Primary/Secondary Education, 500+ employees
Less than a year
“Students and teachers love it”
Pros
Schoology is hailed as a blessing for communication with classes, offering easy updates, due date notifications, one-on-one messaging, and efficient gradebook management.
Cons
Concerns about data analysis strength are raised, especially in a context where administration emphasizes data-driven teaching.
Rating Distribution
Ease of use
10
Value for money
10
Customer Support
8
Functionality
7
Not Specified, N/A employees
Less than 6 months
“Teacher Toolkit”
Pros
Schoology is deemed a highly useful tool for creating lessons, especially for Google Educators appreciating the Google Drive integration. The rubric builder is highlighted as a significant asset.
Cons
The adjustment period to the software is deemed challenging, underscoring the importance of thorough teacher training before utilizing the program.
Rating Distribution
Ease of use
8
Value for money
10
Customer Support
10
Functionality
8
Primary/Secondary Education, 1-10 employees
Less than a year
“Flexible, fully-featured and fun!”
Pros
Schoology is recognized for fostering a community of teachers and learners, promoting the sharing of experiences and mutual support. Its recognizable user interface simplifies the learning curve for new users, and the platform offers superb flexibility for creating customized learning environments.
Cons
Limitations related to iframe embed, HTTPS protocol requirements, and the HTML code editor are identified, impacting advanced features and integrations such as Java functions and LTI integration. The need for improvements in badge and gamification features is also highlighted.
Rating Distribution
Ease of use
10
Value for money
8
Customer Support
10
Functionality
8
Not Specified, 11-50 employees
Less than a year
“As a mom, I am able to follow up my kids academic program and their progress.”
Pros
The Facebook-like interface of Schoology makes it exceptionally user-friendly especially for mothers like myself. I cherish the daily updates from my childs teachers regarding their progress and classroom activities.
Cons
Navigating between family and student profiles can be confusing locating specific information sometimes poses difficulty.
Rating Distribution
Ease of use
8
Value for money
8
Customer Support
8
Functionality
8
Not Specified, N/A employees
More than a year
“A one-stop-shop for teachers | A window into the classroom for parents”
Pros
Schoology encompasses all essential tools for delivering a dynamic student-centric learning experience its rubric builder updates resources and classroom management features are straightforward. Moreover its seamless integration with Google Drive and numerous other applications elevates its utility.
Cons
Using the product entails a learning curve successful implementation demands patience and thorough training.
Rating Distribution
Ease of use
9
Value for money
10
Customer Support
10
Functionality
10
Not Specified, 101-500 employees
More than a year
“Schoology is easy to use to create a powerful, engaging experience for students.”
Pros
Finding it incredibly user-friendly I noticed students easily grasped the platform without requiring formal training its intuitive nature and various engagement avenues stood out.
Cons
My frustration stems from Schoologys continued use of Flash for video recording which warrants immediate attention.
Rating Distribution
Ease of use
10
Value for money
10
Customer Support
8
Functionality
10
Philanthropy, 51-100 employees
Less than a year
“Don't make this product more than what it is”
Pros
Although Schoology offers a plethora of features I found them challenging to navigate. My frustration with its complexity hindered me from fully utilizing its capabilities as the abundance of terminology proved overwhelming.
Cons
The interface lacks user-friendliness with each function labeled differently excessive links and notifications from other users add to the complexity.
Rating Distribution
Ease of use
5
Value for money
8
Customer Support
8
Functionality
7
Not Specified, N/A employees
More than a year
“Life Changing”
Pros
Over the past three years Ive relied on Schoology to handle tasks like grading and providing student feedback. Even after a course concludes I retain access to all its materials. Schoologys responsiveness to issues and openness to feedback along with its seamless integration with our grade book system have been invaluable. Its transformed my traditional classroom into a flipped-mastery environment with standards-based grading making differentiation of instruction effortless.
Cons
I still have certain expectations from Schoology that it hasnt met yet but theyre actively addressing those areas.
Rating Distribution
Ease of use
10
Value for money
10
Customer Support
10
Functionality
10
Not Specified, N/A employees
More than a year
“Buggy and slow, painful to use”
Pros
One positive aspect of Schoology is its absence of viruses although this isnt particularly noteworthy.
Cons
Despite claiming similarity to Facebook Schoology feels cumbersome and unhelpful resembling an outdated platform.
Rating Distribution
Ease of use
4
Value for money
5
Customer Support
4
Functionality
5
Not Specified, 51-100 employees
More than a year
“User friendly, Facebook Feel, Learning Curve”
Pros
Schoologys integration capabilities with our Student Information System have streamlined user management while its familiar interface reminiscent of Facebook has eased adoption for our users.
Cons
Schoology offers numerous features but many require significant time to learn and some environments may have technical issues.
Rating Distribution
Ease of use
7
Value for money
8
Customer Support
8
Functionality
10
Not Specified, N/A employees
More than a year
“Easy to use”
Pros
Schoologys website is user-friendly resembling popular social media platforms. Its versatility caters to a wide range of educational needs for both teachers and students.
Cons
The Android app lacks key features like proper forum thread display and viewing teacher comments on submissions which is disappointing.
Rating Distribution
Ease of use
10
Value for money
8
Customer Support
10
Functionality
8
Not Specified, N/A employees
Less than 6 months
“Easy to figure out but could be better”
Pros
Utilizing Schoology for my seminary classes has been generally straightforward and I anticipate its usability will improve further over time.
Cons
While usually straightforward occasionally finding specific pages takes some extra effort.
Rating Distribution
Ease of use
9
Value for money
10
Customer Support
10
Functionality
10
Education Management, 51-100 employees
More than a year
“Really great LMS but some of their policies have seemed a bit excessive in the past”
Pros
Schoologys integration capabilities are impressive syncing smoothly with numerous third-party applications and demonstrating proactive feature development.
Cons
Support was adequate but the sudden demand for drivers license copies due to a privacy policy change was frustrating.
Rating Distribution
Ease of use
8
Value for money
10
Customer Support
7
Functionality
10
Primary/Secondary Education, 51-100 employees
More than a year
“When we used it I was very happy with the product.”
Pros
I appreciate Schoologys responsiveness to user requests such as the addition of discussion board features which enhances student engagement and academic integrity.
Cons
Overall I have a positive view of the software but the requirement for drivers license submission felt intrusive to many teachers.
Rating Distribution
Ease of use
10
Value for money
8
Customer Support
7
Functionality
8
Not Specified, N/A employees
More than a year
“Integrated Schoology into my high school courses years ago. Can't imagine teaching without it.”
Pros
The assessment creation tool in Schoology offers robust features including random question selection from banks a familiar layout for students and straightforward rubric scoring.
Cons
Overlapping drop-down menus make multitasking challenging at times.
Rating Distribution
Ease of use
10
Value for money
10
Customer Support
8
Functionality
10
Education Management, 1-10 employees
Less than 6 months
“Schoology LMS that is just like facebook.”
Pros
Schoology stands out for its ease of use clean interface mobile app availability and extensive import options.
Cons
Annotation features for worksheets are available but split into two versions one of which is unintuitive.
Rating Distribution
Ease of use
10
Value for money
8
Customer Support
8
Functionality
8
Primary/Secondary Education, 51-100 employees
More than a year
“I use Schoology daily in my classroom and love it.”
Pros
Schoology serves as my primary tool for organizing and communicating class materials to students consistently.
Cons
Annoyingly double-clicking text modifies the next line as well manual highlighting is the workaround.
Rating Distribution
Ease of use
10
Value for money
10
Customer Support
9
Functionality
10
Education Management, 101-500 employees
More than a year
“Students first needed 1 place to go to see homework. Now the whole school communicates in 1 place.”
Pros
Schoology excels in user-friendliness continuous updates accessibility across platforms grading features like rubrics and mobile submission capabilities.
Cons
The calendar function could be improved particularly its integration with Google Calendar and Outlook.
Rating Distribution
Ease of use
8
Value for money
10
Customer Support
8
Functionality
8
Education Management, 101-500 employees
More than a year
“The MVP LMS”
Pros
Schoology prioritizes personalized student learning through features like adjustable completion settings and gamification elements such as badges empowering students to progress at their own pace.
Cons
Navigating Schoology requires some initial exploration but once familiar additional features like app embedding become valuable.
Rating Distribution
Ease of use
8
Value for money
8
Customer Support
10
Functionality
10
Education Management, 101-500 employees
More than a year
“We have been using Schoology as our LMS for two years”
Pros
Schoologys intuitive interface and ongoing improvements make it a versatile option suitable for grades K-12.
Cons
Adding SIS capabilities would enhance Schoologys utility the gradebooks layout also needs improvement for better usability.
Rating Distribution
Ease of use
10
Value for money
10
Customer Support
10
Functionality
10