TeacherEase

Benefits:

Teacherease is a product that we, as a small school, use every day. It doesn't give us too much or too little. It does what we need without the fluff. It is effective. I like the simplicity of what we have to do in the program for our school

Drawbacks:

The only thing I don't like about the program is that there is not enough of a notification if you move from one academic year to the next other than a little toggle switch. I wish they would change the background color or the font color for every year.

In sum:

Customer support is great, even during busy times. I like it.

Benefits:

I like how easy it is to use, very similar to some larger companies but at a fraction of the cost.

Drawbacks:

I really don't have any negatives at this time.

In sum:

It was easy for our admin, tech, and teachers to use. Who can say that?

Benefits:

Always updating and changes are easy to implement

Drawbacks:

Too many clicks to get to the actual grading page.

In sum:

I gave it a 7 but I've used others I would give a 9 to.

Benefits:

As an administrator the communication feature is most helpful. I can target a message to particular students and parents or grade level. TeacherEase gives parents a progress report at their convenience. They can see their child's grade and missing assignment whenever they have the time.

Drawbacks:

Now with distance and blended learning the interface with Google classroom could be better.

In sum:

The customer services is fantastic! I have always gotten a response within 24 hours or less.

Benefits:

I think this software is user friendly, I use this as a admim, and also as a parent. Very easy to get around.

Drawbacks:

I do wish there was a teacherease manual, I like to see things on paper still.

Benefits:

-you can make folders by subject -generates report cards -take attendance -can input grades by percentage or fraction -super organized -all info is in one place -family contact info

Drawbacks:

none at all, i have been using this for 7 years and LOVE it. everything is clearly laid out and organized. all people have access to the sight and you can see all students in your school.

Benefits:

It allows me to keep track of what students are doing in real time. This assists teachers in keeping students on task, and it identifies students who are struggling and require assistance.

Drawbacks:

When an assignment is updated, you have to remove the missing tag manually.

Benefits:

Our district likes the seemless integration with student management and teacher gradebook functionality. We have been using this software since 2008 and has meet or exceeded our needs as a district. They have recently released financial software as well. It would be really nice for our district employees to have one login, using only one system. A win win for all employees!!

Drawbacks:

The white background is a little hard on the eyes if you are using they system all day.

In sum:

The company is always up to date with all the latest expectation and reporting requirements for our state.

Benefits:

Once setup, the software is very user friendly. I have been using this software for about 14 years and I like many of the features. They try to keep updating things that are needed for reporting etc. The custom reports feature comes in very handy depending on what you are looking to accomplish.

Drawbacks:

I think the on-line registration could be improved and the fee portion when you have fees that rollover from the previous year.

In sum:

Overall, things have been great, very smooth transition and the updates are wonderful!

Benefits:

We love Teacherease in our district. It is user friendly and any school level can use it. I especially like that I can export the data from Teacherease to upload to the State Student Identification System (SIS). This capability has made my job so much easier. I usually get a quick response from the support team if we have an issue or questions.

Drawbacks:

I do wish it would keep track of our local student ID numbers so that we don't accidentally reuse a number that a student who has moved had.

In sum:

It makes it easier to do state reports. It also is great that we can use 1 system for lunch, attendance and schedules. The tech support team is great to work with.