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Former Blackboard CEO Raises $16M to Bring LMS Features to Zoom Classrooms

Edsurge

ClassEDU’s co-founder and CEO is Michael Chasen, who previously co-founded and served 12 years as CEO of Blackboard, which remains one of the biggest LMS providers in the education market. He was particularly troubled by the fact that many of their classes were reduced to meeting just one hour per week. “I

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Resources You Need During Covid-19

Ask a Tech Teacher

Adobe Connect –fully-featured with lots of options for meeting students online. Blackboard. CourseSites –like Blackboard, but free for some set-up. Virtual Classrooms/Meetings. Draw Chat –virtual meeting with a whiteboard. Webroom.net — virtual conference or meeting room. Google Hangouts –max. What do I do?

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Blackboard launches New Learning Experience platform

eSchool News

Blackboard has launched a new K-12 platform for districts and schools that brings together institutions, parents, teachers, and learners in an integrated approach that addresses fundamental requirements for student success including school safety and security, family and community engagement and personalized competency-based learning.

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

ViewSonic Education

The reality is often much more mundane, as classrooms that meet even the most basic of digital information standards still qualify as being a Smart Classroom, Lab, or Lecture Hall. There are hundreds of different LMS brands, including popular programs like Blackboard, Canvas and Moodle. and whiteboard.

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Mentoring for Digital Leadership in California Adult Educators

Digital Promise

For more than 30 years, California’s Outreach and Technical Assistance Network ( OTAN ) has been at the forefront of meeting the technology needs of adult education providers, including English as a Second Language (ESL), Adult Basic Education (ABE), Adult Secondary Education (ASE), and Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs.

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Startup Class Technologies Bets Big on the Future of Online Learning (and Zoom)

Edsurge

Chasen is a familiar figure in edtech: he co-founded Blackboard, one of the largest providers of learning management systems to colleges and schools, and served as its CEO for years. Zoom has multi-billion dollars of video and audio architecture behind them for streaming these classes or meetings live.

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What Is a Digital Whiteboard?

ViewSonic Education

All that you share in a classroom or during a meeting, others can view in real-time or later online. It facilitates business meetings, project updates or letting absent students view materials presented during class. Brainstorming sessions and meeting recordings enhance remote learning and collaboration. Collaborate remotely.

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