[K12OSN] OT: School Minder / GQ / Gradebook software

[Kari Matthews]

I am using Miller Group's Centre and am pretty happy so far.

We have gradequick, but I found their tech support terrible, and I managed
to uncover every bug there is.  Bugs and limited tech support is a baaaad
combination.  The teachers loved gradequick though.

Here, every public school has migrated to an online solution, so I must
follow suit to keep up with the Jones's.  Centre handles that need aptly.

~kari



On 9/26/06, Sam Snow <snowsam at laurel-point.net> wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> > How well does GradeQuick work with School Minder?
> >
> > We're currently evaluating whether to standardize on gradebook software.
> > (Right now, each teacher uses whatever grade tracking method they
> prefer.)
>
> <snip>
> > David Whitmer
> > Director of Media & Technology
> > Calvary Schools of Holland (Michigan)
> > web: www.calvaryschoolsholland.org
> > email: dwblue02 at yahoo.com
>
>
>
> I went through this process at a cash-strapped, 500 student private school
> 4 years ago and we ended up not going with Gradequick due to the cost and
> usability feedback from the teachers even though School Minder was already
> in use at the school.
>
> We ended up going with Easy Grade Pro, though the warning there is that it
> is sometimes harder with them to get the same level of
> customization/support post-sale that you can get pre-sale of their
> software.
>
> Another factor to consider is whether you want to offer student/parent
> access to grades online. Gradequick is owned by the Edline folks, so they
> integrate well.
>
> Easy Grade Pro and others (Gradekeeper, Misty's Grade Machine) integrate
> with Edline as well as other lower cost and even "no cost" solutions.
> Online Grades - http://www.onlinegrades.org/ is one example of a "no cost"
> option, being open source software that you can run on your school's
> server.
>
> My suggestion is to be sure to look at it from 4 directions:
> 1. Usability (input from a few key teachers)
> 2. Integration into your current school environment
> 3. Integration into where you think you may be in the next 5-10 years.
> (Unless the current program is terrible, teachers often don't like to
> change to something else).
> 4. Cost
>
> Good luck! I'm not aware of any that are native to linux, though several
> have Mac OSX versions.
>
> Sam
>
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