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    Jenzabar SONIS

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AJenzabar now offers SONIS, a student information system (SIS) oriented around the needs of smaller higher education institutions. Jenzabar supports the former SONISWEB product since its acquisition of original developer RJM Systems in 2015.N/A

    Wayground

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AWayground is a K-12 Online Learning platform for creating and delivering digital curriculum activities, assignments, assessments, presentations, interactive videos, and flashcards. The platform supports classroom instruction, homework, intervention, formative assessment, and district-wide assessment coordination.N/A
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Features
    Jenzabar SONISWayground
    Student and Faculty Administration
    Comparison of Student and Faculty Administration features of Jenzabar SONIS and Wayground
    Feature
    Jenzabar SONIS
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Wayground
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    Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-Party Education Technology7.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Registration Management9.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    District Communications, such as messaging and alerting4.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Roster Management7.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform Customization8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Teacher Self-Service10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Student Data Security10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Community Support9.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Class Scheduling10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    State and National-level Reporting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance Support10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Teacher and Parent Mobile Application10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Jenzabar SONISWayground
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.2
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
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    User Testimonials
    Jenzabar SONISWayground
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Jenzabar, Inc.
    We often had students who came and took a class or completed a program, left, and then came back for something else at a later time. It was nice to be able to have someone in Jenzabar SONIS with multiple statuses. They could be in as a Student for the current class while still being in as an Alumni for the program they had graduated from. Most of our programs are set up so the students within that program are all taking the same courses at the same time. The bulk registration feature made it easy to enroll one student and then use that student's enrollment to quickly enroll all of the others in the program. That was a huge time saver. We had letters and emails that we wanted to send out at specific times in the application process. The Activity tool in Jenzabar SONIS made it easy for us to have some things that were automatically added to a person's record and others that we could add as needed. We could then run timed letters or emails and get our communication sent out. We had some challenges with Jenzabar SONIS because we have a number of certificate programs that are only one semester in length. We often had students who would complete one certificate (program) in the fall and then complete another one in the spring. Many of the reports pulled data only for the active enrollment so we had to go back and manually pull the data for the enrollment from the other semester if we needed something for the full school year.
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    Quizizz Inc.
    Quizizz is very well suited for my elementary and middle school-aged students. It is fast-paced, competitive, and keeps their attention. I would not think it would be as well implemented in lower (k-2) grades. I love the fact that it is aligned with Generation Genius, which is another site I use for instruction.
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    Pros
    Jenzabar, Inc.
    • Great value
    • Built in reports are great, but it also has add on reporting that is fantastic.
    • Hosting they offer is phenomenal nearly no downtime, ever!
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    Quizizz Inc.
    • It has a large library of already-made quizzes that can be searched fairly easily.
    • It has side-by-side views of what the students see and what the teacher sees.
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    Cons
    Jenzabar, Inc.
    • SONIS sorts my advisees by class and then by name. This is NOT useful. There should be an option for sorting by name only. I advise almost fifty students. It wastes my time looking for them in the sophomore listing, then the junior listing......
    • When registration of a student for semester courses is complete, there should be an option to print out only the courses scheduled, NOT the entire page which shows available courses at the bottom.
    • SONIS sometimes kicks me out for no reason.
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    Quizizz Inc.
    • Modifying existing quizzes often simply does not work: the system looks up when I try to add new items.
    • Quizizz has no easily discovered way to change titles of quizzes.
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    Usability
    Jenzabar, Inc.
    It's Easy to use and navigate through. It gets the job done for daily tasks. Sometimes it may require a small amount of manual work. You can handle student records, housing, and check-ins without needing multiple systems. After staff are trained, they can move through tasks pretty quickly, which saves lots of time.
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    Quizizz Inc.
    All reports are very informative and you can analyze the data by student, by class, or by question. The ease of sharing the assignments via Google Classroom is seamless! Teachers can input their own media and questions for anything (quiz, test, survey, emotional check in, etc)
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    Support Rating
    Jenzabar, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Quizizz Inc.
    We switched out Google domain, and their support people transferred everthing
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    Alternatives Considered
    Jenzabar, Inc.
    We changed databases in 2011 because the company we were with was going to quit supporting our software. We evaluated a number of different SISs available at the time and felt Jenzabar SONIS provided the best tools for our school. Most of the others were either geared more for adult education, individual course offerings or for schools that primarily had degree-seeking students. We needed something that could address both needs.We felt Jenzabar SONIS did that best of the ones we reviewed.
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    Quizizz Inc.
    Since many online fun checks are not available in the market, we choose Quizziz because it is easier to use than the others, it has a user icon to use ( which is fun to choose), the site is easy to find. No lag and crash of website.
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    Return on Investment
    Jenzabar, Inc.
    • Facilitates grade input by faculty.
    • Facilitates course enrollment by students.
    • Facilitates viewing student records and determining progress to program completion.
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    Quizizz Inc.
    • Fewer meetings necessary - can check via poll or quiz
    • Presentations made available at any time
    • Reusable resources frees up HR personnel time
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