LMS
What are Learning Management Systems?
Learning Management Systems (LMS) allow for the active construction of one’s knowledge. Rather than simply attending classes the LMS experience is intended to be more closely related to the learning process itself. Students play an active role in their own education and enjoy more autonomy in how they work. This personalization results in more motivation and can prompt increased assimilation of content by the learner.
What are examples of LMS?
Google Classroom is a very popular LMS that is free for educational institutions and is used extensively. It is integrated with a full suite of office tools that make it very easy to use and interact with the teacher and fellow classmates. Its wide usage has prompted many educational technology companies to build Application Programming Interfaces (API) that work with it.
Edsby is an LMS that has grown in popularity in the last few years, designed for K-12 education. It is user friendly and provides easy modes of communication between the teacher and student or the teacher and parent. The platform allows for a high degree of personalization for students, encouraging planning on all aspects of school as well as life in general.
Canvas is a cloud-based LMS designed for students of elementary through to higher education. It is extremely customizable and can function as a blended or fully virtual learning environment. It includes mobile ready functionalities that improve convenience and Learning Tools Interoperability that allows for easier interaction with individual students and seamless transition with external applications.