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EdTech Acronyms Explained

EdTech4Beginners

The amount of new acronyms in the educational technology world is staggering… and often overwhelming for educators. CMS – Content Management System (a tool to build websites and apps). CREATE – Collaboartion, Resources, Educate, Apps, Technology, Enriching. COPPA – Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.

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How Digital Transformation Can Cut Costs for Higher Education?

Kitaboo on EdTech

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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Some ideas for Course Management Systems and Apps

Educational Technology Guy

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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How Can Technology Help Improve Teaching Efficacy in a Classroom?

Kitaboo on EdTech

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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Exploring Learner Profiles: Resources, Examples, and Questions to Consider

EdTechTeacher

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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Need an LMS next year? Here are three to consider

Ask a Tech Teacher

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

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Hemingway Editor Review – Is This Free Writing App Enough?

Fractus Learning

When you’ve written the blog post, article, or chapter of your next book, you can switch to the editor mode. The grade levels are based on US schools, showing the lowest educational level for that grade. The link feature is convenient for blog posts and articles. Another secret is to write without interference.