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Our Enterprise-Level Platform: A Success Story

January 18, 2012 by Jeremy ⋅ Company News ⋅ 
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Last spring, we excitedly rolled out the enterprise-level version of our collaborative learning platform. The premium features it offers were designed specifically with the school or district administrator in mind, granting expanded performance analytics and reporting functionality that can only come from having all their teachers working on a single, integrated platform. At the enterprise level, Schoology essentially serves as the “one-stop shop” for educators to teach, assess, administer, and analyze student progress.

One of the many school districts to upgrade from our cost-free solution to the enterprise-level platform was the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD), a K-12 system with an exceptional reputation for the academic performance of its students. It’s also recognized for being tech-savvy, which is not too surprising given that it sits within the very heart of Silicon Valley in California.

Earlier today we shared more information about PAUSD’s decision to select Schoology for its 12,000 students and 600+ teachers, which you can read about here. PAUSD completed its first full semester utilizing the platform last month, with high marks received all around.

We’d certainly welcome the…

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Schoology iPhone App Released

January 3, 2011 by Crystal ⋅ Company News, New Features, Schoology Features ⋅ 
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“Hey, Schoology Has An App For That!”

Schoology has gone mobile! Start off your New Year with the official Schoology for iPhone App.

The app allows you to stay connected with your academic life no matter where you are.

NOTE: A Schoology account is required.
You can register for your free account at http://www.schoology.com/register

You and your students will be able to manage classes, view assignments, keep track of grades, participate in discussions, and communicate with one another. No need to worry, every action executed from the Schoology for iPhone app is synced with your online Schoology account.

Teachers can create assignments, events, discussions, and announcements with ease.

Just like Schoology itself, the Schoology app is free. Just hop onto the Apple App Store and search for “Schoology“.

The app is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch , and iPad. Requires iOS 3.1.3 or later.

Have the App? Tell us what you think below:

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Moodle On Over: Moodle/Schoology Import

November 15, 2010 by Crystal ⋅ Company News, Major Site Updates ⋅ 
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Moodle Users: Our Early Holiday Present For You!

Today, we are excited to announce that Schoology now supports the importing of course content from Moodle.

If you have been using Moodle, chances are you are aware of its limitations and drawbacks — primarily regarding ease of use and lack of engagement from students and faculty. We understand that it may seem difficult to switch over to a new platform because of the large amount of content created in Moodle. Now you can throw that thought out the window and treat yourself and your school to a new gift this holiday season – Schoology.

While Moodle is the right system for some schools, there are a growing number of individuals that find the setup and user experience to be cumbersome and dated. Since many educators have spent a large amount of time and effort building courses and content in Moodle, we wanted to provide a simple way to transition to Schoology.

Why use Schoology?

  • Full use of learning management system (LMS) & imports for free
  • Fun and engaging user experience
  • Familiar look and feel to popular online social media tools

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Schoology featured in Entrepreneur Magazine

September 20, 2010 by Crystal ⋅ Company News ⋅ 
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Back in July, the Schoology Team was pleasantly surprised by a visit from Entrepreneur Magazine. After moving into our new office, it was quickly transformed into a photography studio as our three founders, Jeremy Friedman, Ryan Hwang, and Tim Trinidad shared with Entrepreneur how Schoology came about.

“Students- particularly high school students – wanted to use it more as a collaborative space, and teachers were coming to us to take advantage of that,” says Founder and CEO, Jeremy Friedman. “We saw an opportunity to create a really interactive and social connection between the two.”

To read the full article in the October 2010 edition of Entrepreneur Magazine read, The Rise of the Virtual Classroom by Gwen Moran.

We are so proud of our founders and hope for continued success to the team in the future!


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Schoology Hosts Tri-State Education Technology Conference (TSETC)

September 14, 2010 by Schoology ⋅ Company News, Conferences ⋅ 
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NEW YORK, Sept. 14 — Schoology (http://www.schoology.com), a cloud-based learning platform and configurable social network for academic institutions, has partnered with New Milford High School in New Milford, NJ to present the inaugural Tri-State Education Technology Conference (TSETC) on Saturday, October 2, 2010. The conference is dedicated to educators in the Tri-State area and will provide a day to explore the latest developments and best practices to prepare students for a technology-driven future. The conference is free and attendees can register by visiting the conference website (http://www.tsetc.org).

TSETC is intended to highlight advancements in education technology and to help illustrate how instructors can best adopt and utilize these technologies. “The goal of this conference is to provide educators with practical strategies and tools to engage all learners. We hope that all educators leave inspired and motivated to pursue innovative practices while becoming agents of change,” states Eric Sheninger, Principal of New Milford High School. The conference will begin with a keynote speech by Lisa Nielsen, and will continue with professional development sessions, workshops, and virtual learning labs for attendees to explore new tools with experienced instructors. Nielsen, who has worked for more than a decade to support New York Cityschools, is also the…

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The TSETC Site is LIVE!

August 25, 2010 by Crystal ⋅ Company News, Conferences ⋅ 
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We are happy to announce that the Tri-State Educational Technology Conference (TSETC) site is now live!

Visit the website at http://www.tsetc.org

The TSETC is the technology and learning conference devoted to educators in the tri-state area.

This year’s conference is all about change – and the tools and programs that will enable this change. Our goal is to provide meaningful, exciting learning opportunities that focus on actively engaging all learners and inspiring educators to pursue innovative practices.

Registration is now open!

Although TSETC is free, you must register for the event. Space is limited. So make sure to check your calendars and register before it’s too late.

Call for Presenters is open!

Deadline: September 10, 2010

Share your education technology experience at the Tri-State Educational Technology Conference by presenting on October 2, 2010. Sessions are not intended to promote products and should instead focus on lessons learned with emerging technologies. Presenters are expected to keep sessions as vendor neutral as possible.

We are currently accepting presentation proposals for TSETC 2010. If you are interested, please read the following guidelines and fill out the appropriate Presentation Proposal Form. You will be…

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Scheduled Maintenance

August 13, 2010 by Schoology ⋅ Company News, Maintenance ⋅ 
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Schoology will be unavailable on Sunday, August 15th from 3:00pm EST to 6:00pm EST for scheduled maintenance and site upgrades. For more information, please see Site Updates: 8/15/10.

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Site Updates: 8/15/10

August 13, 2010 by Jeremy ⋅ Company News, Major Site Updates ⋅ 
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We spent a large amount of time over the past school-year analyzing how our users made use of Schoology. Our goal has always been to create a great user experience for students, teachers, parents, and faculty. We have added a great deal of new features, many of which were based on suggestions by our users. As these items were added, certain elements inherently became more complex, particularly the site navigation. As part of a major effort to keep the interface simple for individual teachers and still provide the most utility for schools and advanced users, we listened to many of your concerns and have addressed them.

The following are some of the biggest concerns by our users:

  • Practicality and understanding of the feeds & blogs
  • Ease of adding students into courses
  • Using and understanding privacy controls
  • Creating structured content
  • General navigational difficulty

Practicality and Understanding of the Feeds & Blogs
Background: We added the feed to provide an aggregated list of relevant information to each user.
Problem: We found that users were confused by the look and layout of the feed. People attempted to rely on the feed as a primary source for their courses and often…

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Tri-State Educational Technology Conference (TSETC)

August 13, 2010 by Crystal ⋅ Company News, Conferences ⋅ 
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We are proud to announce that we will be hosting the inaugural Tri-State Educational Technology Conference (website coming soon) this October at New Milford High School in New Milford, New Jersey.

Date:
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Time:
9am-4pm
Location:
New Milford High School
New Milford, New Jersey (10 minutes West of the George Washington Bridge)

How did TSETC come to be?

You can never stop learning. With today’s use of the Internet and social media it makes it even easier to learn and connect with one another. Our system is devoted to improving communication and collaboration inside and outside of the classroom. We not only make it happen through our learning management system, but feel that it is extremely important to create this relationship with educators. Being huge advocates of enhancing the digital learning space, we wanted to hear from those educators that are EdTech role models. I started a series dedicated to those wonderful EduBloggers with our “Behind the Blog: EduBlogger Series“. I had the opportunity to chat with a bunch of these tech savvy educators, and in the process was able to learn what realistically was going on in the school systems.…

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Welcome Home Schoology

June 23, 2010 by Crystal ⋅ Company News ⋅ 
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That’s right – Schoology has left 80 Broad Street in the Financial District and has hopped onto the R Train uptown. We’re very happy to say that we are now settled into our new abode at 18 W. 27th Street.

A Big THANK YOU to the Kindler Family for making the office “Green”

Everyone loves the plants! Very thoughtful!

Check out the view from our window!

(NOTE: We are not advertising for Hadson Realty)

If you’re ever in the neighborhood feel free to stop by and visit the Schoology Team.

Schoology

18 W. 27th Street

New York, NY 10001

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