K-12 System Reviews

In education, whether it’s a large university or a local school district, when it comes to managing workflows, accuracy and accountability are critical. Educational institutions deal with a tremendous amount of paperwork and regulations that must be managed daily. By automating the workflow around things like hiring, grant proposals, vendor management, capital expenditure and expense requests, centralized approvals, operations requests, etc. paper and manual processes disappear, leaving a more efficient and productive organization in its place.

Perhaps no company better epitomizes the transitions occurring in this broader industry better than Ipswitch. The company has a history of competing in the MFT space, but has recently launched a new, completely cloud-based version of its file transfer tool named MOVEit. It supports system-to-system, person-to-person file transfers, all with fast on-boarding and the ability to dynamically scale resources as needed through the cloud.

ISIP™, Istation’s Indicators of Progress, Early Reading (ISIP Early Reading) is a sophisticated, webdelivered Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT) system that provides Continuous Progress Monitoring (CPM) by frequently assessing and reporting student ability in critical domains of reading throughout the academic years. ISIP Early Reading is the culmination of many years of work begun by Joseph K. Torgesen, Ph.D.and Patricia G. Mathes, Ph.D. on extending computerized CPM applications to beginning readers.Designed for students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 3, ISIP Early Reading provides teachers and other school personnel with easy-to-interpret, web-based reports that detail student strengths and deficits and provide links to teaching resources. Use of this data allows teachers to more easily make informed decisions regarding each student’s response to targeted reading instruction and intervention strategies.

itslearning is a cloud-based LMS that connects people with passions, ideas, and each other. The itslearning LMS solution allows districts to truly personalize learning by putting curriculum resources, instructional strategies, objective-based lesson plans and assessments, all in one easy-to-access central location. The platform provides countless ways for teachers to create engaging lessons and resources, makes teacher collaboration and sharing of materials easy, and automates routine tasks so teachers have more time to focus on their students. 

IXL is a curriculum/learning platform for K-12 students that focuses on California Common Core Content Standards, includes skills that match most common textbooks, and has built in assessments and analytics.  IXL is personalized learning. With a comprehensive K-12 curriculum, individualized guidance, and real-time analytics, IXL meets the unique needs of each learner.

IXL's Diagnostic is a flexible tool that reveals exactly what students know and helps you take actionable steps to foster growth at every level.

Give employees and students the tools they need to have more ah-ha moments at work and in the classroom. Designed to automate device management for you while driving end-user productivity and creativity, Jamf Pro (formerly Casper Suite) is the EMM tool that delights IT pros and the users they support by delivering on the promise of unified endpoint management for Apple devices.

Jamf School is a purpose-built educational tool known for its simple, fast setup and teacher-specific workflows as well as its teacher, parent and student apps. Jamf School’s interface is specifically designed for schools— it gets everyone to the most important things straight away, whether you are a teacher with added IT responsibility or a seasoned IT admin.

Jira Software is the #1 agile project management tool used by teams to plan, track, release and support world-class software with confidence. It is the single source of truth for your entire development lifecycle, empowering autonomous teams with the context to move quickly while staying connected to the greater business goal. Whether used to manage simple projects or to power your DevOps practices, Jira Software makes it easy for teams to move work forward, stay aligned, and communicate in context. Sign up for a live demo of Jira Software

We are educators. We are teachers and administrators, moms and dads, students and former students from all over the U.S. We all have one common belief that every child is uniquely brilliant and deserves a high-quality, personalized education.

When a school or district defines a crucial need requiring the products or services of a vendor, the first step is to create and distribute a Request for Proposal or RFP. The more forethought you put into your RFP, the more likely you’ll find a vendor that will satisfactorily meet your requirements. Learn how to create a powerful RFP.

The Dell KACE K1000 Systems Management Appliance provides comprehensive management of PCs, servers, Macs, Chromebooks, smart phones, tablets, printers, networking gear, and other network-connected non-computing devices. The KACE K1000 is easy to use and its appliance-based architecture enables rapid deployment -- typically in a few days. 

Get the all-in-one engagement, teaching, assessment, and review tool loved by millions around the world.

Students stay engaged with accessible annotation tools. Teachers save time with streamlined instruction and assessment.

Kaspersky Lab is a global cybersecurity company celebrating its 20 year anniversary in 2017. Kaspersky Lab’s deep threat intelligence and security expertise is constantly transforming into security solutions and services to protect businesses, critical infrastructure, governments and consumers around the globe. The company’s comprehensive security portfolio includes leading endpoint protection and a number of specialized security solutions and services to fight sophisticated and evolving digital threats. 

KeepnTrack is a visitor management software that gives administrators the ability to effectively monitor visitor traffic through your school on any given day. Our automated sign-in process makes recording visitor data simple and instant sex offender checks means you can stop danger in its tracks. 

KeepnTrack is a web-based volunteer management solution designed to simplify and help you effectively track your volunteer hours and activities—that tedious work that normally takes you hours to do is done in seconds. Our easy-to-use software requires no installation or maintenance. Our staff performs all backups, updates, and maintenance for you. 

Kesler Science offers thousands of lessons and activities for 4th-8th grade science classrooms across Life, Earth, and Physical science.   Relax. If you're looking to add a spark to your classroom and spend your time where it matters most, we have just what you need.

Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. We tackle math, science, computer programming, history, art history, economics, and more. Our math missions guide learners from kindergarten to calculus using state-of-the-art, adaptive technology that identifies strengths and learning gaps. We've also partnered with institutions like NASA, The Museum of Modern Art, The California Academy of Sciences, and MIT to offer specialized content.

Khanmigo is an AI-powered personal tutor developed by Khan Academy, designed to provide interactive and personalized tutoring integrated with Khan Academy's extensive educational content library. This service targets both individual learners and educational institutions, focusing on subjects ranging from math to humanities, coding, and social studies.

Khanmigo differs from other AI tools like ChatGPT by not simply providing answers but guiding users towards discovering solutions themselves, enhancing their understanding and learning process. It employs GPT-4 technology, allowing it to handle more sophisticated conversational capabilities and educational tasks. This includes helping students craft essays, understand mathematical concepts, and prepare for exams by interacting with them in a more engaging and supportive manner.

A unique tool for teaching critical thinking:   Kialo Edu is a custom version of Kialo (kialo.com), the world’s largest argument mapping and debate site, specifically designed for classroom use. Its clear, visually compelling format makes it easy to follow the logical structure of a discussion and facilitates thoughtful collaboration. Kialo’s mission is to promote well-reasoned discussion online, and to that end, Kialo is free for educators to use.

Understand how professional learning is driving meaningful change in the classroom. KickUp is a platform for modern professional growth teams to track educator progress, align strategic priorities with PD activities and performance evaluation, and build on success for continuous improvement.

Kiddom Academy helps schools and districts work together to personalize learning. Kiddom builds technology enabling teachers and learners to unlock their full potential. Teachers are often constrained by limited access to quality tools or mandated use of ineffective tools that do not meet their students’ needs. We believe technology should be utilized to close the achievement gap and level the playing field for all students.

Kide Science is a library of play and story-based lesson plans and professional development materials for teachers of 3-8 year olds. Our research-backed, child-led activities complement any early years curriculum and work with any ability level. Teach science, math, SEL, literacy, critical thinking, and more with confidence!

Forty-six school districts in Kern County have agreed to work together as one system to ensure student success. The Kern Integrated Data System (KIDS) is a result of the commitment to sharing real-time student outcome data to assist all stakeholders in making informed decisions about what is best for students, teachers, and schools.