solutionwatch.com — With the start of the new school year, many teachers and students are seeking new products and technologies to help them through their upcoming academics. With the increase of teachers using blogs and wikis, and students networking and utilizing online tools, the demand for easier and more efficient ways of learning is on the rise.
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glendonmoSep 29, 2006
I agree. They forgot to mention Scholar360 - the learner mangement system (LMS) that integrates social networking, wikis, blogs, chat, wysiwyg. In short, think: Blackboard meets MySpace. <a class="user" href="http://scholar360.com/scholar360_lms.php">http://scholar360.com/scholar360_lms.php</a>
d_doubleSep 29, 2006
You may be able to find used books for school on <a class="user" href="http://whatsonmybookshelf.com">http://whatsonmybookshelf.com</a> I know I got a discrete math book there.I think digg needs a web 2.0 category!
thundererSep 29, 2006
Grrr... And I was hoping for something to help me with my quest for an easy school vodcast CMS thingy.
archeologistSep 29, 2006
Too bad that most of these are probably blocked by my school's ever-strict filter.[EDIT]www.sparknotes.com ...period
krinthekuzSep 29, 2006
lets all ignore the privacy concerns with posting students' grades to some website off in the yonder.there's nothing these sites do that outlook, evolution, or a ton of other project management tools do that are not tied to some untested organization from the yonder that wants your personal info.
bdog2g2Sep 29, 2006
anything meeting MySpace is a bad idea
yankeeboySep 30, 2006
How is it that LMS systems are considered to be so great? They're just a framework for making the teacher's job easier. I prefer sites like www.pinkmonkey.com or www.college-cram.com that directly help the student.
macnewboldOct 2, 2006
I found this article very well written, and he pointed out some really great tools. Nice that we all don't have to chase down and try all of these things now. The one I've got the most experience with so far is <a class="user" href="http://www.gradefix.com/">http://www.gradefix.com/</a> and I think he's right to have recommended it. I have friends that use <a class="user" href="http://www.backpack.com/">http://www.backpack.com/</a> and <a class="user" href="http://www.basecamp.com/">http://www.basecamp.com/</a> too, and for tracking school assignments, I think Gradefix is unbeatable!