Schoology - Digital Hub for Teaching and Learning
May 18, 2017
Schoology - Digital Hub for Teaching and Learning
Score 10 out of 10
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Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Schoology
Our district did a soft rollout of Schoology this year, meaning it was an option for all 1200 staff members. Students in our district have Chromebook devices 24/7 and many teachers were excited to hear more about how this new tool could engage their students and impact learning in their classrooms. The ITS department offered several opportunities in the Summer and Fall for staff to come and hear more about this new tool, Schoology, (mispronounced by most in the beginning). Teachers quickly discovered that Schoology could be a digital hub for their classroom. It has been so exciting to help teachers discover the plethora of ways that Schoology can engage students, provide valuable formative and summative assessment data tied to learning targets, personalize learning, encourage ongoing collaboration via discussions and assignment feedback, tie pictures and videos to curricular goals via media albums, and easily share the awesome resources they create by joining Schoology Groups….the list could go on. I believe that much of the success our teachers are experiencing with Schoology is due to the choice to get on board when they are ready. The boat is getting full as word spreads and more teachers make the jump every day.
- Schoology provides a "toolbox" to house all of the "tools" that teachers need access to in a 1:1 district. Assignments, assessments, rubrics, gradebook, feedback, calendar....all in one place!
- Schoology allows teachers to meet the needs of every student by personalizing instruction and meeting the needs of all learners.
- The ability to tie learning targets to questions makes it possible to know where students are at with their learning at all times.
- The tools that are at your fingertips in Schoology make it easy to take stagnant activities and make them engaging in no time!
- I would love a few more option in the Standards Based Grading Area of Mastery
- I think Rubrics for students to self-assess would be a great addition!
- Positive - One place for teachers to house all content, resources, assessments.
- Positive - Huge time saver and paper saver - many teachers now have paperless classrooms.
- Positive - Mastery area provides powerful guidance on an individual basis and allows teachers to meet the needs of all students.
- Hoping more Standard Based Grading options will be available soon!
Our district chose Schoology because it was (for the many reasons listed in this review), the best choice for K-12 teachers and students.