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Class Agreed to Acquire Blackboard Collaborate. Here’s What That Means

Edsurge

The fast-growing startup Class Technologies will acquire the virtual classroom tool Blackboard Collaborate, according to an announcement last week. Blackboard Collaborate is a videoconference platform that operates in the popular Blackboard learning-management system. The name will change, too.

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Former Blackboard CEO Raises $16M to Bring LMS Features to Zoom Classrooms

Edsurge

ClassEDU’s co-founder and CEO is Michael Chasen, who previously co-founded and served 12 years as CEO of Blackboard, which remains one of the biggest LMS providers in the education market. Already, many teachers have adapted features originally designed for consumer and commercial purposes for their online classrooms.

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5 Digital tools for making the virtual classroom more inclusive

Neo LMS

Education used to be associated with classrooms and chairs, desks, and blackboards. Read more: Applying Universal Design for Learning in remote classrooms. 5 Digital tools for an inclusive virtual classroom. Also, it’s a self-observation tool for teachers to see if they monopolize their lessons. Explain Everything.

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How to use anything on the web as an LMS assignment

Ditch That Textbook

Blackboard. Google Classroom. No matter your LMS, you have LOTS of power to create great assignments! We educators often see digital learning through the lens of our learning management system (LMS). Many times, because we're looking for our LMS, it keeps us from seeing what's possible.

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Jumpstart Engagement With Interactive Whiteboard Classroom Technology

ViewSonic Education

Interactive whiteboards are a technological leap similar to the leap to the first blackboard, and is set to revolutionize education. The advent of interactive large-format displays further expands the options for achieving the documented benefits delivered by this transformative classroom technology. Interactive Whiteboards: A History.

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Smartphones in Education: Redirecting Distraction with Mobile Learning

ViewSonic Education

As mobile learning becomes more and more popular, so does the potential for distraction in the classroom. While confiscating or removing them from the classroom is one approach, it might not always be the most effective. Continue reading to learn how mobile learning can benefit education in and out of the classroom. .

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Modern Classrooms and Personalized Learning Are the Perfect Pair

EdTech Magazine

Modern Classrooms and Personalized Learning Are the Perfect Pair. A 10th-grader enters her classroom, flips open her Chromebook and then settles into a quiet corner to work. . The 'Modern Classroom' Movement Is Growing Fast. eli.zimmerman_9856. Mon, 07/02/2018 - 14:22. by Ryan Petersen.