Arbor can provision Google workspace staff & pupil accounts - :-)

[TwistedHelixis]

We have just started using Arbor and I just noticed it has a built in API to provision users (Staff & pupils) to Google Workspace - I'm so happy :-)

[pete]

How about Office 365 / local AD?

[TwistedHelixis]

How about Office 365 / local AD?

 

Yep it does do 365 provision. Can't see anything about AD (yet)

[gh5000]

Is there not a cost to this? Thought it was £1 per student

[gh5000]

Also out of curiosity what school type? Primary etc?

[Edu-IT]

Is there not a cost to this? Thought it was £1 per student

Think so, yes, as it uses a third party service.

[TwistedHelixis]

Think so, yes, as it uses a third party service.

It say, no third party service needed.

 

https://support.arbor-education.com/hc/en-us/articles/360033762733-Google-G-Suite-User-Provisioning-in-Arbor

[TwistedHelixis]

Is there not a cost to this? Thought it was £1 per student

Can't see anything about it costing anything.

[gh5000]

Can't see anything about it costing anything.

Yeah it's the classroom integration https://support.arbor-education.com/hc/en-us/articles/360017930018-Arbor-integration-with-Google-Classroom-

[Primus]

For a lot of schools Salamander will be cheaper and do more.

[Edu-IT]

It say, no third party service needed.

 

https://support.arbor-education.com/hc/en-us/articles/360033762733-Google-G-Suite-User-Provisioning-in-Arbor

 

I think I was mixing it up with one of the other MIS which does use a third party processor.

[TwistedHelixis]

For a lot of schools Salamander will be cheaper and do more.

 

Arbor version looks free to me and seems to do as much as we would need :0)

[Primus]

Arbor version looks free to me and seems to do as much as we would need :0)

 

Sure, if you're already paying for Arbor and it's included in your pack. My comments related to the post earlier that referenced £1 per student.

 

Their own page says:

 

Our integration with Google for Education can be purchased as a standalone feature and isn't included by default in our packages. To discuss your upgrade options, get in contact at [email protected].

 

EDIT

So looking at it, the free version from Arbor only syncs staff and students in terms of creating accounts, it doesn't then sync for Google Classroom. It looks like the Google Classroom functionality is a paid for option.

Edited July 5, 2021 by Primus

[gh5000]

Sure, if you're already paying for Arbor and it's included in your pack. My comments related to the post earlier that referenced £1 per student.

 

Their own page says:

 

Our integration with Google for Education can be purchased as a standalone feature and isn't included by default in our packages. To discuss your upgrade options, get in contact at [email protected].

 

EDIT

So looking at it, the free version from Arbor only syncs staff and students in terms of creating accounts, it doesn't then sync for Google Classroom. It looks like the Google Classroom functionality is a paid for option.

Yes, it was classroom sync that I was referring to being £1 per student.

[Primus]

Yes, it was classroom sync that I was referring to being £1 per student.

 

So for that I'd still say Salamander would be cheaper and do more.

[paulkerton]

So for that I'd still say Salamander would be cheaper and do more.

Depends what's on offer, if you need to run a VM or machine to run Salamander for example, you've got to account for those potential overheads too.

[Arbor_Maddie]

Hi there, Maddie from Arbor here.

 

To clarify how our Google integrations work:

 

1. Our secure integration with Google Classroom™ syncs your courses, classes and enrolment information from Arbor automatically to your digital learning platform. This means when you want to set up classes, or if anything changes, you won’t have to enter data twice, saving you lots of time. Included in the integration is working with a Support Partner to set up and maintain your integration. They can also help you with user provisioning, Single Sign On (SSO) and Two-Factor Authentication (2FA). This integration is priced at £1 per student per year, with scaled discounts for Multi-Academy Trusts. See more: https://support.arbor-education.com/hc/en-us/articles/360017930018-Arbor-integration-with-Google-Classroom-

 

2. You can set up (or “provision”) your Google user accounts for staff and students directly from Arbor, for free, via Google API. This means you don’t need to use a third party (e.g. Groupcall, Salamandersoft) for this user provisioning. See more https://support.arbor-education.com/hc/en-us/articles/360033762733-Google-G-Suite-User-Provisioning-in-Arbor

 

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out.

 

All the best, Maddie