TeacherCast

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

With personalized learning at the forefront of many school initiatives, the use of learning management systems has become a hot commodity among schools. With so many choices on where to build your digital classroom, the questions often arise: “Why do I need a learning management system? And which one do I choose?”.

Schoology 68

Schoology System Respondus Google 68

Tech Helpful

DECEMBER 7, 2018

In 2013 I wrote my first blog post on managing technology usage in the classroom. The fear of off task behavior still seems to be one of the main reasons teachers are hesitant to use technology five years later. It starts with intentional boundaries being placed on students anytime technology is in their hands from pre-K forward.

Respondus 71

Respondus LMS Digital Citizenship Accessibility 71

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

Colleges have long had offices designed to support students who have learning disabilities and to encourage broader accessibility in the classroom and beyond. On the latest installment of our monthly online discussion forum, EdSurge Live , we explored accessibility in this unusual era of emergency remote teaching.

Course 210

Course Accessibility UDL Blackboard 210

Tech Helpful

DECEMBER 14, 2018

For instance, at our school, we use the LMS Canvas but it doesn't inherently lock a student into a quiz tab while taking a quiz so we have bought the "hack" known as Respondus Lockdown Browser as an add-on to do this. We are teaching students to find tools to help them in their learning. Everyone else is doing it. And there is the rub.

Respondus 92

Respondus Khan Academy Accessibility Digital Citizenship 92