Schoology is a learning management system that allows educators to manage lessons, engage students, share content, and connect with other educators. It provides tools for creating and organizing content like tests and assignments, embedding media, and structuring materials. Students and teachers can collaborate on the platform and parents can access student information and learning resources anywhere through a safe online environment.

1. Learning Management
System
Christine Stephenson
Ecomp 6203

2. SCHOOLOGY
Schoology is a Learning Management System (LMS). The ultimate way to
manage lessons, engage students, share content, and connect with
other educators.
 Collaboration is a key part of Schoology
 Offering education without walls
 Creates and manages tests & quizzes for you
 Helps make creating, organizing, and finding content simple
 Connects students and parents to educators and learning resources
anytime, anywhere in a safe, secure online environment
 https://www.schoology.com/home.php

3. MANAGE LESSONS, HOMEWORK, AND
ACTIVITIES
 Choose from a variety of content types
 Embed rich text and media
 Import existing content
 Structure, organize, and release content automatically

4. ENGAGE STUDENTS – WITH TECHNOLOGY
 Embed media and post quick updates
 Engage students and encourage conversation
 Provide real-time access to academic materials
 iPhone app
 Blogs

5. FIND RESOURCES
Schoology makes it easy to create, organize, and find content.
 Create and organize material
 Manage grade books and attendance
 Link your Google Docs
 Share material with other educators
 Search, browse, and integrate public content
 Group workspaces for departments, PTA, etc.

6. TEST/QUIZ
 Create tests and quizzes
 Randomize/customize for extra security
 Score questions and enter grades automatically
 Provide direct student feedback
 Analyze results by student, question, or class
 Digital Dropboxes

7. EVALUATE
Schoology allows educators to evaluate how
students use your class.
 Generate graphs of user activity
 Drill down into specific content and users
 Understand where students spend the most time

8. ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Academic Features:
Class profiles/webpages
Create Assignments and events
Social Features:
Cross-school networking and private messaging
Personal file storage/bookmarking
Management Features:
School, course, group, and personal calendars
Email and SMS text notifications
Administrative Features:
Email address and username support
Import/export courses, users, and grades
Parent/guardian access

9. TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT
Online support
Question and answer blog:
http://community.schoology.com/schoology
Help Center for instructors, students, administrators, and parents:
http://help.schoology.com/index.php/Help_Center
Schoology status monitor- (website issues):
http://status.schoology.com/

10. HISTORY/COMMENTS
Schoology is a social networking service and virtual learning environment for K-
12 school and higher education institutions that allows users to create,
manage, and share academic content. Also known as a learning
management system (LMS) or course management system (CMS), the cloud-
based platform provides tools needed to manage an online classroom.
Schoology was founded in New York, New York in 2009.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoology
Comments:
“It’s familiar interface (it resembles other popular social networking sites) makes
it easy for teachers and students to feel comfortable navigating the site. “
http://mulloverthings.com/2012/01/41-schoology-review-part-1-dashboard-
profile-blog/
More comments:
“Schoology has the lowest barrier to professional development I have ever seen
in my 17 year career of teaching educational technology.”
https://www.schoology.com/stories.php