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Browse by category

• Learning & classrooms: Courses, assignments, and classroom collaboration.
• Student information (SIS): Student records, academics, and school-wide administration.
• Productivity & collaboration: Documents, meetings, and shared workspaces.
• Family communication: Connect teachers, families, and your school community.
• Admissions & enrollment: Manage inquiries and the application journey.
• School operations: Organize activities, transport, and bookings.
• Tuition & payments: Handle billing, payment plans, and collections.
• Coding agents: Build with Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex, or Qwen Code.

Software to explore

School software

• Canvas: A learning management system for courses, assignments, and assessment. Contact vendor.
• ClassDojo: Classroom messaging, shared stories, and family engagement in one place. Free for teachers.
• Classter: Modular student, academic and administrative management for institutions. Custom per-school pricing.
• FACTS Payments: Tuition collection, incidental billing, and payment plans for school families. Contact vendor.
• Finalsite Enrollment: Admissions and enrollment workflows with optional tuition and billing tools. Contact vendor.
• Google Workspace for Education: A suite of teaching, collaboration, and school productivity tools. Fundamentals free for eligible schools.
• MoodleCloud: Hosted Moodle for creating courses without managing the server yourself. Paid annual plans; confirm price.
• Office 365 Education: Web-based Office apps and collaboration for eligible schools. A1 free for eligible schools.
• OpenApply: Admissions and CRM software for managing prospective school families. Contact vendor.
• ParentSquare: School and district communication with family engagement and notification tools. Contact vendor.
• Remind: Two-way messaging for teachers and community groups. Free Remind Chat.
• SchoolsBuddy: Activities, bookings, transport, and school-to-home coordination. Contact vendor.
• Seesaw: Student portfolios, learning activities and family visibility into classwork. Free Starter plan.
• TalkingPoints: Translated two-way messaging between teachers and families. Free for individual teachers.
• Tally: A general form builder for simple inquiry and application forms. Free forms; paid Pro option.
• Veracross: A shared student information platform for independent schools. Contact vendor.

Coding agents

• Claude Code: A coding agent that reads project files, edits code, and runs development commands. Pro US$20/month.
• Gemini CLI: Google’s open-source terminal agent for reading, editing, and testing code. Free CLI; model access varies.
• OpenAI Codex: A coding agent for inspecting a repository, editing files, and running checks. Limited Free access; Plus US$20/month.
• Qwen Code: An open-source coding agent that can use hosted providers or a local model. Free agent; model costs vary.

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