Schoology

Your Digital Classroom

A cloud-based Learning Management System

with a social networking capabilities.

A Presentation by Dana Rivera and Andrew LaPrade

 What is Schoology?

Schoology is an easy-to-use, easy-to-implement online learning,

classroom management, and social networking platform that improves
learning through
• better communication,
• better collaboration, and
• increased access to curriculum and supplemental content
(both inside and outside of school).

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 Ways Educators are Using
Schoology to Transform Learning

1. A football coach in Alabama uses Schoology to teach his players about opposing teams. Going one step
further, he even quizzes them before the games and only plays those who pass.
2. An educator in Ohio uses Schoology to teach his third-graders how to write creatively, proofread, and
collaborate. Here's how it goes: Each student writes their own fairytale and shares it with the class.
They then read each other’s work and critique it in an interactive discussion.
3. While visiting Brooklyn, NY, one educator used Schoology’s mobile app to manage his classroom from
five states away!
4. Bridging the gap across states and learning levels, a college professor in Connecticut and a high school
teacher in Alabama used Schoology to connect their classes for in-depth discussions about what it
means to be a digital citizen.
5. A school district in Missouri linked up with a village in Kenya through a Schoology Group. Separated by
over 8,000 miles, students on both ends are sharing their cultures, discussing ideas and best practices
of sustainable living, and even participating in a clothing drive!
 Features of Schoology

Personalized Homepage

Schoology
aggregates
all your
academic
information
in one easy-
to-use,
familiar
interface.
 Features of Schoology

Course Profiles
Schoology
makes
creating
unique and
flexible
course
profiles
simple with
an easy-to -
use, intuitive
interface.
 Features of Schoology

Calendar
Schoology’s
calendar is an easy-
to-use, robust way
to manage personal
an course events.
The calendars are
color coded,
provide automatic
updating, and can
synchronize with
other web-based
calendars such as
MS Outlook or
Google Calendar.
 Features of Schoology
Online Homework
Dropboxes
Schoology’s
Dropbox feature
simplifies and
centralizes the
process of
submitting,
annotating, grading,
and returning
assignments so
there’s no
unnecessary
repetition.
 Features of Schoology
Create Assignments
and Events
Schoology’s content
creation tools and user-
friendly interface make
create diverse assignments
and events simple. You can
easily attach and embed
engaging media from your
hard drive or the web. Best
of all, created assignement
and events are
automatically organized in
the course, group, and
personal calendars.
 Features of Schoology
Create Assignments
and Events
 Features of Schoology

Create Tests
and Quizzes
Schoology’s test
and quiz creation
tools provide
teachers with a
flexible, easy-to-
use template for
creating engaging
assessments that
address individual
student needs.
 Features of Schoology

Analyze Test
Results
Use Schoology’s
course analytics to
analyze test
results. Look at
class and individual
scores on entire
assessment and on
specific questions.
See when
tests/questions
were completed
and how much
times was spent
on each.
 Features of Schoology

Online Gradebook
and Attendance

Schoology’s
Gradebook and
Attendance save
you time by
automating the
redundant tasks of
inputting grades
and taking
attendance.
 Features of Schoology

Track Student Usage and

Course Analytics

With individualized
and course-wide
analytics presented in
an easily read format,
Schoology helps you
to better understand
you students’ needs
and develop
strategies that
improve their
engagement and
comprehension.
 Features of Schoology

Messaging

Schoology facilitates
better communication
by providing teachers
a way to send
messages and share
resources efficiently
with their students
and peers, and by
providing students a
simple and safe way
to contact their
teachers.
 Features of Schoology

Customizable
Notifications
Schoology
makes staying
connected
simple with
email and SMS
text
notifications so
everyone is
always up to
date.
 Features of Schoology

Announcements
Need to make sure
your class
post/update
doesn’t get lost in
the activity feed?
Schoology’s
announcment
feature turns any
update into an
announcement
with one click,
pinning it to the top
of the activity feed
so everyone gets
the message.
 Features of Schoology

Discussions
With Schoology,
teachers can create
interactive discussion
pages, engaging
students on a more
personal level.
Discussions are
threaded to allow for
easy replying and
organization.

A wide range of files (including documents, pictures, audio, and video files) can be
attached to any post. Teachers can also connect their discussion pages with other
classes for a more widely interactive experience.
 Features of Schoology
Group Workspaces
/Collaboration
Schoology’s learning
environment
facilitates
collaboration on a
number of different
levels. Students and
teachers can
collaborate easily with
each other their peers
by participating in live
discussions, sharing
resources and ideas,
and much more.
 Features of Schoology
User Connections
(Professional Networks)
Staying connected
locally and building
connections globally
helps improve
education in a
collaborative effort.
Schoology lets you
collaborate and share
instructional
resources with
teachers in your
school, your district,
and around the world.
 Features of Schoology

Announcements
Need to make sure
your class
post/update
doesn’t get lost in
the activity feed?
Schoology’s
announcment
feature turns any
update into an
announcement
with one click,
pinning it to the top
of the activity feed
so everyone gets
the message.
 Schoology App Center
Schoology Apps
The App Center
brings the tools,
websites, and
content you use on
a regular basis
directly into
Schoology in an
integrated,
seamless
experience. You
can find apps to
extend your
classroom and
easily install them
into your courses.
 Schoology Blogs
Student Blogs
Students can
use the
Schoology blog
feature to
create their
own blogs on a
variety of
topics. Other
students can
read and
respond to
these blogs.
 Schoology Blogs and News
Teacher Blogs
Teachers can join
professional
networking
groups and
follow the blogs
on the Schoology
home page on
topics, such as
the flipped
classroom,
differentiated
instruction, Web
2.0 tools, etc.
 Schoology in the News
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 Bibliography

https://www.schoology.com/learning-management-
system.php

http://www.schoology.com/group/25228991/blog/post
/37001363