Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 18, 2020

Much like how social media giants Facebook and Twitter are utilizing our digital footprints to better understand consumer behavior, teachers are also turning to data analytics to learn more about their students. With more educational institutions adopting virtual learning management systems (such as Moodle, Edmodo, etc.),

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Over the past 10 years, new learning management systems (LMSs) have sprung on the scene to rival the Blackboards and Moodles of old. Given communication is important, it’s also worth checking whether or not social media platforms can plug directly into an LMS that doesn’t have those features.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2010

McLuhan (see the video) predicted we’d have to leave the bookworld behind to be “with it” in the electronic world but with social media we can do it all. It uses Mahara as its open source ePortfolio platform, working in tandem with Moodle, the open source learning management system.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Related, via Salon : “ Silicon Valley ’s $300M donation to STEM educatio n is not what it seems.” The LMS Moodle has raised $6 million in its first ever round of venture funding. Technology, Education, and the Media.” ” Or maybe her announcement itself was comedy? 2 Post at Ed. Trillion in 2018.”

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