learning administration00 Ratings8.627 Ratings2.133 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings9.024 Ratings4.637 Ratings
    Social learning00 Ratings7.426 Ratings4.635 Ratings
    Gamification00 Ratings6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning00 Ratings8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score8 out of 10
    Sakai
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Edmodo (discontinued)MoodleSchoology Learning
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (48 ratings)
    8.0
    (65 ratings)
    3.0
    (112 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.7
    (20 ratings)
    10.0
    (22 ratings)
    4.5
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    9.2
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (8 ratings)
    3.7
    (9 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.4
    (8 ratings)
    7.4
    (15 ratings)
    1.0
    (9 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    9.8
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Configurability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    -
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    Ease of integration
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Product Scalability
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    3.6
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    7.3
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    7.3
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    User Testimonials
    Edmodo (discontinued)MoodleSchoology Learning
    Likelihood to Recommend
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    Well, Edmodo is the best e-learning platform. Even you do not have to meet your audience face to face. And there are tons of free courses in different subjects. Now everyone can join them easily and increase their general knowledge or in specific subjects. I am individually using Edmodo for creating groups for my students and our staff members. There are plenty of tools for doing different kinds of work. If you are working with pupils, then you can add their parents to the group and they can only view their child's grades. You can create assignments for your members and you can grade them using Edmodo.
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    Moodle
    Moodle is great for any environment where a class or other learning activity needs to be completed in an asynchronous manner. It can be used to post information, create interactive threads for discussion, issue quiz and exam work with grading, track and grade progress, and keep track of attendance. It is an overall wonderful solution for managing asynchronous learning.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    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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    Pros
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    • Edmodo syncs with my Google Drive, making the sharing of assignments, handouts, pictures, and videos incredibly easy. Because I can store often-used materials in my Edmodo library, I can find them easily for the next time I am working on that unit.
    • The quizzes are easy to set up and they can be used again, so if I need to do a check for understanding on a particular topic in multiple classrooms, or use the same baseline data collection quiz for more than one semester, I need only create the quiz once.
    • The calendar feature for Edmodo allows me to plan my lessons days, even weeks ahead. I can keep assignments hidden until the day I plan to teach them, and if I need extra time for a lesson within a unit, adjusting the due dates is a simple drag-and-drop operation.
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    Moodle
    • Moodle's grade book works well. Assignments are integrated so the grades are recorded automatically.
    • Moodle is customizable by administrators, so our version only gives us the options we need. NO Clutter.
    • The discussion board offers several options for instructors that help with grading. I use "sum of points", but there are other options as well.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    • Assessments - Much more interactive and have more grading options than Google Forms
    • Auto-rostering - We are able to use Infinite Campus to automatically roster classes and there are no extra steps
    • Family/Guardian access - Schoology allows families to have a sign in and see student grades & work.
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    Cons
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    • Although Edmodo has a nice online assessment feature, it lacks in critical areas. It is difficult to attach diagrams or charts to questions. This can be done, but they are displayed in a module which pops up in front of the question. This thus hides the questions when looking at the diagram, picture, etc.
    • Questions can be randomized in Edmodo when students take an assessment, which is a nice feature. Answer choices, however, cannot be randomized.
    • Edmodo could use a much better WYSIWYG editor. It can be difficult to incorporate equations or subscript for instance.
    • The analytical data offered in assessments is decent, but it would be good if the following was added: it would be good to see which answers where most commonly missed by students; it would be good if more class data was given, such as average, median, low scores.
    • Other LMS platforms do a much nicer job of incorporating these feature directly into the question.
    • You are unable to add attachments to Calendar postings. This would be a very useful feature.
    • Updates can get lost after a while, and are difficult to search for. Once you have a large numbers of postings, finding older postings, which very well could be assignments or assessments, can be tedious for both students and parents. Even with using the built in filter feature, this is certainly an area I could see improvement being made.
    • Although Edmodo has a nice Folder feature to store your materials as a teacher, it is painstaking to use once you have a large number of items in a folder. The drop and drag feature is slow, and doesn't always stick. There is no subfolder feature as well. So, although you can organize materials, other LMS platforms make it much easier to organize and share you materials with students, parents, and other colleagues.
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    Moodle
    • The interface is not very intuitive. You must know what you are looking for in order to navigate effectively.
    • Although installation of Moodle is easy, it is a little more difficult to configure it with your other Learning tools. As an example, LDAP synchronization is a little difficult.
    • The interface is a little dated, even though new releases keep coming out (which is great!) none of them really add value to the appearance of the platform.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    • 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.
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    Likelihood to Renew
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    Edmodo is a LEARNING tool. Not "one more thing" I have to use or integrate. It was my one stop shop for everything for my classes. More importantly, I was able to watch my students grow. My students who were timid, and quiet, became my discussion leaders. Students who didn't do their homework, never missed an assignment once I started doing "e-tickets" and discussion groups. Everyone felt they had a voice, which made our classroom community that much stronger.
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    Moodle
    We use it because it is what have committed to back in 2011. Perhaps Moodle will evolve and advance in a positive way that will alleviate most of our user-based gripes? Perhaps it will not appear to be as cost effective given the need for a certain level of engineering and support staff to maintain it at a future level of sustainability? It's hard to say. As an enterprise scale critical application, we like it, but don't love it. Our instructors don't particularly like it at all.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    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.
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    Usability
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    When I was given 100 studnets it was no problem. When I was given another 60 it was still no problem. I didn't really have much more work to do. I definately didn't have to make copies or look for old assignments for students who joined a school later than traditional one's. When students missed or were sent home, they could still be part of the learning community.
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    Moodle
    Moodle can be used on a tablet, on a mobile phone, and on a PC. It is easy to navigate for learners and figure out for administrators. The learners can easily complete tasks and the administrators can easily track completion. The last thing about Moodle that one may not realize is that it somewhat resembles Facebook in its layout. This means that users are already familiar with the interface and therefore they are more comfortable using it.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    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.
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    Reliability and Availability
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    Moodle
    Yes, Moodle is always available. We are self-hosted and Moodle is always up and available. The only time that it is not available is when we are upgrading it each semester. It is then down for just a few planned hours. That is in-between semesters and we let the faculty and students know. We do it on a Friday evening and it is back up within a few hours.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    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
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    Performance
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    Moodle
    Moodle is an excellent LMS in relationship to any other one that I have seen or used. The pages load quickly and the reports complete in a reasonable time frame. Moodle has taken on Respondus, StudyMate, BigBlueButton, Turning Tech, Turnitin2, Certificates, Attendance, Tegrity, Questionnaire, Virtual Programming Lab, and Badges. All of these programs work right in with Moodle and do not cause any issues. Instructors may also use Camtasia and Snagit software as well as using webcams, downloading videos from the Internet, adding into books, or any of the many other areas within Moodle. Our instructors use the grade books without many problems and really don't ask questions much anymore. We upgrade Moodle every semester and are currently on 2.9+. Our instructors have basically learned to use most of the resources and activities.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    Course saves or transfers can take several minutes and up to an hour
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    Support Rating
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    Support through Edmodo is excellent. The communities are a really great way to get fast help because they are actively monitored, and responses are posted by other community members and the support staff. Users can also email Edmodo with suggestions, and in my experience, an Edmodo support person will respond with additional information or, at the very least, with an acknowledgement of the suggestion.
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    Moodle
    Moodle is open source, and must be evaluated in that context, but one also has to provide a fair comparison to competing products with commercial backing. Support varies depending on the component of Moodle. Bug reports in Moodle Core that affect security or stability are dealt with promptly. Functionality requests or features not working smoothly may or may not be addressed, depending on whether the functionality desired matches the "vision" of Moodle HQ. The user community provides excellent support for initial installation and configuration, but more complex questions may go unanswered, unless they are noticed by someone who happens to know the answer. The support forum feature at the Moodle site (the same feature used within Moodle itself) does not provide granular subscription to topic discussions, apparently by design, and Moodle HQ seems resistant to changing this feature.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    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.
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    In-Person Training
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    Moodle
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    Too surface level with no follow-up. A
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    Online Training
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    Moodle
    I have used a few sites and they were adequate but my best learning experience was face to face and hands on.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    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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    Plan a little extra time to let them play with the platform with fun assignments. This made them comfortable submitting work, finding items, communicating with me or each other
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    Moodle
    Find a partner who will work with you during the implementation process. Be sure to provide ample training for veteran users on the changes and for newbies on the overall product.
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    I actually utilize Google Classroom over Edmodo in most of my school functions. I still use Edmodo as a coach and club adviser but prefer Google Classroom as a classroom teacher. Google Classroom offers everything that Edmodo does but seems to be more efficient, particularly for our school as our district has paid for Google apps and each student has their own Gmail account. Additionally, Google Classroom allows students to access Google Docs and edit in real time where Edmodo has some limitations in that regard. Finally, students generally have stated that they prefer Google Classroom as the smartphone application is easier and more dynamic.
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    Blackboard has clear advantages in rubric management, and offers a content management system of its own. The largest barrier is cost for smaller or financially-disadvantaged organizations. However, as in any IT project, adequate resources must be made for even "free" software.
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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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    Scalability
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    Moodle
    Well, I administer Moodle for a dozen of our divisions and there is a wide range of flexibility between offerings. I have course instructors who use every module i their course, chock full of videos, pictures, links to web tools for synchronous sessions within the asynchronous course. I also have others who are content with a syllabus, a few pdfs, links to podcast lectures and a few simple assignments. No matter if your organization is big or small, or if your requirements are strict for credentialing or non-existent (for internal know-how), Moodle can accommodate you.
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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
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    Return on Investment
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    • Definitely better customer service! Once the parents figured out the tool and students were proficient with it. It was an excellent way to communicate student's strengths and weaknesses in their learning.
    • Increased employee efficiency. Especially since teachers can share assignments easily too. And, as I've referred to many times, the grading feature is a huge time saver!
    • A negative impact is we have had some cyberbulling. But, used the blocking features and handled it with face-to-face interaction with the students in question and their families.
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    • While it certainly takes more time to develop an online training vs a face-to-face we can offer the same content over and over again and meet a larger audience. There's no way we could have offered these trainings face-to-face to the same size audience. Economically it's just not feasible. Moodle allows us to share multiple trainings on a variety of topics over extended periods of time in a cost effective way.
    • The impact on early interventionists is still being evaluated, but we do know that early interventionist now have more ways to access professional development than in the past. The ability to customize the registration page has allowed us to track which agencies in Virginia are having their staff participate and we can see which topics are favored above others.
    • Other LMS's were far too costly. Aside from the monthly hosting fees (less than $200 a year), and the time it took to do the initial install and setup, Moodle is free. Once it's setup the only elearning costs are related to the development and creation of each training and then the setup of training on Moodle. This allows us to devote more time and money to the development and creation of more courses vs. the management of the system.
    • Minimal tech support for the users is required and most requests are limited to lost/userid passwords. The course designer is able to manage tech support needs for the users because so few requests are received.
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    • Using Schoology to build a foundation for a blended learning model has helped increase my students ABC rate between 15-20% in all classes!
    • Using Schoology is forcing my students to become responsible for their own learning!
    • The only negative thing I have encountered is the students resistance to change!
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    ScreenShots

    Moodle Screenshots

    Screenshot of Moodle offers activities and resources to create courses.Screenshot of The course dashboard shows the courses which an student is enrolled in.Screenshot of Inside a course view shows the course complete index of activities and resources.
The course view can be customised to be cleaner allowing the student to focus on learning.Screenshot of Moodle Workplace includes all features in Moodle LMS and other exclusive features like multi-tenancy, dynamic rules, and report builder.Screenshot of Programs help users stay up-to-date with compliance, and help with designing learning paths for a teams so that they can develop the right competencies. Certificates can also be issued to validate learning and compliance.Screenshot of Dynamic Rules help to avoid the tedious tasks and create and manage automated rules for several groups of users. Learning experiences based on location, department, position, roles and other criteria are available.

    Schoology Learning Screenshots

    Screenshot of Example of Schoology’s course dashboard.