Blackboard checked in with 600 students through focus groups and interviews, surveys, and usability testing to come up with a number of new features that appear in the latest service pack update of its learning management system. Likewise, the company said it also worked with 600 educators to refine Blackboard Learn SP10.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 11/05/12
Teachers use Pinterest to make cloud-based learning fun.
The Blue Valley School District’s teacher training program models pedagogy and technology for tomorrow’s teachers while they’re today’s high school students. Colleges of education should take notice.
- By Jennifer Demski
- 11/05/12
Univision Communications, an American Spanish language media company, used social media, including Twitter, Facebook, and Google+, along with traditional mechanisms--television, in-person events, and phone banks--to promote the attainment of education by Hispanics and draw students and their parents into learning more about their educational options.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 10/31/12
Lightspeed Systems is adding a Parent Portal component to its LMS, My Big Campus, that will allow parents, students, and teachers to communicate and share information online.
A Georgia high school has added a group to its online community that includes social and academic resources, including discussions, blogs, and study groups.
Skype in the classroom, a free online educational enrichment community for teachers, has added six new partner organizations to its roster, including NASA's Digital Learning Center, The National Museum of the Royal Navy and HMS Victory, British Council, Woodland Trust, Education through Expedition, and Choose2Matter.
Microsoft has added a new Recycle Bin feature to its cloud-based file hosting service, SkyDrive.
While the Connected Educator Month event may be over, the effort to keep teachers and school leaders connected for collaboration and learning continues.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 09/26/12
Following each of four presidential debates during the month of October, American students will have the chance to get together online and discuss them with peers from across the country.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 09/26/12