Digital+Classrooms

Creating Digital Classrooms with Course & Content Management Systems (CMS):
A CMS is a computer application used to "create, edit, manage and publish in a consistently organised fashion." (" [|What is a Content Management System, or CMS?] ". Retrieved on 2008-05-18)

Common CMS applications - [|Moodle], [|Mambo], Blackboard Great CMS comparison chart - http://www.cmsmatrix.org/

**MY RECOMMENDATIONS:** The use of CMSs are becoming more and more wide-spread. A decade ago, the use of these web tools was cost prohibitive. While working in NY, I worked for BOCES. Amongst other services we also provided online professional development for school districts in conjunction with NYS Education Department. We used WebCT. It was very cumbersome and limited in terms of some of the options I now see with more recent CMSs, even WebCT's upgrade is much better these days. Why have a tool like this? Time is of the essence and we have so much to cram in to so little time. This tool helps save and expand time in terms of education.


 * CLASSROOM POSSIBILILTIES:** CMS can be used as part of the traditional classroom to expand out the learning beyond the period or school day. It also can used for offering choices to studens in the district beyond the traditional 7-3 scheduled times. This would be an option for my district to explore for cyber schooling and alternative education.