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Need an LMS next year? Here are three to consider

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An LMS — Learning Management System — is a digital tool that tracks a wide variety of student-teacher interactions such as homework, grading, sharing of resources, parent communication, assessments, and more. That means it’s accessible from school or home, with any platform (including Macs, PCs, Chromebooks, and tablets).

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Navigating Your Journey to Remote Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Provide devices and mobile WiFi, if possible. The district distributed 1,300 Chromebooks to its middle school students and decided to pay $4,600 to provide wireless access for any student who didn’t have it at home. Fully utilize a learning management system (LMS) if one is in place. Equity matters more than ever.

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Reading QR Codes Inside Your Chromebook Camera

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

While the most basic learning management system can do much of the same, there's something to be said for the kinesthetic nature of having students move around a room snapping QR Codes, or the "self-service" function of going to a poster or table sign and getting your digital hands on a popular handout without having to search for it in a LMS.

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Otus–Exciting Free LMS You Want to Meet

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There are a lot of options out there, but none had enough of the characteristics that most teachers I know look for with an LMS, namely: delivers content to students in a variety of formats. works across all platforms–iPads, web, Chromebooks. tracks student progress on assigned activities. includes reminders of activities.

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How to Create a Paperless Classroom

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Give students a method to work together using forums, LMS Discussion Boards, blogs, and even Twitter. Would you trade your smartphone for a 1983 Nokia mobile phone? They don’t need to meet in a physical location or call each other on the phone. quick methods like texting are fine. And then charge.

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Snow Day? 7 Ways to Keep Teaching

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For example, Wabash County issues all students MacBook Airs and iPads (your school could use Chromebooks) that are available to students who can’t get to school: All Wabash County students in grades 3 through 12 have a MacBook Air they take home every day. It works on Chrome and Firefox, iOS, and Android mobile devices.

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How to Assess Digital Literacy

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Do you want the ability to integrate with your LMS? It is easy to set up and administer (no training required), provides teachers with a dashboard to track student progress and needs, and is compatible with all desktop and mobile devices. Or is this more for individual knowledge? Online options that assess digital literacy.