schul.cloud - the collaborative WhatsApp alternative for teachers and students

"Within two weeks we had to inform the parents at short notice about the school closing (storm and virus). Thanks to the schul.cloud, all parents in the class were informed within minutes. The schul.cloud saved me a lot of phone calls and therefore a lot of working time. Many thanks to the team!"

"Schul.cloud offers an elegant solution for the communication between teachers and students due to its ease of use and data protection compliant design. At our vocational school, a lively exchange with the students due to various internships is essential.The schul.cloud has the communication on a Tool reduces and even short-notice messages reach the students faster than usual."

"The schul.cloud solution arrived just in time! Digital communication in schools within a secure sheltered environment is useful in terms of media pedagogy and, from the teachers' point of view, provides professional safety. For too long, we have left children and adolescents uneducated in aspects such as new media, because we lacked a suitable tool. With the flexible possibilities of the schul.cloud concept, we are able to inspire students from Pestalozzi and offer a contemporary communication platform between parents and teachers - and that for free! We are very pleased and look forward to our trial phase, which will be running this school year."

"The schul.cloud pro should be in use at any school! It is very simple to communicate with teachers / students or to store and share data. Prepare for  a book presentation or share information in a study group. In addition, this app supports an helpful calendar, where you can watch missed hours or events. It is a pity that not every school currently use the schul.cloud."

"Easy and safe to use for students, teachers and parents. Finally a legal, safe and fast way of communication to keep everyone up to date. Especially the channels with the possibility to also see old information before entering the channel are worth a lot!"

"Since the beginning of the school year 2018/19, we are using schul.cloud on a daily basis. It is a secure way for digital communication within our college. [...] We are pleased to have found a free alternative to non-data-protected Messengers."

"We tested the schul.cloud with our students, with whom we have recently visited Rome, Italy. After looking for an alternative to WhatsApp to meet privacy concerns, we came across schul.cloud. The creation of the student accounts has meant some effort, but ultimately worked well, thanks to a fast Wi-Fi connection in our school building. In Rome, the schul.cloud has been well proven, e.g. when once two students did not catch the subway and stayed behind. The quick contact via schul.cloud chat has all calmed down and led to a quick result."

"Dear schul.cloud team, we would like to thank you. We are using schul.cloud since June 2018. We particularly appreciate the ease of communication and the possibility of collecting information through the various groups. All required contacts are quickly at hand. It removes the annoying search for mail addresses, etc. The possibility of GDPR-compliant file storage also facilitates our work enormously. A great idea, the schul.cloud!"

"We appreciate the fast and short way to communicate with schul.cloud. Students are thrilled to be able to reach their teachers directly and without problems. The teachers, students and parents, that are involved, are also convinced by the maximum protection of their contact information."

"The Marion Dönhoff School in Wilhelmshaven uses schul.cloud because it complies with data protection laws, makes communication in the daily life  much easier and is easy and understandable to use."

"Since my school uses schul.cloud, school life has become much easier. Teachers can send us relevant content such as PDFs or links that will help us to prepare for the next tests. Solving problems is now much easier thanks to schul.cloud. Now I have the opportunity to contact all pupils and teachers at the school. That's pretty handy and has helped me a lot. I think every school should use schul.cloud."

"At schul.cloud, I appreciate that the program can be used cross-platform without any problems. The synchronization works independently and perfectly. Important aspect, why our school has decided to use schul.cloud, are the requirements of the GDPR. The simple operation, which is also known from other messengers,eases the cooperation and exchange of data according to GDPR. The newly developed support via the chat function is just as successful as the new module package - which sounds very interesting and will be considered more closely by us in the coming weeks."

"The schul.cloud offers a good opportunity to work together. Above all, the communication with the schul.cloud, under consideration of the GDPR, is a good solution to get into contact with students and parents and all those who are involved in school life. The layout and operation could be a little more intuitive. However, after a little practice and experience with all functions, you will get along just fine. The schul.cloud is completely profitable for my everyday school life."

"For a long time, we were looking for a solution for data protection compliant, uncomplicated and, above all, short-term communication among our colleagues, also between the locations and outside office hours, and finally found it with schul.cloud. Thanks for that!"

"Hello school.cloud. We have just started. Colleagues are already actively using the cloud. Today we started to integrate the pupils: It really makes our work easier. Thanks!"

"After reviewing the market, the schul.cloud package offers the best value for money!"

"Hello school.cloud team. Glad you are an alternative to WhatsApp. Keep it up."

"We recently use schul.cloud and we are thrilled. The app is completely user-friendly and self-explanatory. A great tool on the way to a digital school."

"Schul.cloud is a great thing. Finally WhatsApp has an end and we have a platform for teachers and students!"

"With schul.cloud chat, our team stays in contact - a great invention!"

"The app supports my daily work. I can provide my students with substitute assignments or materials in a relatively easy way. The similarity to other Messengers (WhatsApp, etc.) helps the students to cope with it."

"We've been using schul.cloud for a couple of months now and we're super confident. It's easy to handle and is met with approval by everyone in contrast to other messengers."

"Overall we are very satisfied with the (free version of) schul.cloud."

"Positive: GDPR compliant use for a school messenger as an alternative to WhatsApp. Negative: In the chat, no students can be added afterwards." (Note: This is possible in channels.)

"Very secure access. No data processor. Administrable. Documents can be distributed quickly and easily in the chat."

"A very nice and functional module! We are in the test phase!"

"Schul.cloud convinced me in no time, the communication between the instructors at the seminar and the quick exchange of information with my trainee teachers is really helpful!"

"The schul.cloud is great for supply teachers, when I'm not at work. This way I can ensure that my students receive my material in substitution lessons. In addition, I can inform the students about the material and send comments. Awesome!"

"Hi everybody, I am glad that I found schul.cloud. WhatsApp was banned from KuMi ... Alternative: Email and SMS ... But I did not want to go back to the digital Stone Age."

"Since about half a year, we are using schul.cloud  for internal school communication as well as for the communication with parents. The experiences so far have been consistently positive, almost all parents have accepted schul.cloud as a safe alternative to other messengers. Little by little, separate channels have been created for each class, in which a large part of relevant information, from information letter to sick reports, is exchanged."

"I use the program since the beginning of the school year and I am totally convinced of the benefits and functions. Hereby I am able to get into contact with my pupils as well as with their parents easily and above all safely and legally. So important information can be exchanged quickly and you always have a short way of communication with the students and parents. Working together became very effective."

"Dear schul.cloud team, finally I was able to keep my boss out of my private contacts, thanks to schul.cloud."

"The ability to use a data protection compliant communication platform is a good solution to many of our problems. For me, communication with my students is drastically simplified ... without having to give up my privacy."

"Pupils use schul.cloud as a trusted medium to submit personal love sonnets in English as homework. This would not have been possible in the classroom plenum. Thus schul.cloud intensifies the working relationship between all participants! PS: There are no excuses for forgotten homework since it is submitted via schul.cloud..."

"...when students from the international remedial class apologized in German via cloud for being late and missing."

"Through my function as MINT coordinator I am constantly involved with different groups of students. Quickly compiled from the pool of addressees, every communication succeeds. My moment: a course trip to Giglio, where 55 students create a blog and thus give the course trip an unprecedented WE-feeling. Thanks ;)"

"I tried to reach a colleague, but I didn't have his number in my address book. Fortunately, he registered in the schul.cloud of our school and I could reach him without any problems... :-)“v

"My schul.cloud moment was the enthusiasm of my colleague about the possibilities of direct and at the same time protected communication with parents and pupils".

"At last I don't always have to call a class conference, but can immediately inform my colleagues about current issues and exchange ideas with them."

"When students broke up their WhatsApp group."

"I send my scripts and have had much less copies and paper consumption since then. It works great and is very simple and easy to handle. Thanks a lot for that :)"

"THE schul.cloud MOMENT, when you no longer need a second (service) mobile phone. My professional highlight!"

"It is the many little moments in which I can remind my students of duties, work, etc. and then it works... Win-win situation for all of us."

"To be able to communicate with the entire teaching staff without having to store all the numbers."

"The messenger on duty allows me to make door-to-door calls and fish calls, even if we haven't met today."

"[...] Very commendable, moreover, is your dedication in the conversation on operator issues. I find your quick support via chat very helpful and am pleased that I always received comprehensible and goal-oriented assistance. Please keep up the good work."

"Modern and secure communication via smartphone among the Ursulines. The schul.cloud as a data protection-compliant messenger is very popular with pupils, teachers and also the administration."

"[...] a large part of the college communicates both in channels and in individual chats in the school environment via the schul.cloud. Simple operation and installation on different platforms convinced us quite quickly of the added value of the encrypted and secure messenger."

"[...] In the age of digitalization, schul.cloud pro is a helpful building block for our school in communicating with students and teachers."