Planboard vs Planbook

Planboard is Chalk’s lesson-planning tool for teachers building and organizing units and lessons for students. Teachers can create, edit, and share lesson plans, then arrange lessons, subjects, and semesters in a timetable. Plans can include curriculum standards, photos, and files. The service is available on the web, iOS, and Android, and its mobile app syncs with the web version. The free Planboard plan costs nothing. Chalk Gold adds features such as custom colors, lesson search, and Google Classroom integration. Gold users and teachers at schools subscribed to Instruction Solution can also export timetables to Google Calendar and attach Google Drive files; free users cannot share lessons to Google Classroom unless their school has that subscription. Chalk Teams is for teaching groups of 2–10 and includes Gold features and shared lesson collaboration. Public lesson links can make lessons and attachments available for the configured time frame. Chalk says users can view and export their data, request account and data deletion, and download lesson plans.

Planbook is a web-based lesson planning and assessment service for teachers and schools, with Android and iOS apps. Teachers can organize classes, lessons, units, schedules, and school events, then use student accounts to track attendance, grades, performance, and standards achievement. Plans can be shared and developed collaboratively without a school account; school accounts add shared school items and administrator oversight. Planbook connects with Google Classroom and can sync selected Google Calendars and classes. Users can attach files from Google Drive or Planbook Resources, with a 500 MB limit per file. Sign-in options include Apple, ClassLink, Clever, Google, and Microsoft. Exports include PDF, Microsoft Word, Google Calendar, and Google Docs. Planbook lists a free plan and a 90-day trial. Individual teacher subscriptions are $16 a year for three years, $18 a year for two years, or $20 a year for one year. School and district licenses range from $14 a year per license for 250+ accounts to $18 a year per license for 1–49 accounts.