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…

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.

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:

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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“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!

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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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