What style of learning does OpenSky promote?

OpenSky is built around one idea: the student owns the day's checklist, and the parent decides how much of the rest they own. Nothing in the app assumes a parent is sitting beside the student for every lesson.

The student owns the list#

Each student has their own Today page: what is overdue, what came back for revision, and what is scheduled today, with a circle on every lesson to tick it off. Opening a lesson shows the directions, the tasks to check off, and any files or links you attached, so the student can start without asking what to do. See Today & Upcoming.

The parent sets the guardrails#

Independence is a set of switches, not a mode. On the student's Student Portal tab you choose whether they can move or skip lessons, add their own events, see or enter grades, print, or open Upcoming at all. A younger or easily distracted student can be put in Focus mode only, which shows one lesson at a time. See Permissions.

Responsibility is handed over gradually#

• Mark Complete is the default: the student ticks the lesson and it is done.
• Use Submit for Review workflow adds a step: the student submits, and you approve the lesson or return it for revision. Turn it on for every course or only some. See Submit for review.
• Discussion and Student Submissions on each lesson let a student ask a question or upload their work without leaving the checklist. See Comments and Submissions.

As a student proves reliable, you loosen the switches: review off for a course they have mastered, Upcoming on so they can plan their own week.

Records come from the work#

Nothing extra has to be logged. Completing a lesson marks the student present for that day, feeds the gradebook when the course grades lessons, and flows into transcripts and the portfolio. See Attendance and Gradebook.

Need more help?#

Reach out any time at support@openskyplanner.com and we will be happy to help.