Usage: Students in grades 7 and 8 would be able to select courses as electives. We are small and this would help engage students.
Strengths: Varied courses, courses seem complete and include visuals. Customization is possible.
Suggestions for Improvement: Add more courses that are STEM related and Career tech. More options for adding ORR
Verdict: Seems complete and offers a variety of courses that would nicely supplement the curriculum, especially for small schools like our.
Usage: I would use it for catalog expansion - to offer other classes we don't offer, or to cover when we have a long term sub
Strengths: Helps expand our course offerings, could help when we have a teacher vacancy
Suggestions for Improvement: I don't know what the quality of curriculum is. I wonder if it integrates with our SIS or Schoolzilla.
Verdict: It could fill a need for certain students
Usage: Would use this with one of our school systems that has been exploring platforms supporting personalized learning approaches. To learn from, compare, consider for use.
Strengths: Strengths include its ability to integrate with other systems and to organize and mediate participation in online and/or blended courses. It begins to shift learning from time-based to competency-based dynamics, and appears to provide clear analytics regarding participation and progress.
Suggestions for Improvement: Not enough exposure to comment at this time.
Verdict: Didn't see enough to truly understand the range and depth of functionality and all the benefits of this solution. Would need more exposure/experience with it to know whether to recommend or advocate it.