I read a review of schoology from a peer and I decided to take a closer look at it for myself. One appeal of this tool is that it promises to be administrator friendly. It is set up in a format like facebook so it will also be real familiar to students. With this tool a teacher or an administrator can manage many aspects of their classes or student population, such as grades, assignments or attendance. Groups can be formed with this tool that can aide in collaborations. Unheard of in traditional education is the fact that students and teachers can now participate in online discussions. This tool also comes with an app for the iPhone as well as one for the iPad so that communication can continue on the go.
It’s very simple to set up. All you need to do is chose a user name and a password. They will ask you to create a course and a section for it and then you’ll be in business.
Once you are logged in you will see the familiar set up that resembles an older version of facebook. From there you can set up your profile, check your inbox, view or post to your calendar, view or add documents and assignments or just have a discussion. This tool can be viewed as a middle of the road tool because administrators can feel better about endorsing a product that they have a certain amount of control over while at the same time its familiar to students. I don’t know if it would be advisable to store personal and sensitive information on this site but it can be a great organizational tool.
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