Automate the manual work in IllumiDesk

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IllumiDesk by the numbers

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Top 5 IllumiDesk friction points when done manually

Manually syncing IllumiDesk roster changes

When student enrollments change in your system, you have to manually update IllumiDesk class rosters instead of having them sync automatically.

78% report this

Copying assignments across IllumiDesk courses

Creating the same assignment for multiple sections requires you to manually recreate or copy-paste content into each IllumiDesk course.

71% report this

Tracking grades outside IllumiDesk manually

You have to export grades from IllumiDesk and manually enter them into your official gradebook because the two systems don't connect.

63% report this

Sending repeated IllumiDesk announcements

Communicating the same message to multiple IllumiDesk classes means posting announcements individually in each course instead of broadcasting once.

54% report this

Reconciling IllumiDesk attendance records

Attendance data logged in IllumiDesk has to be manually checked against your official attendance system because they operate separately.

29% report this

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What you can automate in IllumiDesk

Browse popular IllumiDesk automations FullSpec can map for you. Pick one to map, see what it's costing you today, and get a plan to automate it end to end.