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The Great Learning Management System Debate: Featuring Canvas, Schoology and Google Classroom

TeacherCast

With so many choices on where to build your digital classroom, the questions often arise: “Why do I need a learning management system? Why consider Schoology? Schoology is an LMS that has the visual appeal of a social media application like Facebook, which provides students with a platform they are comfortable in.

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Launching a districtwide computer science program for all grades

eSchool News

Our students are spread across 31 elementary schools, two pre-K schools, and seven secondary schools. With 30 elementary buildings and six secondary buildings that I oversee, linking teachers across the district can be a struggle. It’s no exaggeration to say that computational thinking plays a part in all of them.

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Arkansas’ LISA Academy Renews Partnership with Global Edtech Leader Supporting Student Success

eSchool News

Established in 2004, all 11 schools across the state are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Following their successful debut in LISA Academy classrooms, the charter district renewed the following Discovery Education services for the 2023-2024 school year: Discovery Education Experience.

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How district administrators can drive student success in the COVID “tech rush”

eSchool News

From filling out funding applications to reworking classrooms to promote social distancing, to choosing the right technology for hybrid learning environments, they’ve been working diligently to prepare for a school year that drives student engagement.

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Concurrent and NTI Classrooms: Tips and Resources

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

Like nearly all districts in the world right now, our instructional classroom model has to remain, to put it mildly, flexible. And as of this posting, our state governor has mandated NTI to begin for all secondary Kentucky schools next week and will last until at least the end of the year (and elementary schools until at least December 7).

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Planning for Elementary School Closures #CoronaVirus #CoVid19 #RemoteLearning

The Innovative Educator

In the age of technology, planning for secondary students has become a bit easier as many schools already use platforms like Google Classroom, Schoology, or Microsoft Teams. Students If you don't have one, set up a community for students in a platform such as Google Classroom, Teams, or Schoology.

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Discovery Education Announces Latest Enhancements to Award-Winning K-12 Learning Platform

eSchool News

Educators can refine instruction to keep students motivated with the classroom engagement tool, Quiz. Quiz gives multiple ways to promote active learning in the classroom and track progress in real time. More ready-to-use tools to assess student outcomes and address learning gaps. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5