What it is: School Tool is a collection of free administrative software for schools. This is a student information system that includes demographics, gradebook, attendance, calendaring and reporting for primary and secondary schools. It also provides a framework for building customized applications and configurations to meet the needs of your school.
How to integrate School Tool into the classroom: School Tool is an excellent alternative to expensive information systems. This open source solution is a great way to save some educational technology dollars to spend on additional hardware or infrastructure. If your school is looking at implementing a new comprehensive information system, definitely take a look at School Tool.
Tips: School Tool has documentation to help with installation and setup, an administrators handbook, a developers handbook, and a glossary of usage. These documents should have you up and running in no time!
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