Keep in mind that the products mentioned below do different things. Products such as PowerSchool (and the teacher interface, PowerTeacher gradebook) and Infinite Campus serve as a Student Information System, the “record of authority” in most districts regarding enrollment, grades, attendance, transcripts, discipline, student and family demographics, and state reporting.

A Learning Management System (Schoology, Google Classroom, etc.) serves as the platform where students review digital content, take self-paced formative assessments, collaborate on and complete assignments, etc. The reporting behind the LMS provides insights into student engagement as well as a window into their actual learning artifacts, versus just grades.

Doug

From: STEPHANIE PATTERSON [mailto:spatterson@southingtonschools.org]
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2017 7:39 AM
To: casl-l@mylist.net
Subject: [CASL-L] Learning Management Systems - HS and MS

Hello All,

Is anyone using a Learning Management System and willing to share feedback from the teacher and student perspective at your school(s)? 

We are looking at Canvas, Schoology and PowerSchool.  

We are looking at a 6-12 with leveraging Google Classroom and Google Drive for K-5 OR a LMS for 9-12.

Many thanks for any commentary you can offer.

Stephanie Patterson

Southington High School Library 

"Building character with critical thinking, creativity,

 collaboration and communication."