eLearning Platforms

eLearning is the practice of using technology to support student engagement, self direction and learning, anywhere at anytime. It is a reasonably new educational behavior and is part of the growing idea of "21st Century" learning. This practice takes advantage of personally owned student technology devices, ubiquitous internet access and creative teaching approaches. An eLearning tool provides the digital environment within which students accept work from the teachers, discuss, share and submit evidence of learning. Some systems are sophisticated and complex while others offer fewer features but are easier to use.

Typical eLearning features;
1. Distribute learning materials to students
2. Track student achievement
3. Set assessment tasks
4. Receive completed assessment tasks from students
5. Host moderated discussions, answer questions
6. Build a personal resource library
7. Access this learning environment from a variety of devices

To asses which one is right for you, why not work with your technology committee to test out each platform and then report back on pros and cons.

GoClass

Use the web-based app to build, edit and manage your lesson plans in our Show-Explain-Ask framework. Here you can infuse your lesson plans with media elements & videos (things you want to show), notes & examples (things you want to explain) and real-time assessments (things you want to ask).

Perform formative assessments in-class and gain real-time feedback on student & class comprehension. This insight allows you to quickly alter lesson plans to address knowledge gaps and common misconceptions. You can even take a poll to gauge student opinions or reactions. All assessments and polls can be timed.

Tackk

This simple live feed bring your students, conversations and learning materials together in one place, private and password protected. The beautiful interface and media options will engage all users.

Sophia offers students more affordable ways to get to and through college, while giving teachers free tools to transform the way they teach.

Lets Geddit

Works on any web-enabled device in the 1:1 classroom. Do all my students understand? Students get feedback in private and realtime. Check for understanding with multiple choice and short answer questions.

Haiku Learning

Free for individual teachers, this complete eLearning system includes a variety of tools to manage the learning of all your classes. Designed for K-12.

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Blendspace

Blend your classroom and make the most of class time. This is an eLearning platform.

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Edynco

Edynco is a comprehensive, yet very user-friendly system for any tutor to use in their communication with students. Backed with the immediate responses from Edynco technical staff to any requests from clients it represents a unique product in its category.

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Kahoot!

ASK THOUGHT PROVOKING QUESTIONS which motivate participation through game-based learning and rewards in a social setting.

NearPod

"Nearpod is easy to implement for lesson
development - a very versatile and inclusive tool!" Simply create or download your presentations, share your lessons through the app (android, win 8, iOS), control the student experience in real time, monitor and measure student response.

GoClass

GoClass is a learning platform designed for your world. Using common mobile devices and an Internet connection, the platform helps you improve student engagement, classroom management and your effectiveness where it matters most—in the classroom. Only why stop there. With GoClass your students are engaged everywhere they go. With lesson plan review, student notes and media annotation, their classroom experience goes home with them.

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Verso

With Verso you can:

Easily create and share engaging pre-lesson content (or 'flips') with your students, using videos, images, files or websites.
Provide every student with a voice. Learner responses are anonymous to their peers, encouraging authentic contribution and engagement.
Foster collaboration, communication, critical thinking and co-construction. After posting their initial response, learners are free to comment on their classmates' responses, creating substantive learning conversations.
View student responses and peer-to-peer contributions in real-time.
Understand student misconceptions and level of understanding at a glance.
Group learner responses to support effective planning, classroom management and personalised instruction.
View real-time and historical data on class engagement for each flip.
View longitudinal data charting student progress in developing key literacies and social learning skills.

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Schoology

This is a comprehensive eLearning platform. Our mission is to empower you—to give you the tools and connections to engage students more efficiently and improve educational effectiveness on both a large and small scale. Schoology isn't just an LMS. It's a living, breathing educational community that can adjust to changing student needs, learn from collective experiences, and continually improve as education and technology advance.

GooruLearning

This basic eLearning platform allows teachers to gather web resources into sequenced learning objects for students to access including documents, videos, interactive games and self marking quizzes.

Edmodo

Edmodo is an easy introduction into eLearning systems, create classes, discussion, give and receive assignments, keep track of grades. Best of all, its FREE - which comes with limitations. It has fewer features than the paid versions such as Quia and Blackboard but is a great alternative for schools who want something simple.

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