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Sobre Skyward Student Management Suite
Involucra tanto a los alumnos como a sus padres en las calificaciones del nivel K-12 (escolarización infantil, primaria y secundaria) con herramientas mejoradas de comunicación y automatización de la administración.
It is a more reasonably priced option than the bigger players like Campus or PowerSchool. It is still better than JMC (which is sad).
We are a google school and there is supposed to be a way to get GoogleClassroom grades in Skyward, but no teacher as been able to make it work yet.
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Excellent Education Management Tool
Uso de paquete
Comentarios: Muy buena
Puntos a favor:
Es fácil de utilizar y orienta como operar el software
Contras:
Contratar el servicio y lo poco accesible q se hace para un estudiante por recurso financiero escaso
Respuesta de Skyward
hace 2 años
Thanks for the review, Brenda. We appreciate your positive feedback.
AMAZING!!!!!!!
Comentarios: I HAVE REALIZED THAT TIMES HAVE CHANGED FOR CHILDREN IN SCHOOL NOW BECAUSE THEY CAN'T TRICK THEIR PARENTS INTO THINKING THAT THEY HAVEN'T RECEIVED THEIR REPORT CARDS BECAUSE OF THE SKYWARD SCHOOL MANAGEMENT APP.
Puntos a favor:
I LOVE THAT SCHOOLS OFFER SKYWARD TO PARENT SO THAT THEY CAN KEEP UP WITH THEIR CHILDREN'S HOMEWORK AND CLASS WORK AS WELL AS ALLOWING PARENTS TO ADD MONEY TO THEIR KIDS LUNCH ACCOUNTS. YOU CAN SEE YOUR CHILD/CHILDREN'S GRADES AS WELL AS WHICH ASSIGNMENTS THEY ARE MISSING. YOU CAN ALSO SEE HOW MANY QUESTIONS THEY MISSED ON A QUIZ OR TEST. IT ALSO ALLOWS YOU TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE CHILD LISTED AND THEY ALL CAN BE AT DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. AMAZING!!!!!
Contras:
There isn't anything that I don't like about this software. It is the best thing that they have created.
Respuesta de Skyward
hace 5 años
Thank you so much for the great comments Whitney. We're so glad that you are enjoying a positive experience with Skyward's Family Access.
Skyward review
Comentarios: This is my district's 7th year using Skyward. I am the counseling secretary in our high school and work in Student Management. I am also a security manager for our district. Honestly, when we made the transition to Skyward I was very unhappy. I didn't find Skyward to be very user friendly and I wasn't pleased with the customer support response time. Oftentimes I was unable to find a way to make Skyward do what I needed. However, as the years have passed, Skyward has made improvements to the program, I have learned the system better and the customer support live chat option is a huge timesaver. Now, I really enjoy using Skyward. I have the dubious distinction of being our district's "Skyward guru" and I believe I've learned a lot through exploration in my efforts to assist others. When I can't find answers, I know that help is only a live chat away! I would definitely recommend Skyward to other districts.
Puntos a favor:
Possibly my favorite aspect of Skyward is the ability to dump data directly into Excel. This is a huge timesaver and allows me to manipulate, sort, share and utilize data as needed. I also like the ability to create reports based on my needs using Data Mining.
Contras:
There are still a few things that I wish I could do in Skyward, that I can't, such as use activity groups to run certain reports/schedules. Occasionally, we experience what I call "Skyward quirks" when something doesn't work right one day, but it works the next. Recently, our library parapro ran a report and new that the info displayed wasn't wholly accurate. I checked her format and everything was good. I printed it with the same results. I cloned the report, changing nothing, and ran that and it was accurate. The next day her report worked properly again.
Respuesta de Skyward
hace 8 años
So glad we were able to grow together, Teresa, and turn a negative experience into such a positive one. Thank you for all you do to help your district get more out of Skyward.
Piece of Crap
Comentarios: I am so glad that my child is a senior this year and I will never have to deal with this substandard software package again!
Puntos a favor:
That I can check my childs grades when I can get into the system
Contras:
Every other month I am being told on the app that my password expired and to use a desktop to reset my password. I go to my desktop and it tells me my password is no good to the point where I get locked out. Then I have to contact my school and have them send me a new password reset link. I never saw a software package that didn't give the users the option of selecting "Forgot Password" or "Reset Password" feature. The company says this is for security while they don't even have an option for two factor authentication. How about bringing your code out of the 1900's and creating an option where a school doesn't need 2500 parents contacting them every time they need to change the password!
Respuesta de Skyward
hace 4 años
Anthony, we can certainly understand your frustration regarding the password issues. Skyward allows a district to configure security options including several for resetting a user's password and the duration before a password expires. If you're experiencing issues with your account, we encourage you to reach out to your district. If they need assistance, they can reach out to Skyward Customer Care and Support, and we'd be glad to help. We are working on adding multi-factor authentication to an upcoming update. This will be configurable at each district.
Power Comes with Responsibility
Comentarios: I use mostly the student management modules. I've worked in attendance, discipline, scheduling, substitution, reports cards, fee management, data mining, and health office.
Puntos a favor:
This is an extremely powerful suite of software. Once you learn the basic interface (which takes quite a while) you can get more and more useful data out of the system.
Contras:
The learning curve is steep. I've been using this program for 15 years and am still improving my skills. Many of the reports are hard to read and simply ugly. I shouldn't have to have my tech department use Crystal Reports (which I don't have access to and don't know how to use) to get something that looks professional. It needs to include a publishing tool similar to Microsoft Publisher (NOT Word!) so that I can design things easier. The report designer is terrible. It is cumbersome and not at all intuitive.
Respuesta de Skyward
hace 3 años
Thanks for the review Cheri. Balancing ease of use with product functionality is something we take very seriously. If you haven't already done so, we hope you will consider joining our User Research Panel so you can share your ideas directly with our UX team. For more info, visit www.skyward.com/moreinfo/user-research-panel. Thanks again.
Skyward requires Skills
Comentarios: Everytime we feel as though we need a retraining between the quarters to use it - to find the button or link that we need to report. It is easy to keep grades, but difficult to find the report, build a template or transfer grades between quarters/semesters. There is lots of keying in on the teachers side. There have been other report managing systems that I have used that have been a lot nicer for data keeping.
Puntos a favor:
We use this software daily and I like the idea of a gradebook that is on-line to report grades virtually, especially with the changes in our world.
Contras:
Difficult to use, not really user friendly (or teacher friendly rather) for the lower grades. I found that many upper elementary, middle school or high school enjoyed it and used it in so many other ways. We currently only use it to report attendance, grades and scan school entry documents. I am sure there are many other features that this platform offers.
Respuesta de Skyward
hace 3 años
Thanks for your comments Amee. Getting the most from Skyward involves some training and experience. We hope you will check out this article to see the training options you have at your disposal with Skyward. thttps://www.skyward.com/discover/insider/july-2015/know-your-skyward-training-options
The Sky is the limit with Skyward
Comentarios: Skyward School Management has been a very positive change for our district. We switched a couple of years ago and since then it is easier for us to manage debt on lunch accounts and easier for me as a parent to stay on top of things like this.
Puntos a favor:
I like how easily accessible Skyward is for parents to keep track of student expenses. Not only can parents easily add money to and watch student's lunch accounts, they can also easily pay fees online and very quickly. In a matter of seconds, I am able to add lunch money to my child's lunch account.
Contras:
There is nothing I dislike about this software.
Respuesta de Skyward
hace 6 años
Thanks for the kind words, Amanda! We're more than happy to help.
Generally good software to manage student information.
Puntos a favor:
It has a comprehensive set of features that allow student management. From the teacher side the data is fairly easy to view and input of the gradebook and attendance is relatively easy.
Contras:
It is somewhat difficult to learn. There are many variables that can confuse teachers in creating gradebooks and in accessing information. The reports are not particularly intuitive to use.
Respuesta de Skyward
hace 7 años
Thanks for the kind words, Chad! If you ever find yourself helping new teachers learn the system, we have some resources available at https://www.skyward.com/support/quick-hits/teacher and https://www.skyward.com/teachers.
Convenient student report access!
Comentarios: Very good. I'm up to date on my child's progress on a daily basis.
Puntos a favor:
This is a fantastic way to keep abreast of your child's grades with individual test breakups and overall grade average with the allowance for teachers to add notes for the parents if needed. Also provides a way to email and contact the teacher.
Contras:
There's nothing I don't like about the software. Overall great communication tool between a teacher and student's parents.
Skyward for Student Management
Puntos a favor:
Skyward is a "one stop shop" for teachers. Student information can be quickly accessed through Skyward. Teachers use Skyward for attendance, grades, and student information.
Contras:
Some of the grade book setting can be a learning curve, but not very difficult to figure out.
Respuesta de Skyward
hace 3 años
We appreciate your feedback Laura. It's always great to receive comments from the teachers who are using Skyward to make their lives a little easier.
Skyward
Comentarios: Overall, I have had a great experience. I am able to easily modify the grading program to fit my needs.
Puntos a favor:
This is a really easy program to use for grading students. I also use the program to create online tests.
Contras:
I can make seating charts with this program, but it does not allow me to print them off as a full page. I have had out IT guy look at this, but we cannot figure out how to do it.
Okay as a standalone
Comentarios: It is the only system I have used during my career, while many features are nice, there seem to be many more that are outdated and overly complicated.
Puntos a favor:
Updates to student grades happens instantly, if I change a student's grade, as soon as I save it, they can see it on their end. Custom reports are also very useful, being able to limit the information to only what I want on the report is helpful.
Contras:
It does not integrate with anything. It is extremely difficult to import grades from any other program or online curriculum/grading system. We are a google school and there is supposed to be a way to get GoogleClassroom grades in Skyward, but no teacher as been able to make it work yet. Grades must be manually moved from Google to Skyward, which doesn't take long, but adds up over the course of multiple assignments and hundreds of students.
Respuesta de Skyward
hace 4 años
Thank you for the review and positive comments about grades and custom reports Andrew. You may want to check out the webinar we recently did on our Google Classroom integration. You should be able to find a recording of that webinar on Skydoc.
Train your staff in Skyward
Comentarios: Skyward I am sure has many functions that I have not been trained to used. I feel good software should be user friendly and somewhat intuitive; Skyward is not.
Puntos a favor:
I like that I can mark all students present with one click. You can set up seating chart attendance with or without pictures. It can average grades for you. You can see if parents have accessed their child's profiles.
Contras:
This is not user friendly and requires training. If staff is not trained (I was not) it leads to a great deal of frustration.
Respuesta de Skyward
hace 4 años
Dawn, the timing of your review couldn't have come at a better time. We are hosting a free remote User Group on April 26-30 with all kinds of sessions available to maximize your Skyward knowledge. If you go to our website and click on the Events tap you should be able to find it. There are also resources available at www.skyward.com/learnskyward that should help you. Thanks for your feedback.
Responsive company with top notch software
Comentarios: Skyward has been our SIS for 10 years now and while many districts have switched SIS systems every few years, we have remained happy customers. The main reason for this happiness? The company is very responsive to the input from their customers. Because of being responsive to that input, Skyward has been able to create an extremely flexible system that allows for many different scenarios for how schools operate. The future is bright, and we know even more great things are coming from the company.
Puntos a favor:
Flexibility and the frequency of updates to the software
Contras:
Navigation can be burdensome for those who have system-wide security access. This is just due to the amount of features that are available, but not much of a problem for end users as they only have access to what they actually need.
Respuesta de Skyward
hace 8 años
Thanks so much, Scott! We promise not to settle for mediocrity in anything and we're thankful for all the insights from you and the rest of the Skyward community.
I miss Skyward!
Comentarios: Skyward makes things easier: reports, emailing parent, emailing other teachers, emailing classes en mass, putting in grades, adding extra credit, tracking in general, and adding notes. It's just all easier in Skyward. I think this is one of the best LMS systems that I have used.
Puntos a favor:
I loved how easy, once you learned the ropes, Skyward was to operate. It was literally my one stop shop. And now, I have 4 LMS systems that I use and this makes me miss the simplicity of Skyward.
Contras:
The learning curve is steep, but once you learn, as a teacher, Skyward can make your life easier than doing everything on your own.
Respuesta de Skyward
hace 4 años
Glennda, thank you so much for the sparkling review. It's not often that we receive reviews from former customers. If and when you are ready to rejoin the Skyward family, we'll be waiting.
I am parent user for this program and I find it to be easy to use and easy to understand.
Puntos a favor:
I like that I can choose how I want my screen to look and can choose the information presented. I am able to toggle between all of the different pages easily and efficiently. I can access my child's information st the click of a finger. Additionally, I can access pertinent school and district information. I prefer this program to PowerSchool, as a parent user. I have access to more information faster and easier.
Contras:
I have had no real problems with this program so far. It has served my needs as a parent. I only struggled with the initial login, due to a bit of s glitch in the system, but that was all worked out.
Respuesta de Skyward
hace 7 años
Thanks for the positive review, Crystal. We're so happy you are enjoying a better experience with Skyward!
I LOVE SKYWARD
Comentarios: Overall, when my children graduate, I will have a hard time adjusting to not using it anymore. It has kept me on top of their education and I will recommend that all parents who have access please use it.
Puntos a favor:
I love everything about Skyward. My school district has everything linked and when teachers use it to its full potential it is helpful to a parent that has multiple students to check on and communicate updates about. It has been the one thing that has kept me in contact with teachers over the years of using it.
Contras:
There are few if any things I do not like about the software. I appreciate that it can be easily navigated.
Respuesta de Skyward
hace 5 años
Thanks for the kind words Kolby. It's always great to hear directly from parents who use Skyward.
Excellent program for student management
Comentarios: I am not the secretary at our school, so I don't get into as much detail with this software as she does, however I do use Skyward on a daily basis. For the information I need about students, this program works very well for me. I am pleased with the organization of information.
Puntos a favor:
The organization of this software is something I really like. I can get on the program without having too much user knowledge and find what I am looking for. I think it has a wonderful array of information options for our students' profiles. This is a user friendly software.
Contras:
I use this software every day and for the level of use, I don't have any negative issues.
Skyward is a very easy and comprehensive system for school districts.
Comentarios: It took an old outdated system that was previously used and brought the school district back into the modern age.
Puntos a favor:
There is a lot that can be accomplished through Skyward. You can track students, finance, and human resource functions. Each module is very easy to use and they are willing to work with you to assist in making changes and upgrades to their products.
Contras:
Sometimes the functionality is a little rough, but the programmers have been making constant upgrades to the system and new updates come out all the time.
Respuesta de Skyward
hace 7 años
Thanks so much, Jeffrey. We appreciate your advocacy and promise to keep working toward a better experience every time.
Used for Grades and Attendance
Comentarios: Overall experience has been pleasant but definitely a learning curve.
Puntos a favor:
This software is mostly just used for grades and attendance. We also use it for communicating with parents. It is a nice way to store all of the student information that is eventually uploaded to SIS for the state.
Contras:
This software takes awhile to learn how to use effectively. Some parts like sending emails to groups of people can sometimes be difficult to manage.
Respuesta de Skyward
hace 4 años
We appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts Kelly. Hope your school year is off to a good start.
Skyward in the Classroom
Comentarios: I have used Skyward for three years and I think it's unexpectedly been unavailable less than five times and it is restored quickly. It syncs with our online platform which helps with grading.
Puntos a favor:
Skyward is organized and user friendly. I also like how there is an app available that allows teachers to enter grades on their cell phone (I am an Apple user). Skyward has been dependable and my middle school students and their parents can navigate it.
Contras:
Skyward will open a new window when taking attendance and entering grades which can be frustrating at times.
A Teacher's Review of Student Management by Skyward
Comentarios: Overall, the experience that I have had has been very positive. I was able to figure out most issues within a matter of a minute or two and, when I had a bigger issue, customer support was able to fix it fairly quick.
Puntos a favor:
Being able to easily manage assignments and attendance is extremely valuable to any teacher. Being able to easily pick up on the software that your school corporation is using is even better.
Contras:
There are some confusing aspects at first but, with a little use, the average person will figure out most details with ease.
Skyward in the Classroom
Comentarios: Skyward was reliable and fairly easy to use for the day to day functions of a classroom.
Puntos a favor:
I enjoyed the simplicity of everyday use for attendance and entering grades. I also enjoyed the connectivity from administrators to teachers.
Contras:
I didn’t enjoy the complexity of grades for midterms and report cards. It took a while to enter all comments and run the report.
Respuesta de Skyward
hace 5 años
We appreciate your feedback Michael. Making sure Skyward is easy to use remains a top priority with our product team.
Perfect for school
Comentarios: I use this everyday to help with looking into kids programs. Also it makes it nice to get information to the whole school if needed and easy for parents to acess as well.
Puntos a favor:
I use this everyday. I love that you can acess so much information and set it to view as you want to. I like that it is so easy to use.
Contras:
I see that it may be confusing for one that is not computer savvy. There is a lot that you can do with this program that can be overwhelming.
Respuesta de Skyward
hace 5 años
Thank you for your review Christina. It's always great to hear directly from educators who are using Skyward to save time and access the information you need to help your students excel in the classroom.
Skwyard Teacher
Comentarios: I use skyward for entering grades and communicating with parents.
Puntos a favor:
Skyward has the ability to send mass messages to parents without having to send individual emails , which would otherwise be time consuming
Contras:
Skyward should be set up so that it integrates seamlessly from Google classroom or other LMS to export grades
Respuesta de Skyward
hace 3 años
We appreciate your positive comments about Skyward Yulonda. Have a great summer.