Too often in the world in which we live only the negative things in life get attention drawn to them. That is why today I would like to talk about an online education system that is accessible to all students, not just those running Microsoft Windows. The service is called LiveText. Now while LiveText is not FOSS it does function (as all sites should) with an FOS browser. In fact if you look under their FAQ Firefox is their recommend browser for viewing the website.
LiveText provides all the key functions you need from an online education system:- Turning in Assignments
- Grading Assignments
- Discussion Boards
- File Downloads/Hosting (for syllabus and the such)
So if you are an educator looking for a platform to teach your online class through (or an administrator at a school that make the decision for many) I implore you to choose LiveText or another system that supports all operating systems (Not just those paying a Windows Tax).
~Jeff Hoogland
So, what is wrong with Moodle and Claroline?
ReplyDeleteOdds are nothing, I have just not had the pleasure of using either. Once I go from being a student to being a teacher I will have to check those two out for sure! Thanks for pointing them out :)
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ReplyDeleteWe are using Moodle across many schools in Michigan. It is open source and works great with every platform that I have used.
Those schools left using Blackboard are the big losers. They are in a rut of sending M$ their limited money for Blackboard, Office, Server, 7 etc.
Sorry to hear about your experience with Pearson. They should know better by now.
Sincerely,
Paul
In México, my university is using Moodle, it is opensource and works fine. i'm an spanish profesor and opensource has everything i need for spanish lessons, i use LinuxMint and is awesome. Sorry about my bad english. Thanks for the tip about LiveText i'll check it.
ReplyDeleteWe have been using Moodle for a long time, and it surprises me that online spammers that call themselves "SEO's" found their way through Moodle.
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