4 Fundraising Ideas Using Student Store
Fundraising is practically a must-do these days as school budgets require departments to find funds to fit their growing needs. This can cause fundraising to feel like a burden, a chore to be done year-in and year-out. The keys to reducing the stress and fatigue are to inject fun and, at the same time, get […]
7 Must-Have Mobile Apps To Keep Teachers and Students Connected
Everywhere it seems, teens (and even tweens) now own, or have at least access to, a smartphone, and those who own one do not leave the house without it. Schools are no exception, and one would be hard-pressed to find a high schooler or a middle schooler without a phone in his/her hand. The latest […]
5 Tools To Help Teachers Go Paperless
To go paperless or not is no longer a huge debate. It’s more of a matter of when. In fact, there are over 12,000 American K-12 schools that have already adopted going paperless in their classrooms using tools like PDF annotation apps. This trend will continue to grow as technology accelerates and transforms the educational […]
5 Ways to Effectively Manage School Inventory
Like every successful business enterprise, managing inventory is essential in running a business productively and efficiently. Similarly, successful schools should emulate their business counterparts in this regard. Why is it important to manage inventory properly? When a school maintains an inventory, the school makes a choice of purchasing products at a fixed price with the […]
5 Headache-Saving Tips In Running School Events
The further along the school year goes, there seems to be an event happening every time within the school grounds. Events are the social lifeblood in schools which bond everyone in the community and foster strong school spirit. Whether you’re a veteran or a first-time organizer, school events seem daunting and even feel intimidating at […]
9 Questions to Ask When Choosing an Online Voting System
Choosing and even deciding on an online voting system, and in fact any software in general, can be confusing and a bit daunting at times. Just do a quick search on Google and you’ll get at least a dozen options to choose from. The process need not be difficult and here are nine very important […]
5 Advantages of Using a Point Of Sale System in School
Many schools today have a student store on their premises, often found next to the cafeteria. These stores may sell school apparel, accessories adorned with their school logo, light snacks and drinks, classroom supplies and even tickets to events. These stores will function more efficiently, especially during peak times, with a good, affordable, POS (Point […]
5 Practical Uses of Ticketing Software in School
Do you remember how schools once used to sell tickets for schools events? Their “receipts” for payments were raffle style tickets, or wristbands, or rubber stamps. And to be doubly sure who had paid, teachers still had to find and mark off names on printed lists: A-H, of the left; I-P in the middle and […]
8 Productivity Apps That Every School Should Use
These days advances in technology find their way in all aspects of our lives and the world of education is no exception. As more and more devices such as laptops, tablets, and smartphones become affordable and accessible to anyone, so do the number of educational software and mobile applications have grown accordingly. Thus it’s truly […]
5 Creative Ways to Get 100% Student Voting Participation (or close to it)
As many parents and teachers know very well, getting young people to do anything is no easy task. This is especially true when you’re trying to convince them to participate in an activity that isn’t mandatory or won’t be graded with consequences. Taking part in school elections falls into this category. When students don’t take […]