Educational Technology Guy

DECEMBER 23, 2014

There are a lot of course management tools available for educators, including Blackboard and PowerSchool, that allow educators to do attendance, grading, post and organize resources and lessons, and interact with students. Educators can post links, videos, and other files, hold online discussions, and even write a blog post.

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Edsurge

APRIL 7, 2019

The LMS was originally the CMS—Course Management System. The LMS succeeds as a core productivity tool for educators because it allows institutions to extend their academic capacity and transcend the constraints of time and space. Despite its name, the Learning Management System (LMS) is not about learning.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

We had been seeing some information about ADA compliance and school websites on the news and through our state department of education, but we were just starting to explore the issue when the letter arrived. Fortunately, we were already working with a content management system (CMS) provider, Edlio , to update our website.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Tech-savvy educators know they must stay on top of the myriad changes and trends in education to learn how teaching and learning can best benefit from technology’s near-constant change. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ (CMS) vision for science emphasizes inquiry, problem solving and communication.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Public schools now provide at least one computer for every five students and spend more than $3 billion per year on digital content, according to Education Week. Now, a seemingly limitless amount of robust digital content is available for educators to tailor content to individual students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 31, 2016

The term ‘LMS’ is often conflated with ‘SMS’ (student management system) and ‘CMS’ (course management system) because their purposes and tools are so similar. Here are three of the most popular LMSs among educators I know: Otus. In this article, we’ll treat all as LMSs.

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TeacherCast

MARCH 1, 2018

The simple fact that WordPress can be a blog, newspaper, pinboard, video screen, live broadcasting CMS or an "iPad-Like" front door to a Multi-Word-Pressed Educational Universe serves as a great starting point for any educator, school, or district.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

SchoolInfo has proudly served the education market for 10 years, and has created mobile apps for more than 2,500 schools, districts, and other organizations. Edlio’s technology is designed to be user-friendly for any educator, yet powerful enough to meet the needs of even the largest school districts and communities.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

Complaints and Lawsuits Public colleges and libraries are prohibited by law from discriminating against people with disabilities, as are private educational institutions that receive federal funds, including accepting students taking out federal loans. Many of this year’s complaints filed with the U.S.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 12, 2020

While gaps in technology access were highlighted during the pandemic, many school and district leaders are trying to make strides with an even older issue: educational equity for children of all races and economic backgrounds. The equity initiative for CMS is based on their report, Breaking the Link.

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The Electric Educator

JANUARY 17, 2011

Alongside my search for curriculum providers I also began researching content management system (CMS) for virtual schools. While Blackboard dominates the marketplace, BrainHoney is a very impressive CMS geared toward the K-12 market. TechSmith has embraced the educational community by giving away $2.3

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The 21st Century Principal

MAY 13, 2014

Update: According to this WBTV news posting (" CMS Teacher''s Strong Words to Politicians ") North Carolina State Senator David Curtis "has no regrets" for what he said. NC Education Policy NC Legislature NC Teacher Pay teacher pay' They also seem to forget that these organizations represent "real teachers" who have concerns.

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techlearning

JULY 12, 2018

New Mexico’s Carlsbad Municipal Schools (CMS) announced today it is expanding its partnership with Discovery Education for 3 more years to support a new K-12 STEM strategy set for implementation in 10 district schools. In addition to STEM Connect, CMS will soon launch the STEM Leader Corp capacity building model.

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EdTechTeacher

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

While next-generation assessments and instructional data can help educators gain a deeper understanding of students, the sheer amount of information available can prove challenging. As I discussed in a prior post , educational technologies can amplify the impact of proven formative assessment strategies. CMS Learns (Visual).

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Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 11, 2022

With the world moving towards digitalization, IT and digital media are becoming commonplace in education. Several higher education institutions had already begun their digital journeys before the COVID-19 pandemic spread its tentacles worldwide in early 2020. Know your technology: Digital transformation has its share of challenges.

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TeacherCast

MAY 26, 2019

This was the beginnings of the TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network and the rest has been a fantastic journey. My advice is to start out simple with a FREE account at WordPress.com and get your feet wet using the worlds most popular Content Management System (CMS). But are they the right option for you? 6: Over Editing.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

As aspects of pre-pandemic life slowly emerge from nearly two years of masking, testing, and social distancing, educators are once again gathering at edtech conferences to experience the latest and greatest solutions, digital tools, and professional learning opportunities. Sandbox AR is available for download here.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 20, 2015

A Visual Cheat Sheet For Education Technology. And lately, education has had its share of innovation, whether it’s showing up in your local public school/K-20 classroom or not. Course Management Systems (CMS). Browse more Education infographics. by TeachThought Staff. Moore’s Law and all. Blended Learning.

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The PL2C Blog

AUGUST 28, 2017

Charlotte, NC – Today The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University’s College of Education and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) released an in-depth case study on CMS’ Personalized Learning (PL) efforts. CMS schools agree that the transition to PL is a work in progress.

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eSchool News

JULY 30, 2015

Edgenuity, a provider of online and blended learning solutions, announced that Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS), North Carolina’s second-largest school district, has selected Edgenuity as the district’s primary online and blended learning solution.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Education assessment leader Scantron joins the fully integrated instructional content of ASSIST’s cloud-based program RENO, NV, Feb. 13, 2018 —ASSIST Education announced the recent integration Scantron Performance Series, a computer-adaptive K-12 diagnostic student assessment, published by Scantron.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference landed in New Orleans, and the conference was abuzz with post-pandemic learning recovery tools, solutions to promote equity among students and parents, strategies for digital access, student mental health, social and emotional learning tools, and more.

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techlearning

MAY 16, 2018

RENO, NV, May 16, 2018 — ASSIST Education and Apex Learning® enhanced their partnership with the addition of adaptive content and digital tutorials into the ASSIST Integrated Education Management System for K-12 schools. Apex Learning Tutorials, a solution newly available through ASSIST Education, supports students worldwide.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2021

have partnered to offer K-12 schools and higher education institutions a free year of Rise Vision digital signage with each NEC display MediaPlayer solution they purchase. . Schools can simply select the Rise Vision CMS in the MediaPlayer settings and have their digital signage up and running in minutes.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Through this acquisition, SchoolStatus will be able to integrate SchoolNow’s comprehensive communication capabilities into its student success platform designed for K-12 educators and leaders. SchoolNow also provides support through fast and efficient CMS and website tools, and dedicated launch teams to ensure website success.

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eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2021

Global virtual robotics education company Robotify has partnered with Steve Wozniak’s Woz ED to provide over 3,500 schools, coding clubs and school districts across the globe with cost-effective access to the world’s most premium robotics technology. “I’m impressed with the way Robotify makes coding engaging and accessible.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2015

There is no doubt that blended learning is a proven solution for transforming the educational experience for students,” said Sari Factor, CEO of Edgenuity. What is less understood is the level of thought, planning, and change management required by schools to implement these new models.

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The Electric Educator

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

The conference brought together 1,800 leaders in the field of online and virtual education. I attended seven different break-out sessions on a range of topics: From model to practice: building successful online learning programs Using a digital curriculum to provide a personalized education for diverse learners.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

SchoolMessenger Passport allows districts to provide teachers, staff, parents and students with quick and secure access to online learning applications, open educational resources (OER), and a variety of school management and administration software programs using a single sign-on.

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Edthena

JANUARY 19, 2016

As we work to support our corps members and alumni educators to pioneer new models of learning for their students and schools, we have to consider how we are looking at new approaches and pedagogies in their own practice. How does Edthena help your staff and coaches to provide personalized, purposeful support to CMs?

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Brainscape

JUNE 17, 2024

Her experience as a parent and passion for learning led her to author two certified flashcard collections for Brainscape: one on Sight Words and another on Early Childhood Education , which covers the key number, letter, math, and language literacy skills young kids 3-9 need to know to embark upon kindergarten and beyond.

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Brainscape

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Brainscape has flashcard collections for the following formal wine certifications: WSET level 1 for wine WSET level 2 for wine WSET level 3 for wine WSET level 4 Diploma, module 1 Wine Production WSET level 4 Diploma, module 4 Sparkling Wine CMS Introductory Sommelier More coming soon!

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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 18, 2015

Trandori is a rather interesting Kickstarter campaign for educators that introduces a new kind of search engine for interactive educational problems. All search results are generated from user created content and it combines the best features of a LMS and CMS. For my Pinterest board on Educational Search Engines click here.

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Technology Tidbits

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

This is a innovative easy to use educational tool that teachers and students are using to create flashcards and then use them in a variety of ways, such as: games, word search, bingo, etc etc. Flashcards by NKO is an excellent free iOS app that combines flashcards w/ Game Based Learning.

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Reflections

JANUARY 14, 2018

There is rarely an educator that can’t share a story about their impact and the why that frames their work. Her guest post is below: Every Student Is Worth It by Patricia Siano This past week, I had something of an educational flashback, if you will, at a time that I needed it most. Really hard. That can be so hard to do.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 4, 2023

With EdTech gaining ground, educational institutions, including schools and higher education institutions are increasingly leveraging the advances in technology to support their classrooms. The constantly growing needs of the education sector have added to the pressures of teaching.

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eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2016

Liz Homan, Administrator of Technology and Education Integration for Waltham Public Schools noted, “We needed a professional looking design and features, but wanted to give schools control over the content on each of their sites but could not invest in a district webmaster.

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