7 new digital tools that can help the education industry today

Elya Nadzri10 Comments
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Technology has been making its way and changing our lives for the better. Especially in the teaching industry, education technology has been tremendously increasing. More innovations and enhanced developments are being introduced to us with every passing day. It is interesting to see what the new year has in store. 

Recently the Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) 2022 showcased some new digital tools the education sector can use today. Technology helps the faculty and students in how they learn, especially in today’s world.

Here are some of the digital tools we thought you would definitely want to look into!

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Thank You for Attending our Webinar on Engaging Students and Parents!

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We would like to thank all those who attended our webinar on Engaging Students and Parents. We hope that you gained a lot of useful information and enjoyed your time with us.

We had fun showing off our Class Discussion feature during the webinar

We sent out a follow-up email along with a survey form to all registrants. We would appreciate it if you could fill-in and return the survey form to us. Your comments and suggestions will help us improve future webinars. If you were unable to attend and/or would like a copy of the recording, please let us know by checking off the appropriate box in the survey form.

The presentation slides are available to all interested parties. Feel free to download a copy by clicking the button below.

Engaging Students and Parents WebinarDownload

If you have further questions, you can reach out to us via our Live Chat Support or email us directly at support@quickschools.com. We also have various how-to guides and answers to FAQs available in our Help Center.

We hope that you will decide to join us in our April webinar – Connecting to Prospective Students and Families. This webinar is scheduled for April 21st, and we will be focusing on our Admissions and Online Forms module. Registration will be opening soon!

Cloud Computing in Education

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Cloud computing has been around for quite some time now. However, the importance of cloud computing in education became more evident since the Covid-19 pandemic started. Thanks to cloud computing, ODL (online distance learning) was possible. Cloud computing-based technologies are one of the highest in demand. 

These new technologies are actively developing the areas of the modern IT world. Many institutions, especially in education, rely on cloud-computing these days. We will discuss the positive impacts of cloud computing in the education sector in this article.

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Roundup: What You Need to Know About Engaging Students and Parents via QuickSchools

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QuickSchools offers various ways for Teachers to share information and engage with Students and Parents. In this post, we’ll be presenting a roundup of these features to give you an overview of what we have to offer. 

Listed below is a collection of the most relevant blog posts:

Gradebook

Class Discussions

Mass Messaging

Private Messaging

App Store

QuickSchools offers a variety of add-on Apps via our App Store. A few of the most in-demand communication apps include:

Online Assignments App

Miscellaneous Apps

If you’re interested in learning more about the aforementioned features, join us in our upcoming Engaging Students and Parents webinar. You’ll have the chance to see a live demo and ask questions.

Please note that this webinar is geared towards teachers. In addition, all users levels (from beginners to advanced) are welcome. Book a slot for yourself by logging on to your QuickSchools account and signing up from the Teachers’ Lounge page.

We look forward to seeing you!

Benefits of virtual reality and e-learning and how it’s helping education.

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Education technology has started to boom in recent years, especially during the pandemic. This has allowed huge opportunities to help improve the education industry, especially in helping millions of students around the world. 

Virtual reality and e-learning are seeing more startups and a bigger amount of investment happening as well. This shows just how promising this new technology is. 

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How our online master schedule can complement your SIS harmoniously

Elya Nadzri3 Comments

Student Information Systems (SIS) has become an important part of K-12 education and colleges. They help with many different aspects schools need. From attendance to grade books, report cards, and of course scheduling. 

For a school to be able to create its schedule with ease is a huge relief. A lot of time is saved, especially for the faculty. So what happens when the schedule feature is not exactly what you had hoped for?

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New Release – Mar 8, 2022

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Today’s release focuses primarily on the Orchestra Master Scheduler, multi-period Section Attendance, and our new Online Testing module, now moving to Private Beta:

New “Reject Analysis” Summary Report for Orchestra Master Scheduler

Here is a list of the latest QuickSchools improvements:

Master Scheduler Improvements

  • Expand functionality for Reject Analysis
  • Improve Filter Department in Step 4
  • Improve how sections are cleared by department in Step 4
  • Bug fix when optimizing student schedule in Step 5
  • Bug fix when printing student Schedule PDF with SIS enabled

LMS Improvements

  • Online Testing Framework Improvement (Beta)

General (Functional) Improvements

  • Improve integration with Ignitia / OdysseyWare
  • Expand support for Multi-Period Section Attendance

General Bug Fixes

  • Bug Fix Subject Criteria in Report Cards when student is enrolled for part of the year.
  • Bug Fix when configuring Attendance Calendar

Beta Improvements / Fixes

  • Import Student Grade Level by Academic Term
  • Improve how current subject enrollment is compared against capacity
  • Improve support to relink schools within a Group

Online Tests App is moving to Beta

In the coming days, we’ll be launching our new Online Tests App in Beta. While in Beta, we’ll be seeking help from schools to suggest refinements / improvements  to the Online Tests app.

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March Webinar: Engaging Students and Parents

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We’re excited to announce our upcoming March webinar – Engaging Students and Parents. This is our first webinar in 2022 that’s dedicated to teachers. It’s also a newly developed webinar, crafted to help teachers effectively communicate with students and parents. 

This webinar is suitable for all levels of users. Key discussion points include:

As per usual, our webinar is interactive. Post questions and answer polls during the 30-minute presentation session. Engage in more detailed discussion during the follow-up, 30-minute Q&A session.

Engaging Students and Parents is scheduled for Thursday, March 24 at 11 AM (PDT) / 2 PM (EDT). Register by logging on to your QuickSchools account. The registration link is available on the Teachers’ Lounge page.



Don’t forget to join us. We look forward to seeing you!