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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Classroom

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AN/A

    $0

    per month

    Skyward Student Management System

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ASkyward, headquartered in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, offers the Skyward Student Management System, a k-12 student information system which provides classroom tools (e.g. gradebook, attendance tracking, etc), Family Engagement tools with portal, as well as admin and student services task management.N/A
    Pricing
    Google ClassroomSkyward Student Management System
    Editions & Modules
    Education Fundamentals
    $0
    per license/per month
    Google Workspace for Education Standard
    $3
    per student/per year
    Teaching and Learning Upgrade
    $4
    per license/per month
    Google Workspace for Education Plus
    $5
    per student/per year
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google ClassroomSkyward Student Management System
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsEducation Fundamentals Version - 30-day free trial for qualifying institutions.—
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    Community Pulse
    Google ClassroomSkyward Student Management System
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    Chose Google Classroom
    Skyward and Google Classroom are completely different programs that are used for completely different things. The only comparable areas are communication with students. Skyward does so through the class rosters and message center and Google Classroom does so through the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Classroom
    Classroom is much more user friendly, but doesn't store nearly as much data.
    Incentivized
    Skyward
    Chose Skyward Student Management System
    I don't access to all of students' information in Google Classroom. I only get their student number. With Skyward Student Management System, I can access background information, which often gives me insight into student behavioral challenges. What I really enjoyed about working …
    Incentivized
    Chose Skyward Student Management System
    To be honest, I would prefer that our school switch to the Google platform entirely, so that all elements are self contained. Many if our teachers use GC for classroom activities and then need to re-enter grading info into Skyward Student Management System, as there is no way …
    Incentivized
    Chose Skyward Student Management System
    I was not part of the selection team, which was done at the ISD level, but it was selected over others for its ability to integrate many different functions and features into one platform. So, instead of having to purchase multiple products to accomplish all we need, Skyward …
    Incentivized
    Chose Skyward Student Management System
    Skyward is used differently at our school than GoGuardian. GoGuardian is used to monitor student use of technology during school hours, and Skyward is used to track student data such as attendance, uniform, tardy arrivals, grades, and behavior. Overall, Skyward's interface is …
    Incentivized
    Chose Skyward Student Management System
    Skyward is a better program because of the ease of access and again the increase in efficiency that allows anyone anywhere to access the information. This saves on time which I have found that PowerSchool did not allow for in the least. Skyward would be the better product …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Google ClassroomSkyward Student Management System
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Google Classroom and Skyward Student Management System
    Feature
    Google Classroom
    7.8
    56 Ratings
    Skyward Student Management System
    -
    Ratings
    Course authoring8.048 Ratings00 Ratings
    Course catalog or library8.937 Ratings00 Ratings
    Player/Portal9.536 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning content5.139 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile friendly5.754 Ratings00 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications8.042 Ratings00 Ratings
    Assignments8.155 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance management8.132 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning administration7.743 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics9.039 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social learning7.749 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gamification6.57 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning9.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Student and Faculty Administration
    Comparison of Student and Faculty Administration features of Google Classroom and Skyward Student Management System
    Feature
    Google Classroom
    -
    Ratings
    Skyward Student Management System
    6.9
    4 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-Party Education Technology00 Ratings5.92 Ratings
    District Communications, such as messaging and alerting00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Roster Management00 Ratings8.34 Ratings
    Platform Customization00 Ratings3.12 Ratings
    Teacher Self-Service00 Ratings6.33 Ratings
    Student Data Security00 Ratings8.74 Ratings
    Community Support00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Class Scheduling00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    State and National-level Reporting00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Teacher and Parent Mobile Application00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Google ClassroomSkyward Student Management System
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (76 ratings)
    7.7
    (16 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.9
    (14 ratings)
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    2.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)