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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Classroom

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AN/A

    $0

    per month

    Schoolmint Hero

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/ASchoolMint Hero is student behavior management software for K-12 schools and districts, from Schoolmint. Hero's goal is to enable consistent redirection of negative behavior, reinforcement of positive behavior and communication between educators, students, parents, and administrators across classrooms school and district-wide. Features include positive behavior tracking tools, referral and tardy management, school event management, behavior analytics data, etc.N/A

    Tribal SITS

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AThe Tribal Group headquartered in Bristol offers their SITS software to institutions of higher education to manage the student lifecycle. The suite supports marketing and outreach efforts by enabling users to reach out of and track engagement with students, manage admissions processes, and manage apprenticeship programs.N/A
    Pricing
    Google ClassroomSchoolmint HeroTribal SITS
    Editions & Modules
    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
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google ClassroomSchoolmint HeroTribal SITS
    Free Trial
    YesNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsEducation Fundamentals Version - 30-day free trial for qualifying institutions.——
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Google ClassroomSchoolmint HeroTribal SITS
    Considered Multiple Products
    Google
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    Schoolmint
    Chose Schoolmint Hero
    The only other program that I have used similar to Hero was Class Dojo. The thing that I loved about Class Dojo is that we were able to directly interact and converse with parents. Parents emails and cell phones were linked to the system. We were able to send out classroom …
    Incentivized
    Chose Schoolmint Hero
    I actually know of very little software for behavior management. I used ClassDojo before but it doesn't share with the entire school.
    Incentivized
    Chose Schoolmint Hero
    HERO is better at providing positive feedback, less communication options.
    Incentivized
    Tribal Group
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    37 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    34 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    29 Answers
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    Features
    Google ClassroomSchoolmint HeroTribal SITS
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Google Classroom and Schoolmint Hero and Tribal SITS
    Feature
    Google Classroom
    7.4
    60 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Schoolmint Hero
    -
    Ratings
    Tribal SITS
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    Ratings
    Course authoring8.752 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Course catalog or library7.639 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Player/Portal6.538 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning content8.241 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile friendly7.757 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications7.144 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Assignments7.158 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance management6.934 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning administration7.346 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics6.742 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social learning8.751 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gamification3.98 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning9.812 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Teachable
    Score9.5 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Schoology Learning
    Score8 out of 10
    Jenzabar ONE
    Score9 out of 10
    Schoolmint Hero
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    D2L Brightspace
    Score7.8 out of 10
    PowerSchool SIS
    Score6.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google ClassroomSchoolmint HeroTribal SITS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (80 ratings)
    9.7
    (28 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.1
    (11 ratings)
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.9
    (14 ratings)
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    2.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google ClassroomSchoolmint HeroTribal SITS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Schoolmint
    Hero is a great time saver for any busy school administrator. Students are able to use technology to earn positive points and also track and manage their own discipline. It is user-friendly and adaptable to the specific needs of the school. I love writing my own tracking codes and setting the action thresholds.
    Incentivized
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    Tribal Group
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    Pros
    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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    Schoolmint
    • Allows ALL students to earn points at the push of a button.
    • Connects with infinite Campus so student schedules and info are always accurate on the Hero site.
    • Allows teachers to create their own groups for after school programs or even small groups in their classrooms.
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    Cons
    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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    Schoolmint
    • Hero had the Hero Homeroom where teachers could collaborate and receive rewards but that was discontinued. I think that a similar reward system for those who are supposed to be inputting information would be helpful, where consistency for the required input is rewarded. For example: teachers were to be recording points for all their students every period every day - if they received points for completing their input & could then choose to spend those points on rewards that would help encourage participation to make it more successful overall.
    • Too hands-off in making sure that implementation is as successful as possible.
    • Too techie for non-tech savvy people.
    Incentivized
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    Tribal Group
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Schoolmint
    It is a great product
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    Tribal Group
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    Usability
    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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    Schoolmint
    again. for the day to day usage, adding points is a bit of a chore but I keep doing it because the students respond
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    Tribal Group
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    Reliability and Availability
    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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    Schoolmint
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    Tribal Group
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    Support Rating
    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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    Schoolmint
    Someone is always available. I like being able to call, chat, or email as needed. There are also a lot of tutorials and webinars provided. Hero does a good job of providing tools for onboarding new users and customers as well. It is easy to find whatever information you are looking for.
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    Tribal Group
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    Schoolmint
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    Tribal Group
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Schoolmint
    We used a tardy tracking system a couple years ago but it wasn't as efficient as Hero. It did not keep track of any positive behaviors. I don't remember the name of the system but I know it only focused on the negative behaviors and giving out consequences for those negative behaviors.
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    Tribal Group
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    Scalability
    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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    Schoolmint
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    Tribal Group
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Schoolmint
    • Definitely worth the money. The kids are happy, they're using the program as often as they can, and they appreciate the opportunity to be rewarded for their good behavior.
    • We've been able to sustain a store, and that's super awesome. I know we wouldn't be able to without the help of Hero and the ways in which we keep the hype.
    • I think I need more help with teacher adoption. We have a lot of initiatives at our school, so we're trying to take on a little more than we can chew at this point. We're getting there though!
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    Tribal Group
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