Sibme

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Online video-based learning management software

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Erika
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Track Your Teaching

Reviewed on 7/12/2020

Overall the experience has been fantastic!

Overall the experience has been fantastic!

Pros

We currently use Sibme to track the development and progress of Teacher Candidates in our Teacher Education Program. I believe it is extremely useful for Teacher Candidates to be able to reflect and see their teaching in action to foster more growth and development.

Cons

There is no notification system for Admins to be notified when a new Teacher Candidate has registered with the School Code.

MAUREEN
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  • Industry: Music
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Efficiency

Reviewed on 2/12/2020

Sibme has been a wonderful much needed software. The support team was especially helpful in the set...

Sibme has been a wonderful much needed software. The support team was especially helpful in the set up. The team was extremely patient in the set up stages.
It’s been a fantastic experience.

Pros

I needed a software they allowed for quick, simple scheduling. It’s neat to look at, uncomplicated enough for children to sign in and use. Also great for adults who are not computer savvy.

Cons

I love the software. No negatives so far.

Rachel
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  • Industry: E-Learning
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

Use for Education Practice

Reviewed on 10/12/2020

Pros

I enjoy that I can easily use Sibme on a computer and also upload videos from my phone. I’m an educator and use this to evaluate my practice and also share videos with other teammates to learn from each other. The collaboration groups are also very helpful!

Cons

I don’t utilize Sibme as often as I could. I’ve noticed uploading videos from my phone can be challenging and time consuming.

Diane
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Great Customer Service!

Reviewed on 1/12/2020

My experience has been great especially in the era of long distance learning. The opportunity to be...

My experience has been great especially in the era of long distance learning. The opportunity to be able to view classrooms via video and chat with my students has been an amazing tool.

Pros

The help desk is fantastic and usually responds within minutes of asking a question. Some of the uploads and various huddles may be confusing for both students and administrators. I appreciate the immediate response from Customer Service to offer advice, articles and a solution to any difficulties we have encountered.

Cons

My students struggle a bit with uploading to a huddle and then being able to upload again to the same huddle. Perhaps some more information or an easier format would help.

Allison
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Moving the Needle on Evidence-Based Design

Reviewed on 5/5/2023

I discover something new that I can do with sent me all the time. I would use it in every part of...

I discover something new that I can do with sent me all the time. I would use it in every part of my work ff I could. It feels personal, safe, accessible, and productive.

Pros

I like the fact that send me offers privacy for formative learning. I like that in a great school setting with evidence. I like that it pairs common technological components like video with reflection.

Cons

As a comprehensive system in a space, that is a bit of a paradigm shift in education (evidence-based coaching), folks often find it a bit overwhelming. To say that it’s the technology or the paradigm shift that’s overwhelming is hard to say.

Nicole
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  • Industry: Professional Training & Coaching
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 3.0 /10

Useful Coaching Software for Virtual Communication & Data

Reviewed on 11/12/2020

I believe once everything is set up, it will be all encompasses of the different things we are...

I believe once everything is set up, it will be all encompasses of the different things we are using already.

Pros

Features that were most impactful was the ability to have data securely uploaded from multiple people that later can exported for research. There are places for quantitative and qualitative information. Scheduling with our partners is a great integration that links to our current calendar, as well as, the ability to use Zoom within the software. It supports our current system of providing professional development with huddles, places to collaborated and action items to support skills to work on.

Cons

For me, it is not as user friendly as I would like because of the multiple steps needed to create the framework and templates. I've watched several tutorials to complete a function. With some items being the same it is hard to make distinction between them with a picture instead of their name or email address. Viewing all the activity upon opening looks busy and can be overwhelming. Things could be more simple. Sometimes too many bells and whistles makes things more complicated.

Lisa
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great tool for educator teaching development

Reviewed on 1/12/2020

I have nothing but great thing to say about Sibme. Customer support has always been very strong...

I have nothing but great thing to say about Sibme. Customer support has always been very strong and the product is fantastic.

Pros

I love using Sibme software as a tool in classroom observations. It is easy to access and use and allows me to capture the observation for teacher development & collaboration. Whether I am walking a classroom in person or capturing the classroom virtually, Sibme can be used to record observations. I love that there is no additional step needed following a recording session...Sibme instantly uploads the video to my account where i can share it with stakeholders.

Cons

Nothing! Depending on how you want to use Sibme, there may be some setup that takes time, but once you have the set up complete...it is quick and easy to use.

Pamela
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Effective Software

Reviewed on 2/12/2020

Pros

As a program implementing instructional and equity coaching across the state and a number of districts, the implementation of Sibme into the process has been invaluable. It has allowed the instructional coaches to streamlines classroom observations, conversations, and feedback for all of the people who are part of the master's degree program at the University of Arkansas.

Cons

THere has been nothing about the software that I dislike. My team has been able to take care of all of our needs with the software's features.

Stephanie
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Thank you

Reviewed on 15/12/2020

I have been very happy with its ease of use!

I have been very happy with its ease of use!

Pros

This program is versatile with the ever-changing needs at our school.

Cons

Working to ease employee’s comfort level in being recorded. This is not a problem at all anymore.

Patricia
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great Coaching Product

Reviewed on 4/12/2020

When our administration meets, we spend some of our time discussion instruction and instructional...

When our administration meets, we spend some of our time discussion instruction and instructional practices. It's one thing to talk about what I have seen in classes as I visit, it's another to show video of the same.
We are also using Sibme as a way to norm our work of observations.

Pros

Sibme is useful when I meet to debrief with teachers about their lessons. I can mark sections of the video that I want to discuss with the teachers and go right to them. Simbe has also become a great library of video artifacts that I can use for professional development.

Cons

Sometimes Sibme won't open on any browser. Not often, but it has happened enough that its a bit of a bother. Closing and reopening the browser usually resolves it, but, bothersome, still.

Jose
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  • Industry: Primary/Secondary Education
  • Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Review of Sibme

Reviewed on 10/12/2020

We are trying to evaluate different teaching strategies as teachers and a chance for us to receive...

We are trying to evaluate different teaching strategies as teachers and a chance for us to receive coaching as 1st/2nd year teachers. Our mentor doesn't have to show up in person and can watch the videos and I think this is great because it lowers everyones affective filters.

Pros

I like being able to upload attachments into their selected categories. Also, having the google drive function has been a game changer as I can connect my work account and upload files that way and saves so much time!

Cons

I think it can be less wordy and make the links to new pages for noticeable. For example when clicking onto your huddle it just shows a tile of your name and who is in it but not a noticeable click on function.

Rachel
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Sibme is great for Teacher Prep Programs

Reviewed on 1/12/2020

Sibme is the least expensive, most efficient and productive video coaching tool on the market.

Sibme is the least expensive, most efficient and productive video coaching tool on the market.

Pros

Sibme is a great coaching tool. I love the time-stamped coaching feedback feature because teacher candidates can see exactly when I make a comment and can go back and watch themselves at that moment. tehn, they can respond to my comment with their Ah-Ha!

Cons

It has been difficult for some of our teacher prep candidates to figure out how to videotape themselves. before COVID, we had someone go out and capture the videos and that was much easier.

Dr. Laura
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Sibme for Video and Data Collection

Reviewed on 2/12/2020

My overall experience with Sibme for the past years has been very positive. They are a company of...

My overall experience with Sibme for the past years has been very positive. They are a company of integrity and a pleasure to work with.

Pros

We need a secure place for our teacher candidates to easily upload videos, lesson plans, and zoom links. Sibme has been the best option we have used. Not only do they provide a quality product, but their customer service and innovation teams are unmatched.

Cons

Some of candidates have difficulty uploading their video. Usually this is because they are not using the app to record.

Ashley
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Easy Classroom Observations

Reviewed on 10/12/2020

Aside from having to hear my own voice, I think it's a really great tool for teachers to hear...

Aside from having to hear my own voice, I think it's a really great tool for teachers to hear feedback and develop better skills!

Pros

I really like how Simbe can be used on all devices to record and play classroom observations. It's helpful when my administrator records the class, and leaves specific feedback with tags and domains. I can replay on my own time, pause as needed and absorb the feedback better than a traditional face to face meeting and observation.

Cons

Sometimes it's difficult to locate videos. If someone shares a video of me, I have to search in my huddles where it went. It would be cool to have a dashboard that shows like a timeline of videos submitted.

Ivelisse
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Sibme Review

Reviewed on 11/12/2020

I loved the opportunity to listen and provide feedback on specific parts of the lesson. I think it...

I loved the opportunity to listen and provide feedback on specific parts of the lesson. I think it was beneficials for teachers to record themselves and choose their best lesson to share with me. Hopefully, we will use it more next year once we go back to in person teaching but wondereing if you could add feature or share ideas on how to use it in a virtual classroom.

Pros

The feature that I like the most was the easy access from different devices. I could use my phone, ipad or computer to record and have them available.

Cons

I don't have any cons. I used it last year but this year since it is virtual I haven't tried it yet. is there an option to record screens in virtual classrooms?

Stephanie
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

A Critical Tool for Lifelong Teacher Learning

Reviewed on 1/12/2020

Pros

Sibme is more than a software. It is a company dedicated to teacher learning through authentic, meaningful and personalized experiences grounded in classroom practices. It brings an innovative and intuitive platform directly to educators so they can reflect, refine and think forward about their instructional practices to better meet the needs of the students in front of them.

Cons

I have no suggestions for improvement. I have had excellent experiences with Sibme.

Alexandria
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Seeing Is Truly Believing

Reviewed on 1/12/2020

Pros

Sibme has been an invaluable tool for intentional coaching and support! The platform has limited the physical and emotional barriers that sometimes come with conducting classroom observations. Using the video provides users an opportunity to slow the observation down and the time stamped commentary builds a bridge for two way communication and reflection. This technological software has humanized the observation process for the betterment of both our students and teachers.

Cons

N/A

Maybe a next level suggestion could be to have a timeline graphic feature for individual huddles that illustrates the activity within the huddle.
It would also be nice to track growth with action steps when using checklists.

James
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Taking Observation and Feedback to the Next Level

Reviewed on 1/12/2020

My experience with Sibme has been excellent. All members of the organization are professional and...

My experience with Sibme has been excellent. All members of the organization are professional and customer focused.

Pros

Sibme has helped take our system for observation and feedback to the next level. This tool allows administrators and teachers to see instruction and take actionable next steps to improve outcomes for all students.

Cons

It is difficult to upload observation rubrics from our statewide system (TKES).

Taylor
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Great Tool for Teacher Coaching and Building Reflective Practice

Reviewed on 1/12/2020

Our overall experience with Sibme has bee very positive. Using video observation has helped foster...

Our overall experience with Sibme has bee very positive. Using video observation has helped foster reflective practice in our teaching staff and helped coaches and administrators to collaborate and calibrate even when we can't all be in the same place at the same time.

Pros

Sibme is an easy to use platform that helps teachers and administrators work together to reflect on lessons and improve practice. I love that teachers and admin are able to upload videos and that you can create collaboration groups and a video library of best practices aligned to whatever teacher effectiveness framework you use.

Cons

The usage reports on the admin end can be a little misleading as there is no catch for videos that are uploaded multiple times, so sometimes at first glance it may look like usage is high when in fact it was one video counted 2 or 3 times. That being said, it is pretty easy to go in and run a report to see where there are repeats.

Tia
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  • Industry: E-Learning
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Review by TB

Reviewed on 14/12/2020

Pretty good. Easy to use.

Pretty good. Easy to use.

Pros

It is easy to put all things in one place.

Cons

Until recently we could not screen capture and this made it very difficult to put items in that we needed to coach and view.
Also, the tab to write tasks on does not order them correctly. Each time you go in you have to reorder them. That is a time waster.

Annie
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
  • Used for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Simple to use

Reviewed on 14/12/2020

Pros

Super fast at uploading (faster than uploading to Drive for example) - makes it easy to quickly create an archive of watchable videos

Cons

I wish this program could be integrated more with Google versus being completely in-house. It would be easier if we could also sync it and link it without someone needing an account as a lot of the issues are a result of login issues.

Marco
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Sibme Feedback

Reviewed on 10/5/2023

Great!

Great!

Pros

Allows for group interaction to gage student teacher performance. Likewise, students benefit from feedback including recommendations and commendations.

Cons

Probably more flexibility in the video feedback box.

Nicole
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Great experience thus far with Sibme!

Reviewed on 1/12/2020

I feel that the employees are professional, the development aspects are fast and responsive. 50% of...

I feel that the employees are professional, the development aspects are fast and responsive. 50% of why I am sticking with this product is just working with their team.

Pros

For the price, I feel that the tool has the major elements I am looking for. It has the flexibility to assess students both on an individual and a group basis. The video commenting/tagging feature is exactly what we were looking for.

Cons

Hoping for SSO to MS Office and an improved integration with Canvas, right now, it's just a pass through.

Dana
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Use Sibme With Easaea

Reviewed on 10/12/2020

My overall experience with Sibme has been positive. It has allowed me to work with others in a...

My overall experience with Sibme has been positive. It has allowed me to work with others in a productive and dynamic workspace.

Pros

I most like the video recording and annotating ability.

Cons

I least like the difficulty logging in sometimes. It may take up to 5 attempts.

Kimberly
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  • Industry: Publishing
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Sibme is Powerful and Easy

Reviewed on 8/12/2020

This is a platform we are using with teachers during coaching. We haven't realized our potential...

This is a platform we are using with teachers during coaching. We haven't realized our potential yet since we were just starting when the pandemic hit. Teachers are too busy right now to focus time on this new platform. Learning to teach virtually has focused them back to nuts and bolts, and they aren't ready to analyze and refine it yet.

Pros

Sibme is very user-friendly. Anybody can learn how to get started in about 30 minutes. It is a powerful tool for teachers to use to analyze videos and have discussions with a coach to improve their teaching. I think for advanced teachers it is a great process.

Cons

I wish the software provided some videos of good teaching. We of course are uploading our own, but it would be nice to have a generic good library to start with that show best practices in teaching.