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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Nearpod

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

    $159

    per year

    Schoolbox

    Score4.1 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Because learners thrive in a connected community. Schoolbox is an integrated, all-in-one learning management system (LMS), community portal, and engagement platform for K-12 schools. Schoolbox is designed to present a robust solution that connects the entire school community, and drives innovative teaching and learning. Schoolbox is self or cloud hosted, integrated, flexible, and secure to simplify communication and collaboration in schools, and improve teaching and learning.

    $10

    per student

    Pricing
    NearpodSchoolbox
    Editions & Modules
    Gold
    $159
    per year
    Platinum
    $397
    per year
    Silver
    Free
    Premium Plus
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    per year
    Basic
    $10.00
    per student
    Pro
    $13.00
    per student
    Elite
    $15.00
    per student
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    NearpodSchoolbox
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$4,000 per installation
    Additional DetailsNearpod 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
    NearpodSchoolbox
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Nearpod and Schoolbox
    Feature
    Nearpod
    -
    Ratings
    Schoolbox
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Course authoring00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Course catalog or library00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Player/Portal00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Mobile friendly00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Assignments00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Learning administration00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Social learning00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
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    NearpodSchoolbox
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    User Ratings
    NearpodSchoolbox
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    NearpodSchoolbox
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Schoolbox
    Schoolboxn is well suited to being a school portal. You can manage user accounts, access to information and communicate to users individually or as a group. The pages allow for a great range of media types, you can use blog, forum or chat and embed videos and images easily. As an LMS, this system is great. Student accounts link to class information easily by the back end sync tools. Giving students instant access to their information. Assessments are easily submitted and feedback given by teachers can be viewed by students and parents.
    A situation where this system is less suitable is if you work in a school that already has a dedicated portal and/or LMS.
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    Pros
    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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    Schoolbox
    • Learning management
    • Feedback management
    • Communications - email/news posting
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    Cons
    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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    Schoolbox
    • User interface
    • System search
    • Quiz builder
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Renaissance Learning
    Goal is to continue our subscription for the 2019-2020 school year
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    Schoolbox
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    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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    Schoolbox
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    Support Rating
    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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    Schoolbox
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Schoolbox
    Canvas is purely an LMS. Whilst it is a good system, it didn’t allow us to manage parent communication or use it as a portal. In the end we didn’t want to manage 2 separate systems. Schoolbox is the only all in one system we found that stacked up. Other systems did the portal well, or the LMS well, but not both together.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Schoolbox
    • It’s a time saver for teachers as course information can be re-used
    • User administration rules allows for automation
    • Parent comms are centralised and easily managed
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    ScreenShots

    Schoolbox Screenshots

    Screenshot of DevicesScreenshot of School News FeedScreenshot of Calendar - eDiaryScreenshot of My ClassesScreenshot of Class MarkbookScreenshot of Inline Grader.