When junior Jack Red-dan logged onto his Schoology account, he expected a complicated site that would be hard to navigate. In- stead, he said he found the site offered many new features that were simple and accessible.

“I like it a lot better than Moodle because I could never navigate [it],” Reddan said. Schoology is a learning man- agement system that creates an enclosed environment for the stu- dent. Teachers can create an on- line curriculum allowing students to see their calendars. Director of teaching and learning Kari Ross has been working on the new site since January.

“Schoology offers learning in global communities and engaging and dynamic interactions,” Ross said.

Junior Ridwan Said said she prefers the layout of Schoology to the layout of Moodle.

“It’s a copycat version of Facebook, and it’s much better than Moodle,” Said said.

Library media specialist Ellen George has been educating stu- dents about this new change during the first few days of school.

“Schoology eventually will integrate with PowerSchool,” George said. “They surveyed schools around the area and this seemed to be a better choice, one of the reasons is that there is tech support offered.”

According to English teacher Mary Norris, teachers were irritated with the change, because many of them spent hours work- ing on their Moodle sites.

“Switching to Schoology, you’re leaving all that work be- hind, but you can import your stuff from Moodle,” Norris said. “That is part of the game, and all this stuff is going to be chang- ing. I have to accept the fact that upgrading is part of digital learn- ing.”

An official “Welcome to Schoology” communication, that describes specific instructions on how to access Schoology, will be available later this fall.