{"id":3313,"date":"2023-10-18T09:28:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T09:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.skolera.com\/?p=3313"},"modified":"2025-10-13T06:59:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T06:59:57","slug":"digital-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/digital-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"School Management Excellence &#8211; 30 Digital Tools to Empower School Administrators with Skolera"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">Now that the summer vacation is over and the students are back to school, it\u2019s about time we start searching for methods to engage them in the classroom. Every teacher knows how hard it is to reintegrate students after a long vacation of rest and lack of mental stimulation. That\u2019s why we created this blog to give you an idea about Skolera\u2019s digital tools that help all school users get their jobs done!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Skolera School Management System\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skolera\u2019s digital platform, <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/school-management-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">School Management System<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (SMS), is the gateway for all schools\u2019 administrative and academic management. Our dedicated Skolera team is adamant about creating and providing the best possible solutions that cater to schools\u2019 needs.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">Our SMS solution provides a variety of modules to help school staff efficiently run their institution. These modules can be exemplified in human resources, transportation, communication, reporting, student affairs, finance, inventory, and library.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">Schools and academic institutions generally rely on Skolera\u2019s solutions for various reasons. One reason is how efficiently our solution manages school data like student records, grades, attendance, and more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3324\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.skolera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image5.jpg\" alt=\"skolera solutions\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image5.jpg 960w, https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image5-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">Our SMS solution is also capable of making communication easier between users, which boosts engagement and involves all parties within the school. We can proudly assert that our SMS solution saves you time, money, and effort with its easy-to-use, seamless modules!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>The need for digital tools in education<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">With technology gaining greater leverage day by day, we have no option but to keep up with the latest trends and directions in all fields. With this in mind, education is no different. Like any other field, we still have a long way to go with education. It is not, and never was, foolproof and flawless. From classroom management problems to student retention issues, the problems are still rampant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luckily though, with the arrival of classroom and school management technologies, these problems are either significantly mitigated or completely dissolved.\u00a0 As per <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/eric.ed.gov\/?id=ED605281\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project Tomorrow&#8217;s<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> findings, a majority of middle school students, specifically 59 percent, have reported that digital educational tools have positively impacted their academic performance, contributing to improved grades and test scores.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3322\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3322\" style=\"width: 618px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3322\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.skolera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image1-1024x761.jpg\" alt=\"digital tools\" width=\"618\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image1-1024x761.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image1-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image1-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image1.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3322\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: https:\/\/wp-content.solidprofessor.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/jumbotron.jpg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">Perhaps it\u2019s about time schools understand the dire need for digital tools to facilitate the teacher\u2019s workload and eventually, encourage students to thrive in a healthy learning environment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Related article:<\/strong> Skolera\u2019s Solutions <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/preparing-teachers-for-the-digital-age\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preparing Teachers for the Digital Age<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Skolera\u2019s 30 Digital tools for school administrators<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s get down to business! Now that we\u2019ve identified the reasons why schools actually need digital tools, let\u2019s delve into Skolera\u2019s top 30 digital tools that help students, teachers, parents, HODs, and admins throughout the academic year. Here, you will find a mix of tools from our SMS and <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/learning-management-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LMS <\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0solutions to give you a full picture of what you need at school.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Administrative tools\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">1- Mobile app: Allows all users to access Skolera\u2019s features anytime, anywhere with a multilingual interface. The app is fully compatible with iOS and Android for a remarkable user experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">2- HOD constant oversight: Enables heads of departments to oversee data and reports concerning grades and performance, which in turn helps them evaluate the students and the teaching staff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3321\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.skolera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"digital tools for teachers\" width=\"618\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image2.png 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">3- Interactive curriculum design: Facilitates the design of school curricula using technology-integrated tools like a content editor, real-time media, and educational resources.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">4- Department planning and management: Allows the head of the department to easily oversee all data and plan the learning process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">5- School structure management: Enables admins to update school details, manage departments, edit class details, and much more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">6- User data management: Provides admins with the tools to reset passwords, activate and suspend accounts, assign and enroll users in classes, and more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">7- Detailed \u201czoom-in\u201d for admins:\u00a0 Facilitates the ability to see how each role is using the platform, shows detailed stats for each course and the activities taking place in the zones.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">8- Student records: Simplifies student attendance, student grades, interim grade reports, and scores.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">9- Timetable management: Allows teachers and admins to create and manage timetables by simply entering the required criteria. Our ASC timetable can accommodate changes in subjects, staff, and more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">10- Fees, invoices, payslips, and transactions management: Provides admins with the chance to manage and oversee all school finances, expenses, and revenue.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Teaching and learning tools\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">11- Gamification: Motivates students by recognizing their achievements with Badges to create a friendly, competitive environment in the class.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">12- Gradebook: Calculates automatically the grades entered manually by the teachers for assignments and quizzes. It\u2019s visible to teachers, HODs, students, and parents and used to indicate students\u2019 academic progress.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3320 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.skolera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image3-1024x576.png\" alt=\"skolera gradebook\" width=\"618\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image3.png 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">13-\u00a0 Zones: Allows users with different roles and similar interests (teachers, students)\u00a0 to share ideas, collaborate, and plan activities and events.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">14- Course planner: Facilitates the creation of a plan for the entire course over the year, which eventually becomes the base for the content assignment and quiz categorization in teacher and student views.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">15- Course progress: Shows how well the class responds according to performance monitoring done by the teachers where they can assess attendance, grades, attitude, and more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">16- Content sharing: Allows teachers to upload a variety of files to their courses. These resources are available for students to view and download.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">17- Lesson planner: Enables teachers to create lesson plans including the learning objectives, teaching methodologies, materials, vocabulary, lesson flow, and assessment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">18- Student workload management: Facilitates keeping up with assignments, quizzes, and projects for students. This feature makes life easier for students as it outlines all the tasks coming their way in an easy-to-understand design.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">19- Course outline: Provides students with the chance to know what their previous, current, and upcoming syllabus looks like for each unit or lesson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">20- Assignment and document upload: Allows students to easily upload their work to their dashboard without hassles, which the teacher can access anytime.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Communication tools\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">21- Teachers hub: Enables teachers and heads of departments to communicate and discuss instead of doing so on an external platform.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3319 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.skolera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image4-1024x576.png\" alt=\"skolera teacher's hub\" width=\"618\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image4-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image4-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image4-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image4.png 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">22- Polls and surveys: Helps admins understand users\u2019 feedback and opinions on a particular topic; this can help them make an informed decision.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">23- Complaints management: Allows admins to listen to complaints using a complaint form to measure user satisfaction and correct mistakes eventually.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">24- Send emails or SMS to users: Enables users to easily communicate with each other through emails and SMS to keep them informed of updates, events, due fees, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Related article:<\/strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/importance-of-communication-between-schools-and-parents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Importance of Communication Between Schools and Parents<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">25- \u201cAsk a teacher\u201d messaging feature: Encourages students to ask teachers questions at any time, to allow them to understand better the material they receive during class time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Assessment and reporting tools\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">26- Student reports: Allows teachers to quickly generate reports for their students when it comes to quizzes, assignments, and tests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">27- Employee reports: Enables admins to list all employees in the school, or filter based on specific criteria and generate a report of those employees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">28- Custom-made reports: Facilitates the creation of personalized reports selecting the filters, the date, and the columns required to be displayed. The report will be automatically updated based on any changes in data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">29- Performance tracking: Simplifies the monitoring of performance for students, teachers, and all users across all dashboards to be able to measure progress at the end of the academic year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">30- Question bank: Keeps and maintains a trove of questions for assessment. It simplifies piecing together quizzes and tests that assess students effectively. It also provides students with good opportunities for practice and self-assessment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3323\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.skolera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image6.jpg\" alt=\"skolera customer support\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image6.jpg 960w, https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image6-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">Ready to take your administrative and academic operations to a whole new level?\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s get you started with a <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/school-management-system-demo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free demo<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that will show you how our solutions work and how useful the digital tools will be for your school. Now that you know all about Skolera\u2019s digital tools, it\u2019s time you make the decision that will renew your whole school system!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that the summer vacation is over and the students are back to school, it\u2019s about time we start searching for methods to engage them in the classroom. Every teacher knows how hard it is to reintegrate students after a long vacation of rest and lack of mental stimulation. 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