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The Post-LMS World: Social, Simple, Modern, Mobile and Student-centric

Edsurge

Despite its name, the Learning Management System (LMS) is not about learning. The LMS was originally the CMS—Course Management System. While it’s great for instructor workflows, it has always been a course management tool, not a learning tool. We are in what I call the post-LMS world.

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Make your LMS a social learning platform

Ask a Tech Teacher

Vivek Singh, education professional and contributor to Ask a Tech Teacher, has some interesting ideas on using your native LMS as a social learning platform. We inadvertently learn from our daily social interactions, with most of our informal learning happens through online sources of information.

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Must-have features in any LMS

Neo LMS

Learning platforms features are standardized because users expect each platform to have the same basic features, such as integrating a school’s grading system in the LMS. So what are these features that any LMS should have? Analytics Or more precisely, an extensive analytics tool. Ideally learning platforms should offer both 2.

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Mobile learning: The good and the bad

Neo LMS

Everywhere we go, here and there, people always seem to have a mobile device in their hands, be it a smartphone or a tablet. It’s almost a sin not to own a mobile device. Our mobile devices are online 24/7. Mobile learning of course. The pros The most obvious reason is that almost everyone owns a mobile device.

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Why your young students love e-learning

Neo LMS

Social media channels provide the digital alternative for the “traditional” social life and support communication within online communities non-stop. They turn to other social media sites , like Instagram, Snapchat, Tumblr, Yik Yak, or Twitter. An LMS is the perfect tool for gamifying learning content.

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11 Tips for Engaging Parents

Teacher Reboot Camp

Below are a few tips and resources from my presentation, Engaging Parents with Technology and Social Media. Every school needs a social media plan and guidelines. Check out how other schools use social media to inform parents. Let parents play with the tools and apps you will use. Enjoyed this post?

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How to succeed with online PD for teachers

Neo LMS

Online training for teachers is the perfect opportunity to also train them to use edtech and other online tools. However, if you want them to use the school LMS or other online tools while you are not using it at all, why should they do that? Read more: 3 reasons why you should use a school LMS to deliver PD for teachers.

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