The tool I chose to learn more about is Course Management or (cms). First of all, it appears as though there is a program that people use called Moodle to organize the courses that they teach. It is a collaborative open tool that instructors use to organize their grading, topics, lessons, etc... After researching and reading the blogs of users and prospective users this is what I found:
-Schools and-or educators will post the course description and requirements for anyone to view
-They use Moodle Wiki's to share their collaborative material
-Someone teaching overseas can utilize the course management system to communicate with others and gain access to materials when otherwise it would be very difficult
-Instructions for installing the program are at http://docs.moodle.org/en/Installation
-A host is needed for the Moodle and it is at http://npv.com.
-It costs about $500 a year to use
-You can get started at http://www.moodlerooms.com/academic-hosting.html
-Or if you are remote you can start here http://www.remote-learner.net/.
Another classroom management software used is GenevaLogic Visions 6. It was not as preferred as Moodle and some commenter's said it wreaked havoc on their web pages.
It seems as though Moodle works like Blackboard as some commenter's said it was just like that. Students are able to log on and post discussions and assignments right into it.
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Thanks for the information. You have a knack for managing and in reading your summary, I can tell that you will have a very organized classroom. One question, what were some of the other CMS tools?
Moodle is such a funny name. I hope it does not mean the same things as what I found on the Urban Dictionary! ;-) I have been very happy with the way Blackboard works in our class at CSUSM and would like to have that capability for my classroom. Thanks for the summary!
Hi Julie - The information you provided was succinct and informative. CMS software such as Moodle and Blackboard are such a welcome technology for both students AND parents to track course progress and success...thanks for tackling the subject..
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