Best Classroom Management System

Recognizes the best system designed for K-12 educators that provides any or all of the following: data management and reporting tools, gradebooks, standards alignment tools, packages that link data and resources to instruction, and other platform tools that take user content.

Products nominated here are eligible for the Best Education Administrative Solution and Best K-12 Education Solution supercategories.

BrainHoney - Agilix Labs BrainHoney is learning infrastructure. It is core learning technology, digital content, assessment and alignment that powers virtual schools, university systems, traditional and blended schools, teacher training programs, and other custom solutions. Unlike other systems that require you to adapt to their way of teaching and learning, BrainHoney adapts what you need it to be and grows with your organization's needs. The popular BrainHoney LMS has been used in all 50 states and more than 50 countries, and powers hundreds of thousands of blended and virtual enrollments from elementary schools to graduate schools. BrainHoney enables rapid creation and deployment of custom education technology solutions for less total cost of ownership than implementing off-the-shelf products or building solutions from scratch. And, because of its individualized learning and collaborative capabilities, the BrainHoney LMS has been heralded as the forerunner in next-generation learning technologies. There are five primary areas of the BrainHoney platform that form the basis of efficient and effective learning solutions. These primary areas are: Assessment BrainHoney provides robust functionality for both automatically graded assessments as well as instructor graded activities. Its extensible framework enables standard quiz items, custom interactive items, algorithmic questions, symbolic math items, item banks, collaborative authoring, assignment dropbox, rubrics, peer evaluation, and much, much more. Web services, javascript and SCORM API’s enable developers to create new and innovative interactive assessments that range from new question types to immersive environments. All assessment types can be directly aligned to and tracked against learning outcomes. Digital Content BrainHoney deploys a “content-cloud” model for the creation, editing, sharing, and management of digital content. Authors create learning content using WYSIWYG tools, integrate content from third-party sources, share content with other authors and instructors, import standards-based packages, or upload content exported from web sites, LMSs, or other sources. Innovative content management tools reduce maintenance costs, enable multi-tiered versioning of content, and ensure exact alignment to learning outcomes. Search functionality supports both highly structured queries as well as page-rank “Google-like” search algorithms. Learning Outcomes Learning outcomes are integral to the BrainHoney platform. All items in BrainHoney – from individual quiz items to large scale group projects to discussion forums to digital content – can be aligned to learning outcomes. These outcomes include state and national learning objectives and can be extended with custom outcome sets. Integrated logic enables individual learning plans based on both outcome mastery and prior performance. Collaboration Collaboration tools in the BrainHoney platform facilitate collaboration not only in traditional forms such as online discussions, blogs, wikis, and journals, but also during the creation and management of digital curriculum. Instructors can share materials, quiz items, and other resources with each other to leverage the power of the community. Rights and Permissions One of the toughest challenges when deploying learning solution is managing the rights and permissions of the users. BrainHoney secures personal information, distributes extremely granular access rights, ensurse content access matches license agreements, and provides robust administration tools. BrainHoney APIs enable rapid customization with standard authentication schemes, SISs, and portal technologies. Go To Agilix Labs' Web Site Go To Product Site
Blackboard Learn, Release 9.1 for K-12 - Blackboard Inc. Blackboard Learn, Release 9.1 empowers K-12 schools and districts to deliver a personalized learning experience that enhances student success. This release was shaped by educators to meet online learning, content management and professional development needs. Release 9.1 is designed to foster social learning, enable planning, enhance evaluation and assessment, district wide efficiency and standards alignment. Tools such as wikis, mashups, and blogs engage students, foster collaboration, and make it easy for teachers to incorporate digital content into their lessons. The lesson planning feature gives teachers a way to reach students in different ways than they can in the classroom by allowing students to review content at their own pace and in a selected environment. This can enhance daily learning, test preparation, and also fill in gaps for students who miss a day of school. Additionally, core assessment tools built into daily teaching and learning practices make it easier for faculty to evaluate student learning and monitor activity and progress. At the same time, embedded workflow capabilities foster greater productivity and efficiency for instructional and organizational leaders. In addition to improving the learning experience for students, Release 9.1 can be used to help teachers receive ongoing professional development and share lesson planning ideas through professional learning communities. Parents also benefit from Release 9.1. They have access to what their children are working on daily, as well as grades on all tests and assignments. By receiving insight into the academic lives of their children, parents are empowered to overcome barriers and ultimately drive student success and progression. Ultimately, Release 9.1 ensures that learning is individualized, continuous, and effective for all students. Go To Blackboard Inc.'s Web Site Go To Product Site
LanSchool v7.5 Classroom Management Software - LanSchool Technologies, LLC LanSchool improves learning in a 21st century classroom with a simple, reliable software solution. With LanSchool, teachers can remove distractions, demonstrate skills, monitor and assess student progress. LanSchool v7.5 is the latest version of the software and works cross platform on PCs, Macs, Thin Clients and even iPads. Go To LanSchool Technologies, LLC's Web Site Go To Product Site
PowerTeacher 2.0 - Pearson The Preeminent Classroom Management Tool PowerTeacher is a revolutionary, web-based classroom management system designed by teachers, for teachers. Since its launch, hundreds of thousands of teachers have made the switch to PowerTeacher, making it one of the fastest growing educational software products available today. On technology™s cutting edge, PowerTeacher is an early example of a new category of software called the Rich Internet Application (RIA). RIAs are web applications that have the features and functions of traditional desktop applications, but run from a web browser and do not require software installation. This provides teachers with a more traditional gradebook experience, but with the convenience of web-based technology. Modeled after iTunes®, PowerTeacher presents teachers with a clean design that layers advanced features beneath the surface. This makes PowerTeacher easier to learn and use than your average gradebook and maximizes end-user adoption. Only in PowerTeacher Offline capabilities – PowerTeacher automatically switches into offline mode if the Internet or network connection goes down. With PowerTeacher running, updated scores and comments can be saved back to the database when the connection is restored. Formative assessment – Teachers can easily attach multiple outcomes to each student’s daily work, and assess proficiency on the fly with the new Outcomes Drawer. This creative approach streamlines workflow and helps teachers collect and report on a large body of evidence without requiring massive amounts of data entry. Summative assessment – PowerTeacher includes flexible calculation options for determining each student’s current progress toward mastery for outcomes. This includes a surprisingly simple summative calculation option that allows the teacher or administrator to specify the number of recent scores to include in the calculation, and weigh them so the most recent scores are weighted more than the least recent scores. “What if” grade calculation – Because PowerTeacher recalculates formative outcomes scores and grades instantly as data is being entered, teachers can present students with “what if” scenarios without impacting stored data. A one-click “revert” button instantly returns the gradebook to its previous state. Pushing curriculum and content to teachers – PowerTeacher has the ability to receive and organize content from curriculum directors and other school staff. Because this library of course-relevant content is easily accessible within the gradebook, more teachers are publishing content to parents and students more often. Individualized assessment – “Student Mode” presents the teacher with a holistic view of the student and provides for quick entry of a student’s outcomes scores. At the end of the term, all outcomes-based report cards will be automatically generated in the front office, saving classroom teachers a tremendous amount of time. Mobile access – Teachers can submit attendance and lunch counts, check school announcements and access student information from a variety of mobile devices, including the iPhone® or any device that runs the Google Androidâ„¢ operating system. Group filtering – Teachers can create intervention groups, project teams or ad-hoc groups of students with just a couple of clicks to support differentiated instruction, and to review each group’s longitudinal performance. Go To Pearson's Web Site Go To Product Site
EXCEED Student Achievement Manager - Spectrum K12 School Solutions Inc. EXCEED® Student Achievement Manager provides a 360 degree view of student-centric actionable data to drive instructional decision support and systemically manage continuous student achievement – a “GPS for educators”. EXCEED drives day-to-day activities and monitors academic and behavioral progress to personalize instruction and address achievement gaps at the student, grade & district level. Go To Spectrum K12 School Solutions Inc.'s Web Site Go To Product Site

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