In the fast-paced world of educational technology, staying ahead of issues and maintaining smooth operations is crucial. That’s where StatusGator comes in, offering K12 IT directors a powerful tool to keep their teams and staff informed about known issues and proactively notify teachers and staff about incidents affecting their cloud applications and classroom tools. Monitor any Service or...
K12 school districts often depend on 40+ services to deliver education and run operations since their usage of ed tech increased by 99% during the past 4 years. Managing K12 software and services can be challenging due to the limited human resources and budget that the school IT teams typically have. As a result, many tools and services are designed to help K-12 schools manage their digital...
K-12 school districts may use 40+ different K-12 software and platforms – from communication tools like Zoom to learning management systems (LMS) such as Instructure or Clever. K-12 software is designed to alleviate a strain on typically small IT departments. Thus, some software was even built by ex-K12 system administrators, such as One To One Plus, to help schools deal with their unique...
Specialized resources for K-12 sysadmins can provide targeted solutions and insights tailored to the unique challenges of educational IT environments. These resources, ranging from K-12 forums and blogs to specific management tools, offer knowledge on best practices, emerging technologies, and troubleshooting strategies directly applicable to schools. Firstly, there are software and platforms...
In 2024, the average K-12 school or educational institution relies on many cloud providers, hosted services, and websites. Quite often, the services these K-12 schools rely on exceed over 40 different platforms – from communication tools like Zoom to learning management systems (LMS) such as Canvas or Blackboard. With this many services, the ticket burden on K-12 system admins and IT teams can be...
In 2023, K-12 schools are becoming more dependent on technology than ever before to enhance students’ learning experiences. The use of devices in teaching has seen a significant rise. For example, 42% of teachers used technology daily in 2016, but in 2019 this number rose to 67%. Given this surge in tech usage, IT administrators in K-12 schools face the challenge of managing these assets...
Updated in April 2024.In the world of K-12 education, IT teams often face a flood of daily support requests. Without proper organization, this can overwhelm them. That’s where help desk software for schools comes in. Designed for K-12, these IT solutions streamline support and ticketing for schools. Whether it’s a student, teacher, parent, or administrator reaching out, everything is...
Updated in April 2024. Incident IQ is one of the most popular help desk and asset management systems tailored to K-12 schools. They have a strong and dedicated customer base with 98% of its users renewing their plans annually. However, there are a few reasons why school IT admins would look for Incident IQ alternatives, so we at StatusGator explored the best ones. StatusGator might also be of...
In 2023, K-12 software can help IT teams in schools and colleges streamline the process of supporting and managing IT infrastructure, assets, and other software necessary for educational institutions. So, how do the two top options on the market – Incident IQ and One To One Plus compare? Incident IQ and One To One Plus are K-12-specific help desk and IT asset management software (ITAM)...
Updates in May 2024. One to One Plus is a cloud-based, all-in-one software solution, tailored specifically to K-12 institutions. They provide a comprehensive suite of integrated IT asset management (ITAM), help desk software, and inventory management. As they describe on their website, they are “designed for K-12, built by K-12,” and appear to have been started by tech directors working in K12...