Heartland AEA will be hosting a Learning Management System (LMS) "Shootout" on January 17 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Johnston REC. The day is primarily targeted at curriculum directors, technology directors, tech integration specialists and K-12 administrators.
Vendors will give a 50-minute presentation that provides an overview of their LMS product. Most vendors will present 4-5 times on this day. A full presentation schedule will be distributed in early January, once all invited vendors have indicated if they plan to participate. Districts should be able to easily see 4-5 presentations on this day if they are interested in that many different options. There will a lunch break, and there are multiple restaurants within easy driving distance.
Confirmed vendors/presenters include: Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, Infinite Campus. Other sessions include Can Google be used as a Learning Management System?
Registration is free and available through Heartland AEA PD catalog. Click here to register.
LMS vs. SIS
A Student Information System (SIS) is primarily a student record-keeping system, recording information such as attendance, grades, behavior, contact information, etc. A Learning Management System (LMS) focuses primarily on delivering/facilitating instruction, and it includes features such as document storage, discussion boards and online quizzes. The information contained in an LMS and an SIS overlaps to some degree (such as student names and ID numbers), and some SISs (such as Infinite Campus) are adding in features that normally appear only in an LMS.
A great resource to look at prior to and after the LMS Day is the Heartland AEA tech consultant team’s online comparison of Learning Management Systems, which is available at:
https://docs.google.com/a/heartlandaea.org/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AodmIe5QMX6MdDRTdlZIMG5tZTNDM1F1WWMyRXhjWWc&usp=sharing#gid=0
We look forward to seeing many teams from districts and schools on the January 17. Please contact Lance Wilhelm at lwilhelm@heartlandaea.org if you have any questions at this time.
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