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Blackboard Co-Founder Urges ‘Disarmament’ Between Edtech Companies and Academics

Edsurge

He has seen the situation from both sides, having spent years as a leader of Blackboard (he co-founded it 20 years ago), then heading back to school to get a PhD and become a professor, all before returning to business to become CEO of Parchment. Let’s rewind 20 years, to when you co-founded Blackboard. They didn’t know how to program.

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How people actually use Blackboard, according to Blackboard

Bryan Alexander

How do instructors and learners use learning management systems? Blackboard shared some interesting stats about what people actually do with their LMS. It’s impressive that Blackboard is willing to confirm our observations. The results confirm what many LMS critics (like myself) have been saying for a while.

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Raising the Smart Classroom’s IQ – By Dr. Paul Fornelli

ViewSonic Education

For the uninitiated, Smart Classrooms are digitally equipped learning spaces that come tailored with an array of teaching and educational resources, most of which are dependent on some form of digital technology. There are hundreds of different LMS brands, including popular programs like Blackboard, Canvas and Moodle.

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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. In fact, interactive whiteboards have astonishing potential to make learning more engaging and effective in many surprising ways. Powerful Learning Tools. Each, he says, helps boost learning.

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60+ Great Educational Websites

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

There are literally tons of education websites and tools that you can use to enhance the quality of your teaching, learning, and professional development. YouTube Channels for learning Math Here are some of the best Math YouTube channels to help your students and kids learn math in fun and engaging ways.

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A Definition Of Web Literacy (And How Students Can Benefit)

TeachThought - Learn better.

A Definition Of Web Literacy (And How Students Can Benefit). by Chris Lawrence , VP of Learning At Mozilla. When students are web literate, information becomes more accessible, and learning becomes more dynamic. The Web doesn’t lend itself to textbook and blackboard-style teaching. The three Rs aren’t going anywhere.

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Cheap or free hacks to redesign your classroom

Neo LMS

Back in my school days classrooms were pretty standard: double desks with a small built-in space for your backpack, the teacher’s desk at the front, a blackboard, a country map, two or three hanging pots with leafy green plants and a waste basket. Regardless of the learning activity, students had to stay put all day long, in the same seat.

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