OLLY Planner for Mac Review & Giveaway {Closed}
The Organzied Life and Learning Yearbook for Mac Users
As a homeschool mom, chances are high that you have spent considerable time looking for the perfect planner. What an amazing product Olly is if you choose to head to computer-based planning. It really does seem to have it all and is quite user friendly.
* create courses, lesson plans, and assignments!
* print weekly to do sheets for each student (including chores and other activities)
* keep grades and print out progress reports and transcripts as needed
* places to keep notes and memories including photographs from field trips and other school memories
* create yearbook style layouts to print for your scrapbook
* Keep track of school resources
* attendance tracking and reports
* plus MORE new features are on the way.
Darcy received free access to OLLY Planner for Mac in exchange for this review. All opinions given are her own and are not influenced by the company in any way. Please see Hip Homeschool Moms’ full disclosure here.
I found the OLLY app to be incredibly self explanatory and the program was easy to set up. In addition, there are numerous You Tube tutorials to help you set up. You will spend some time entering all of your assignments for the year, but once this phase is done you can drag and drop them for any combination of planning.
What Others Are Saying . . .
“Olly was designed by homeschoolers for homeschoolers and their forums are extremely helpful. Any changes we suggested have already been implemented.” -Lora Lynn Fanning from Simple Homeschooling
“I have only tried a couple online planning programs (I could not use any of the PC compatible software) in the past and found them rather difficult to use. They were not particularly useful for our more flexible approach and I found myself trying to conform my school to a particular (and uncomfortable) planning method. We are largely literature-based (hence, the book list joy!) and OLLY looks like it will provide a way for me to organize and plan according to my own style and school personality.” – Melody from Mama’s Little Ditty
“There are other online planners out there, but they come with a yearly fee. Since I use OLLY, I keep all of the records (backing up to Dropbox) and never have to fear an outside source losing anything.” – DeeDee from FiddleDeeDee
This product is GREAT! If you are a computer planner Olly will be a lifesaver!
Visit the OLLY website for more information and to start a free 30-day, full-featured trial. You can also find OLLY on Facebook and Twitter.
OLLY Giveaway
This week, we’re giving away The Organized Life and Learning Yearbook Planner for Mac to one Hip Homeschool Moms reader! Just enter below . . .
It would be so nice to be able to set up a plan and modify as need to meet our hoeschool style! Thanks for this great opportunity!
Finally something for Mac users! Thanks for the chance to win!
Would loooove to win!
I am, admittedly, one of the most organizationally-challenged people I know; winning this could possibly be the answer to my homeschooling headaches!
I recently moved all our family to using MACs because we kept on going through PCs. This would be super helpful.
Thanks for the opportunity. It would help keep all our information in one place and be helpful when I can’t be home and my husband can find the lesson plan!
With 5 kids and only a Mac, this would be an awesome addition to our homeschool!
I’m just getting started, so this will help me get on the right track and stay organized.
I have such a bad habit of misplacing things. It would be so nice to have all of my planning done on the computer and print out lists for my kiddos, as needed!
I would love to give this a try.
I have been searching for a Mac planner! This one looks AMAZING! I need something to keep me organized and this one seems to have everything! One feature I love is the book lists … wow!
Sounds like I need this!
A planner is always a good thing. A won planner, even better. 🙂
I have been researching online planners and this just might fit the bill. I like the ability to print out lists for each student.
It’s perfect for what I need! No more trying to get things written down or switching computers.
This sounds like a great planner!
So exited to try this, it sounds like its just what I need to organize! Yay! =)
Sounds like a wonderful planner, and I need all the help I can get!
We are just starting to homeschool so I need all the organizing help I can get!
This looks great! I’m always on the lookout for a good planner for my Mac!
I am looking forward to trying OLLY. I’ve been waiting for good Mac planning software, and this seems to fit the bill.
Oops, I was supposed to mention how this will help in my homeschool! I have been looking for software that would work on my iPad, and would also push to-do lists to my students. My understanding is that the OLLY iPad app, due out this summer, will do that. Plus, it will store my library of resources, and keep records as my oldest nears high school and that becomes more important.
We are relatively new to homeschooling and I could really use something online to help me plan our days/weeks!
Looks like a great way to help organize.
I would really love to win this. This is my first year homeschooling and I’ve been trying to find the “right” planner for our needs. This program sounds great!
I have been searching for a computer based program that would work for Mac’s. I want to plan and record.
This looks like a great app for organizing my school year!
I love organization and being a newbie to homeschooling I could use any additional support in getting more organized.
As a Mac using family this program would work well for us. Plus this next year will be my first reporting for my oldest daughter & think Olly would make that so much easier!!
I need SO much help organizing! Olly would be a great resource for us.
This planner would be wonderful to help me get organized, and stay that way! I love that it is on the computer-so easy to modify, refer to, and update!
This would be perfect! Thanks.
Wow. Even if i don’t win, thanks for highlighting this product so that it’s on my radar!
Wonder if it would work on my I pad. That would be great.
I really need a lot if help in organizing and documenting what we do here at home. This planner sounds like a life saver!
We are starting to homeschool this summer and any extra help staying organized would be sooo wonderful. This planner sounds like a great way to help stay on top of things!
I have four children to plan for now. And I have a Mac.
I’d love to try this out! I’m a computer person, but we don’t have a great planning tool yet.