Sycamore Education

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 a reason for being late or you were marked tardy.  One day, I knew I would be late and knew a student would say something about it, so I asked the principal to write me a pass. When I got to my classroom and walked through the door, the first thing I heard was, "You're late, where's your pass" in an accusatory voice. It was so much fun to whip out that pass from my pocket and say, "Here it is" and see the shocked look on her face. I think she also enjoyed that I could have a little fun with the rules.

For teachers, keeping ahead of students and keeping track of their information is something that a good student information system like Sycamore Education can help with.  Here are a few examples:

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) learning management system.  

Check out this screen shot:

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Now teachers have some really nice tools which are integrated into every classroom homepage.  

Teachers can set up a syllabus for the class, a schedule, and include class policies.  And teachers can easily customize and configure these features to suit the specific needs of the given class.  

As I mentioned, these features are seamlessly integrated into the Sycamore Education system.  Which will lead to the topic of my next blog post: Don't Even Thank About Purchasing a Stand-Alone SIS.  

A little foreshadowing here.  I can't tell you how many clients I've talked to who are considering purchasing a stand-alone gradebook, a stand-alone curriculum manager, or a stand alone SIS.  Don't do this!  The days of stand-alone products are numbered.  Why would you want the headache of trying to manage several products, while trying to manage an entire school?   I'll elaborate in my next post.