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

Edsurge

Its product is called “Class for Zoom,” and what it’s building is pretty much that—a suite of tools that let instructors take attendance, distribute and grade assignments, and deliver online assessments through Zoom. 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

Tools to prepare for school closures –suggested by Common Sense. 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. Big Questions.

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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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What Is a Digital Whiteboard?

ViewSonic Education

For starters, it is a great tool for distance learning, hybrid education, and remote work models. The ever-changing reality has impacted the way we look at available online and offline tools. All that you share in a classroom or during a meeting, others can view in real-time or later online. What is a digital 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

It may not seem too surprising that one of the best-funded edtech startups in the past year of pandemic has been a company that piggybacks on the success of Zoom to add tools for running online classes. But he said colleges are now also moving to have more live sessions in online courses, and they’re looking for tools to make that happen.

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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.