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PowerSchool to Acquire Schoology, Pairing Major K-12 LMS and SIS Providers

Edsurge

Schoology would be PowerSchool’s second purchase of a learning management system (LMS), after it acquired Haiku Learning in 2016. Haiku has since been rebranded as PowerSchool Learning. Canvas and Moodle are also widely used in higher education, and Classroom is a free tool with fewer functionalities.

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App of the Week: A clever LMS for instruction design

eSchool News

Haiku Learning. Haiku Learning is a cleverly designed LMS geared towards extending learning beyond the classroom. note: App of the Week picks are now being curated with help from Graphite by Common Sense Media. Click here to read the full app review. . What’s It Like?

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5 Essential Effective Blended Learning Best Practices

The CoolCatTeacher

Tips and Tricks I've Learned from Experience From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Online and face-to-face spaces blend to create a today’s classroom. ” When bricks and clicks combine into a powerful learning experience for students, we have an effective blended classroom.

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From Tech Newbie to Ninja to Sensei

Teacher Reboot Camp

Send your student ninjas on learning missions with technology. You will need ninja learning community (a VLE/LMS ). Try Edmodo , Google Classroom , Schoology , Moodle, Edublogs , Haiku Learning, Wikis , or Google Apps for Education. Ninjas train other ninjas! Click to access that resource!

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PowerSchool Buys Chalkable, Tops $200 Million in Acquisition Spending

Edsurge

The once venerable publisher axed several high-profile (and profitable) businesses in the Financial Times and The Economist as part of efforts to transform itself into a digital learning business. also aim to combine SIS, LMS and other education data tools into one single package. Today, the Folsom, Calif.-based

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36 Edtech Tools I’m Using Right Now in My Classroom and Life

The CoolCatTeacher

Here’s what I’m using all the time in my classroom right now. 36 Tools I’m Using Right Now in My Classroom and Life. She also has a Technology Jump Start Course with 8 modules to help get you comfortable with technology in the classroom.) Haiku Learning (my LMS). Thanks Jennifer! .

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

PowerSchool has acquired the LMS Haiku Learning for an undisclosed sum. “ Apple , Microsoft , Amazon and Google Are Fighting a War for the Classroom,” says Edutechnica , with a look at how many colleges have adopted their competing pseudo-LMSes. FoxConn will acquire SMART for $4.50 ” asks Education Dive.