Newly Remodeled Interface
Written by Mark Douglas
Sycamore's cloud-based school management system has been around of over 13 years, and we felt it was time to do a little remodeling to the interface; time to slap a fresh coat of paint on it. This summer, we'll be updating the look and feel of the user interface. We're…
Sycamore Now Offers API
Written by Mark Douglas
You've probably noticed that we repeatedly mention that Sycamore Education is "a different kind of company." Our new API is just another thing that sets our online student information system apart from the competition. What is an API, and why is it important to me and my school? Good question. …
Free Webinar Training Offered Again
Written by Nick Schreck
We're doing it again! Free webinar training in August is available to staff members within our schools across the world. "We've received great feedback after last year's free training sessions, and it became immediately clear that we needed to offer this again and offer our most popular sessions more…
If you are perusing the Sycamore Education website and you keep seeing us highlight the fact that Sycamore's student information system is completely “cloud-based” and you have absolutely no idea why that would be important, then allow me to offer some hypothetical situations to help clarify. Students If you were…
Sycamore Education will be at the NETA (Nebraska Educational Technology Conference) at the Lavista Conference Center in Lavista, NE on April 25th-26th. We'll also be hosting the 3rd Annual Sycamore Education Users Group the day before the conference (April 24th) at the same location. This is a great opportunity to…
Sycamore Education Adds Parent/Teacher Conference Scheduler Featured
Written by Mark Douglas
Sycamore Education is so much more than just a student information system. This is even more apparent with the addition of the new parent/teacher conference. I am the parent of five school-age children, and I've been to more than my fair share of p/t conferences. Sometimes - in fact, more…
Here are some tough-to-swallow statistics on bullying in schools compiled by the Bureau of Justice: -1 in 4 kids are bullied-1 in 5 kids admit to being a bully at some point in time-8% of students miss one day of school each month in fear of being bullied-For every…
Processing Batch E-Mail
Written by Carson Wirges
With over 200 integrated features, Sycamore Education is the most diverse Student Information System on the market today. However, with such a robust number of features, it has come to our attention that not all of our users are aware of the uniqueness and usefulness of certain features which are…
Sycamore Education is a great value. Nearly any school, regardless of size, can afford to benefit from the over 200 integrated features that Sycamore delivers. What many administrators don't realize is that Sycamore can quite easily be a cost neutral solution for schools. Looking at the big picture, many of…
Depending on your role at your institution, you may have seen Sycamore Education's newest enrollment form. Functionally, there is nothing different about it from previous years, but you may have noticed the rounded corners, the font, the color scheme and even the styling of the 'Next' button at the bottom…
When I was in school, we lacked all the cool looking school gear that some other local schools had. I attended a small public school, but I thought it was a little unfair that other larger schools had sweatshirts, bags, and bundles of t-shirts to choose from. However, at the…
Instant Help With Teacher Chat
Written by Mark Douglas
Sycamore Education offers the best support in the industry - bar none. And it just got better! Sycamore Education's online student information system offers multiple ways for clients to get the help they need, when they need it, including support tickets, an extensive library of manuals and videos, a searchable…
We always get asked the question, "How do I get started using Sycamore Education?". More and more schools are switching to Sycamore Education each and every day. Some of those schools are using Microsoft Excel spreadsheets to manage their data, some use pen and paper, but most are currently using…
Sycamore Adds Online Auction Capability Featured
Written by Nick Schreck
Here at Sycamore Education, we are always adding new features to our web-based student information system and this week was no different. We've rolled out our online auction tool to further benefit our users. Schools can create an online auction, add categories, then add items to that category. From there,…
2013: New Year's Resolutions
Written by Nick Schreck
Resolution is defined as a course of action. Since our company's inception, we've strived to grow and improve ourselves and our product every day, every week and every year. It seems that we, as a country, focus on resolutions on an annual basis and we tend to start on January…
In case you didn't know, Sycamore Education's comprehensive online student information system includes a seamless integration with SchoolReach, a leader in school notification systems. SchoolReach sent us the following list, which has some very relevant information for Sycamore Education clients.
Keeping A Step Ahead
Written by Beth Evans
One of the challenging things as an educator is staying a step ahead of your students. When I was teaching, my school had bells that rang to let you know you were late and if you were late, you had to have a Pass from a teacher or administrator giving…
What IT Leaders in K-12 Need To Know About Cloud Computing Cloud-based computing solutions are popping up everywhere, from online music libraries to web-based banking. More data is stored someplace outside of a computer’s main central hard drive than ever before. 1 IT leaders in K-12 education environments have a…
Thumbnails of Favorite Links
Written by Mark Douglas
Sycamore Education is not a finished product...and that's a good thing! We are constantly adding new features and enhancements in response to feedback from clients and in response to new and changing technology. If you haven't already, check out the mobile web app, and the learning management system. The…
Ok...this isn't a brand new feature, but it is a new feature within a feature. The Pass-a-Note just got even better! If you already use Sycamore Education, you probably love the Pass-a-Note feature (let's call it PAN, for short). The PAN already has a lot of great features built into…
The Tab Key...Use It!
Written by Mark Douglas
Nearly all of the employees at Sycamore are technology gurus. Our development team is filled with top-notch geeks; our support team (especially at the Minnesota center) is seriously savvy; and even the sales and marketing people possess some mad tech skills. This isn't the case at most schools. And this…
Sycamore Announces New Web App
Written by Nick Schreck
Sycamore Education is proud to announce a new web application for use with mobile devices! This application is meant to help parents access vital information about their students, while giving parents the flexibility to use pretty much any mobile device available. What is the difference between a…
You probably already know that Sycamore Education is a great student information system (SIS). It's also a complete school administration system (SAS). And it's a powerful customer relationship manager (CRM). Now we're adding another acronyn to the mix: LMS. That's right, Sycamore now includes an integrated (and quite nifty)…