Weller says new Web tools (such as wikis and video-capture technology) put power in the hands of students, but traditional learning-management systems (such as Moodle and Blackboard) emphasize central control by the learning institutions
Great collection of Moodle video tutorials.
School Loop enables innovative online communities for school districts. Families get a nightly email with homework and grades. Teachers see and act on student performance trends. Principals focus staff attention on high priority students.
Teachers for all levels of students today have so many more teaching aids than even just a few years ago. That?s not just because of greater access to the Internet but also because of the growing number of web applications that they can use. Some applications are specifically geared towards teaching and learning. Other applications can be adapted for these purposes. Here?s a list of some online applications, listed alphabetically, that we feel are excellent for teachers.
The EduTools site has been re-launched as a community-driven site, beginning with the Course Management System (CMS) site. Just like the original EduTools site, we continue to offer feature-by-feature product comparisons and decision-making supports. In addition, the site now includes the ability for any user to submit reviews for new products that haven't already been reviewed or to add their own feedback as to how well specific products have implemented various features.
.LRN is the world's most widely adopted enterprise-class open source software for supporting e-learning and digital communities.
Originally developed at MIT, .LRN is used worldwide by over half a million users in higher education, government, non-profit, and K-12.
Sakai is an online Collaboration and Learning Environment. Many users of Sakai deploy it to support teaching and learning, ad hoc group collaboration, support for portfolios and research collaboration.