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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Ellucian Quercus

    Score3 out of 10
    N/AQuercus is a cloud-hosted student information system delivered to staff and students through browsers or mobile devices. Quercus enables a continuous lifecycle of your digital campus, integrating with non-Ellucian solutions as well.N/A

    Nearpod

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/ANearpod is an education-focused learning management software solution offered by Nearpod.

    $159

    per year

    Pricing
    Ellucian QuercusNearpod
    Editions & Modules
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    Gold
    $159
    per year
    Platinum
    $397
    per year
    Silver
    Free
    Premium Plus
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    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Ellucian QuercusNearpod
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Nearpod has a free version for all teachers. There are paid options for individual teachers, as well as schools and districts, for increased features and access.
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    Features
    Ellucian QuercusNearpod
    Student and Faculty Administration
    Comparison of Student and Faculty Administration features of Ellucian Quercus and Nearpod
    Feature
    Ellucian Quercus
    6.7
    1 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Nearpod
    -
    Ratings
    Online Registration Management5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    District Communications, such as messaging and alerting6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Teacher Self-Service6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Student Data Security7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Community Support8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    State and National-level Reporting8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Freckle by Renaissance
    Score9.4 out of 10
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    Schoolmint Hero
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Edmodo (discontinued)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Schoolmint Hero
    Score9.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Ellucian QuercusNearpod
    Likelihood to Recommend
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Ellucian QuercusNearpod
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Ellucian
    Quercus works really well for education results, students can easily access results and can be kept up to date. Teachers can also input assessment results very easily. Communicate option very useful and used quite regularly
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    Renaissance Learning
    Nearpod is great for teachers who want data to help gauge how engaged students are during lessons. Additionally, teachers in one-to-one schools can better use these tools with a lesson delivery system like Nearpod. Nearpod is especially effective when a presenter has to deliver information to a large class.
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    Pros
    Ellucian
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    Renaissance Learning
    • Provide timely and individualized feedback.
    • Allow for the teacher to check for understanding, for the entire class, in one view.
    • Present an array of different interactive lesson items, at the fingertips of every student.
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    Cons
    Ellucian
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    Renaissance Learning
    • I would love Nearpod to have more free activities.
    • I would love Nearpod to be free for educators.
    • I would love if teachers could assign homework on Nearpod.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Ellucian
    No answers on this topic
    Renaissance Learning
    Goal is to continue our subscription for the 2019-2020 school year
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    Usability
    Ellucian
    No answers on this topic
    Renaissance Learning
    While there is some learning curve to fully understand and know how to lead a lesson with Nearpod, once mastered successfully, Nearpod lessons are simple to create and deliver. When leading a lesson, it is relatively simple to see how everyone in the class performs and how well they participate and understand.
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    Support Rating
    Ellucian
    No answers on this topic
    Renaissance Learning
    The support staff for Nearpod is top-notch. I have not had technical issues, but I did have a concern about my bill and they reached out to me nearly immediately to address the problem. I was very satisfied with how they handled the interaction from beginning to end. They did a great job.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Ellucian
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    Renaissance Learning
    I don't know of a product off hand that does what Nearpod can do. Between the library of pre-made lessons, the ability to create your own lesson content, the ability to add interactive content, Nearpod offers a unique engagement platform for instruction
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    Return on Investment
    Ellucian
    No answers on this topic
    Renaissance Learning
    • The impact is awesome. It gives students a digital option other than PowerPoint for presentations.
    • The feedback tool allows you to follow students in realtime.
    • The shallow learning curve made it easy encourage other faculty to try it.
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