PowerSchool Unified Classroom vs. TestInvite

We use PowerSchool Unified Classroom with our Teacher/Student work. Teachers can hand out assignments and have them edited and returned to the teacher in an organized folder, in which the teacher can review, grade, and send back to the student. Papers are never lost this way. Another way that PowerSchool Unified Classroom is used is to deliver assessments for district tests.

Incentivized

Very supportive, evolved quickly, had a markedly more advanced experience with them from the first year we collaborated to the second as they were very open to suggestions and agile in making improvements according to our feedback. Very patient with our constant contacting and extremely congenial when handling challenging situations. As mentioned in the suggested improvements, a more modernized look and feel to the user interface would add much value to the experience.

• It easily makes calculations for you to come up with a mark easily.
• It allows me to put my comments on assignments into the grade so that students get feedback quickly and easily.
• It is easy to use.

Incentivized

• Very responsive to my questions and wants to make sure customers needs are met
• In my experience, invested in their customer needs and do what they can to meet extraneous demands
• In my opinion, easy to navigate tool and software

Incentivized

• I teach 15 different sections of classes and it is hard to view sections all at once to enter grades in
• Navigating through all of the tabs to know how to view grades is hard- whether it is Assignments view, or by students, etc.

Incentivized

• The platform itself is constantly being updated and streamlined to reduce bugs and increase ease of use for the user. This area constantly needs improvement for any company.
• Compatibility across devices. Users sometimes have difficulties using the service on mobile devices.
• A mobile application could be a way to improve the user interface.

It's easy to use.

They are very responsive to the issues that we have and follow through with their assistance. Having a live assist that is available when our teachers need it is essential too. They also seem to listen to suggestions on making improvements and have been transparent with us when renovations are done.

Incentivized

This is the most appreciated part of working with Test Invite over the last 2 years. Support was always timely, congenial, effective, and never challenging in terms of response rate or quality of reaction. Our counterpart on the Test Invite side has practically become a member of our team, as they are always extremely involved and ready to provide value while becoming very clear on our needs.

PowerSchool is similar to Schoology but actually has one less component: assignment uploads. Schoology is very helpful because it also students to upload their assignments on dropbox, which syncs automatically to the grade book, which allows me to view who has submitted things on time and who hasn't. I'm able to create Rubrics in Schoology itself which also helps the grading process because it ties in directly to their overall grade after I submit their rubric scores. Powerschool is helpful because it allows for attendance and access across the board with all parties.

Incentivized

I selected Test Invite because it was the only provider I found whose question format types and customization options fully allowed us to digitalize our placement tests and conduct them online. The availability of video and audio options in questions is a clear advantage.

• PowerSchool has successfully helped us create a database on our students and allow staff to quickly access student information.
• We have been able to coordinate the arrival of new students to multiple teams for student support.

Incentivized

• Its cheaper than any other software.