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Sibme is a web-based learning management solution that helps organizations streamline process related to content sharing, collaboration, goal-setting and more on a centralized platform. The huddles module enables tutors to share...
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- Industry: Primary/Secondary Education
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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Clinical Practice Usage
I think this platform is excellent for clinical practice student teaching and an inductiom program.
Pros
SIBME is very easy to use and the application is user friendly. I love the ease of uploading my videos whether it's recordings from my phone, ipad/tablet or laptop, and share and/or transfer files. I do not use up any data on my personal devices for uploading videos to the SIBME app. This is a big plus for me because I can record a video that's longer than 45 mins AND the quality of my video is not compromised.
SIBME offers a variety of ways to store your work in case you run out of data space you're allotted but the data space is already very large to begin with so this is the least of your worries.
SIBME is an efficient means for working on a collaborative assignment and users can provide and receive instant feedback. Excellent!! My professor can provide specific feedback at time markers on the video so I don't have to spend time scrolling through my video to find exactly what he/she was referencing.
I also love the privacy feature where I can belong to a cohort, but only my coach can see the work I've shared with her and provide feedback only to me.
Cons
Initially, it was a little difficult navigating the system as this learning platform was new to me. However, my university provided step by step protocols of how I should document and share files that is unique to their expectations and I was able to move forward from there.
- Industry: Higher Education
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Excellent choice for our needs
Pros
Sibme is easy to use and works very well for our needs. We have a constant flow of new users into our trainings, so need a platform that is intuitive such that people can get going quickly. Our work is not typical among Sibme users, so we have uncovered some bugs. Technical support from Sibme has been very good at addressing these.
Cons
Data exporting functionality is not that great. Additionally, there should be a 10 second backup/10 second forward option on the scrub bar. The backup feature works too slowly.There should be some way to zoom in on the scrub bar or some other way to address the problem of overcrowding when there are a lot of comments on a video.
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used for 1+ year
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Reality Check
Overall I am please but I need it to function in another capacity so that it becomes more streamlined for teacher use. I would like it to be easier to access and to place videos in the library and share with others.
Pros
Provides a safe environment for teachers and plcs to get a reality check of what their students are doing and how their instructional delivery is impacting student learning.
Cons
It is hard to get videos that capture the room. I have bought Swivl’s but the integration is not the best. I also think it can be confusing on the set-up
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- Industry: Higher Education
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Great Tool!
The added value from Sibme to our Educator Preparation of our Teacher Candidates.
Pros
Sibme has been extremely helpful in preparing our Teacher Candidates for the classroom. It was very easy to implement and give constructive feedback to our Teacher Candidates. It was so valuable during COVID which no one could have imagined. We were so excited that we had Sibme in place prior to COVID.
The support from Sibme is excellent, professional, the leader and staff are always willing to support with any questions we may have.
Cons
I do not have anything negative to say as it relates to Sibme.
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Excellent Support
Sibme is a wonderful platform for our Educational Service District to use with coaching elementary teachers around early literacy practices. The support Sibme offers is fantastic. The response time is great and the willingness to explain and problem-solve is extremely helpful.
Pros
The Sibme software makes virtual coaching organized and efficient. I love the ability to review the video clips the teachers send with their time-stamped reflective comments. I can then add my own responses and time-stamped comments. This is a great way to collaborate asynchronously.
Cons
Because Sibme can do so many things, it can be a little challenging to use at first. The more you use it, however, the easier it becomes.
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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Bridging the Gap for Video Observations
Pros
When I can only observe my teachers via video recording, Sibme solves two common logistical problems: 1) not enough storage space or bandwidth to store or upload large video files, and 2) having notes about an observation but losing the spot in a video they’re connected to. When I or a teacher record with Sibme, it uploads to their cloud without using storage or taking a long time to upload or process like on Google Drive. When I comment on the video while observing, it ties my comment to the time stamp on the video. This allows teachers to immediately get my feedback and see for themselves what I’m referring to.
Cons
Using Sibme when most of my teachers are teaching on Zoom has been difficult, but when my teachers go back in person and I can’t be in the classroom with them for safety reasons, it’s a life saver. Navigating the huddles and library can be confusing at first, but once you understand how the folders are organized it’s not an issue.
- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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Best platform for virtual instructional coaching
Amazing. They have offered free trials. Stayed connected and been patient and kind as we worked together to form this partnership. I would recommend this company and product to anyone who asks.
Pros
We chose this amazing product because of its ease of use. We loved how it enables collaboration not only one on one but also collaborative teams. The ability to curate our own library of exemplars to share was also a very big plus. The SIBME on boarding was one of the best online trainings I have taken to this date. The teams sequence of teaching allowed us to quickly feel adept at navigating the platform. Customer service is second to none. Very responsive, knowledgeable and kind. We are excited to try the new scheduling integrations. SIBME is in touch with current practice and stays ahead of the innovation curve to provide useful products and services.
Cons
I have not experienced anything to dislike about the product or services that I have received this far.
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used for 2+ years
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Value Added Coaching
We have been using SIBME for the last 4 years. It is a pleasure working with the SIBME TEAM. They are responsive and take care of issues immediately. Coaches that have found value in video coaching really like using SIBME.
Pros
The software was our answer to saving and learning from video. It gave us a platform to give feedback on line and within the video. We also liked the huddle feature where several folks can join in the conversation to review and give feedback.
Cons
We quickly learned that it was not going to work if we were not all using the same video equipment. Once we knew that, we quickly bought a backpack and all technology for our coaches so they would have the ease of using SIBME.
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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Excellent tool for Enhancing the Coaching Relationship
The Sibme team has been an incredible partner in the work. They are always responsive and solve problems and deliver support in rapid fashion. The toolset has much to offer and we believe it will truly enhance our coaching partnerships.
Pros
Sibme is a well-conceived asynchronous coaching tool that enhances the coaching relationship with leaders and teachers. It extends the reach of the coaching relationship and creates opportunities for personalizing the professional learning experience through video-enhanced professional learning. Most notably, the mobile app is fully functional and incorporates all the web-based features. This was a real differentiator. The Sibme team is always innovating.
Cons
It warrants a culture shift in the way we coach. This requires a learning journey that both our coaching team and the leaders and teachers we coach have to be willing to take. We think there's real value in making the leap to blended coaching, but it does place an added burden on all stakeholders.
- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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A complication in my life
I have been using it to work in teams but almost all my team agrees that is a hard platform to use, your UX and UI are not well developed.
Pros
Many people can upload their work on the same website and they can group everything.
Cons
The website and the app are hard to use, I'm a software developer and even for me is hard to use it, there are no clear buttons, everything is in text. If you press enter in a discussion you can not add another paragraph because it will immediately post it. All the people are always wondering where are the documents and files, how to upload them, and where. It is a confusing platform.
- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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Sibme is a life saver!
Without Sibme it would be difficult to continue the training process with our instructors during this most difficult year of no travel, so the ability to use a online site with uploaded videos and training materials has been of great value to us.
Pros
We use Sibme for reviewing and training our cadre of instructors. The dialogue that happens around a single video is very helpful to both coaches and coachees. We allow the instructor to self assess first and then the coach jumps in to add comments which is followed by a phone conversation. Our instructors appreciate the time spent and the ease of the program to improve their practices.
Cons
Most of my cons have already been addressed this year with the screen capturing and the streaming features. The one thing that we find challenging is the inability to make changes to several huddles at once. Since we use Sibme as a training program and not only for evaluation or coaching, we set up huddles for lots of instructors at one time but when making changes need to make the changes one huddle at a time.
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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Sibme is great for Teacher Prep Programs
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.
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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Meaningful Collaboration
Sibme provides exceptional support that continues through the onboarding process and well beyond!
Pros
Simbe provides a simple to use interface / app combination that allows users not to get lost in the technology while focusing on their instructional practice. This tool allows us to use video based recording of teacher candidates in their classroom as an instructional coaching platform. There are several features which we have not yet implemented, such as tying observational feedback to standards of practice. But, what is so amazing is that Sibme provides incredible base functionality from day one. Certainly, you can invest more time in developing the tool to be more comprehensive to meet your specific needs.
Cons
There are no cons to this tool. Sibme continues to expand functionality and improve.
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Great Platform for Schools
We started using Sibme last year and it helped accelerate teacher and school leader growth.
Pros
The platform is user-friendly and has nice aesthetics. Easy to record, store, and locate videos.
Cons
Missing some key features like fluidity to replay video like athletic coaches do and narrate on screen.
- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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Sibme was a lifesaver
Excellent and customer service was outstanding for me
Pros
Time stamp feature and ability to upload other files
Cons
Students using Macbooks had difficulty uploading videos
Suggestions would be:
1. to be able to have a picture in picture opening an attachment while watching a video
2. Better intro and details for student when they being using the program on how to upload videos and use it
3. an email sent to me when a student sent me an email so I know
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used for 1+ year
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Great tool for coaching and mentoring
Pros
The Sibme platform provides an easy to use tool for teachers to self-reflect on their practice and to share their practice with others to gain feedback. It provides an invaluable tool to allow an instructional coach or mentor to observe a teachers classroom without having to be physically present. It also provides an easy platform to provide constructive feedback to the teacher and create a virtual dialogue with the comment tools.
Cons
There really are very few cons to the platform. The only thing we encountered was a glitch in the Google integration with logging into the Sibme account.
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Monthly for 1+ year
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Believe
I love Sibme and believe that it can revolutionize how administration in schools do teacher review. When used properly, I can see open dialogue flowing from both parties and allowing for genuine growth. As I look for a curriculum job this spring, I would recommend Sibme as a tool for every district I encounter. I believe in what it can to change and build educational communication.
Pros
I was introduced to Sibme through the eMINTS organization. I enjoyed that it allowed me the space to work with others, and the space to work and collect things alone. I was introduced to the functionality of using professional development activities over the summer. I am looking forward to using these with faculty after the pandemic clears and teacher time is more fluid.
Cons
I had to be introduced to the professional development activities by a customer service agent. I was not able to locate them on my own. This was not the fault of Sibme, but it would have been nice to find those things much easier.
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used for 2+ years
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Useful
Sibme is a very useful tool to promote collaborative video analysis. I would like to use it more with my colleagues.
Pros
Sibme made it easy to focus on small pieces of video and collaborate with others on those small pieces. You could really zero in on specific things with the tools Sibme provides.
Cons
Not really a problem with the software but it was difficult to get but in and teachers used the smallest things as excuses to no time participate.
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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Sibme for Teacher Development
We use this platform to grow teachers and leaders. One of the most important things is being able to time stamp our comments so we can provide feedback on the exact moments of engagement.
Pros
Sibme allows me to tag exact moments in a video to provide teacher and leader feedback. It is easy to upload from whether I access it directly through the platform or from a camera on my computer or phone. The tabs help with keep our video types sorted for ease of access.
Cons
When recording and uploading mobile it takes a little while for the upload to complete.
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
- Used for 2+ years
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Simple to use
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.
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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Seeing is Believing
This has been great, especially during the pandemic.
Pros
I like being able to observe my student teaching in their classrooms or online. I like that I can rewind and review plus comment on the teaching I am observing.
Cons
I would like to be able to type my comments while the video is running.
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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Excellent video feedback resources!
Pros
The ability for educators to upload classroom video to receive time stamped feedback. The asynchronous abilities in this platform are tremendous.
Cons
Uploading documents in the discussion section is not as easy to use. Dropbox, Google Drive, and other platform synchronization still have links to be worked out.
- Industry: Publishing
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Monthly for 1+ year
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Sibme is Powerful and Easy
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.
- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
- Used for 2+ years
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Happy user
Pros
Love the ability to be able to roster on my own. The user interface is super easy. The app is easy to use and also easy to explain to others.
Cons
Before we had the ability to roster for ourselves this was very cumbersome going through many people and processes
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used for 2+ years
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Sibme Review
Pros
It's great to be able to have a visual when coaching new teachers. Teachers are able to see exactly what I am referring to in my feedback.
Cons
The platform is very busy. As the district admin sometimes it's hard to find something specific.