Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

As momentum for digital learning builds, some districts—80 percent according to the 2017 Consortium for School Networking’s (CoSN) K12 IT Leadership Survey Report —are using open educational resources (OER), which the U.S. But while many benefits of OER are visible on the surface, we must notice the fine print.

OER 88

OER CMS Guidelines Digital Learning 88

EdTech4Beginners

APRIL 2, 2017

CMS – Content Management System (a tool to build websites and apps). LMS – Learning Management System (software that runs and manages educational programs). OER – Open Educational Resource (this can be any online materials that are free to use). OS – Operation system (e.g. BYOD – Bring Your Own Device.

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EdTech VLE CMS OER 189

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Schools extend access to multiple web resources with a single sign-on system using one user ID and password. In addition, SchoolMessenger Passport supports access to student information systems, family portals, school social media tools and more.

CMS 40

CMS OER Social Media Microsoft 40

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning. In the November 2016 Executive Summary , the researchers shared: When thousands of students respond to dozens of tasks there are endless variations.

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Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60