Questions schools ask
We use Google Classroom. Can Schooma help manage the courses?
Yes. From your timetable Schooma creates a course for each subject and class or group, with its teachers and students, and keeps the members up to date as classes and teachers change. Courses no longer taught are archived, never deleted. Parents can get Classroom's weekly summaries, and the courses are linked right from the timetable.
Our school already uses Google Workspace. Can Schooma help manage the accounts of students and teachers?
Yes. Schooma links the accounts you already have, creates accounts for new students and staff, keeps the groups of classes, staff and parents up to date, and suspends the accounts of those who leave. You see every change in a preview first; Schooma never deletes an account, never changes admin accounts and never removes what it did not create. Microsoft 365 and Nextcloud work the same way.
Our school uses Microsoft 365. Can Schooma manage the accounts?
Yes. Schooma creates accounts for students and staff with the licence and department you choose, links the accounts you already have, keeps the groups of classes, parents and staff up to date, invites parents as guests and blocks sign-in for those who leave. You see every change first, and administrator accounts are never changed.
Do we need Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 to use Schooma?
No. Schooma works fully on its own: everyone signs in with a password, and everything else works the same. If your school uses Google Workspace, Google Classroom or Microsoft 365, you can connect them at any time – or never.
How long does it take to start?
Most schools are ready in a day: register, import your lists from Excel, and invite your people.
Can we move from another system?
Yes. Export your students, parents and staff to an Excel or CSV file and import it. Schooma recognises people who are already there, so you can import again safely.
Do parents and students have to install anything?
No. Schooma runs in the browser of any computer, tablet or phone – the same app everywhere, always up to date.
How do we take attendance?
In the class register of each lesson, or – as is usual e.g. in India or Indonesia – once a day (or per morning and afternoon) in a roll of the class, on a phone in a minute. Parents excuse absences online, a doctor’s note attached; class teachers see every student’s attendance percentage, with a warning below your school’s limit, and export it.
Does it suit a small school?
Yes. Classes without sections, mixed grades, schools without class teachers and students educated at home are all supported.
What happens to our data if we leave?
Your data belongs to your school. When you leave, we remove your school with all its data for good, on request.
Which languages does it speak?
English, German, French, Spanish, Slovak, Portuguese, Indonesian, Turkish, Hindi, Bengali and Italian – every user chooses their own.
Can we sign in to our other apps with Schooma?
Yes. Schooma is an OpenID Connect provider: register your app (e.g. Nextcloud or Moodle) in the settings and choose who may sign in – staff, students or parents. People use their Schooma account, with no extra passwords, and lose access when they leave the school.