article thumbnail

Need an LMS next year? Here are three to consider

Ask a Tech Teacher

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. There is no report card integration. tools to assess schoolwide progress and results. ability to post grades.

LMS 153
article thumbnail

In the marketplace: Science achievement skyrockets, makerspaces expand, and more

eSchool News

Makerspaces are expected to reach accelerated classroom adoption in less than one year, according to the K-12 Edition of the 2016 New Media Consortium Horizon Report. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ (CMS) vision for science emphasizes inquiry, problem solving and communication. Read more.

CMS 71
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

?A Playbook to Go Open: 5 Steps to Adopting OER

Edsurge

As momentum for digital learning builds, some districts—80 percent according to the 2017 Consortium for School Networking’s (CoSN) K12 IT Leadership Survey Report —are using open educational resources (OER), which the U.S. Once you’ve defined your first program, the next step should be to assess technology infrastructure.

OER 95
article thumbnail

Q&A: Rod Houpe Uses Evidence to Drive Change in Schools

EdTech Magazine

There is also an expectation that 50 billion “things” will be connected to the internet by 2020 , according to Cisco’s Internet of Things report. It starts with a simple recognition of embracing digital technologies and the way that educational technology can be used to enhance assessment, instruction and learning.

CMS 223
article thumbnail

Create online learning with 123ContactForm

Nik Peachey

Here you can get the code to publish your educator forms into your bog website or CMS, or get a link to email out to students. You can also check to see who has submitted answers to the questions and see the record of what answers have been given in the 'Reports' section. We can make fun engaging quizzes based around images.

article thumbnail

Breaking the Link of Education Inequity Requires Courageous Conversations

edWeb.net

The equity initiative for CMS is based on their report, Breaking the Link. In the 2019 report, the authors examined three “levers” that could break the predictive outcomes and lead to higher achievement for all students: great teachers, time (instructional hours), and access to advanced coursework.

CMS 52
article thumbnail

35 edtech innovations we saw at FETC 2023

eSchool News

As part of Linewize’s broader Community platform, Qustodio extends visibility, reporting and controls to parents and guardians into how their children are using school-issued devices, both at school and at home. SchoolStatus helps Accountability Directors visualize benchmark and state data in one platform, and often in one report.

EdTech 138