{"id":2594,"date":"2017-02-24T17:03:19","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T22:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/?p=2594"},"modified":"2017-02-25T07:35:36","modified_gmt":"2017-02-25T12:35:36","slug":"canvas-selected-as-new-learning-management-system-for-acps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/canvas-selected-as-new-learning-management-system-for-acps\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff to Get New Learning Management System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Canvas has been selected as the learning management system (LMS) that would best meet the needs of our teachers, students and staff. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The selection\u00a0was the result of\u00a0a long review of the current LMS landscape, an analysis of ACPS&#8217;s needs and an assessment of input and feedback from teachers and students. Canvas provides a simple user-friendly interface that\u2019s easy to navigate on devices of all sizes and it integrates well with many third-party tools used by ACPS, such as BrainPop, Discover Education, Quizlet and more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Canvas will replace Blackboard, the first LMS used by ACPS, which has been in place since 2005. We expect the new system to be available to teachers and staff beginning in July.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A Learning Management System (LMS) is a software application that has several major roles, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Providing teachers with an online repository for course materials<\/li>\n<li>Providing tools teachers may use to organize, manage, and deliver a course in either an online or hybrid class environment<\/li>\n<li>Facilitating student-to-student, and student-to-teacher collaboration and communicatio<b>n<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Once Canvas is live over the summer, training sessions will be held for teachers. A schedule of in-person training sessions will be posted once dates and times are finalized.\u00a0There will also be options for self-paced online training for teachers this spring.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Blackboard courses can be imported into a Canvas course and Technology Services staff will be available to assist teachers with this import.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Technology Services is prepared to offer the level of support that each teacher or staff member requires to be successful with the transition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">You can view the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/lms\/faq\/\"><span class=\"s2\">complete list of FAQs<\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0 and the full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/lms\/timeline\/\"><span class=\"s2\">timeline<\/span><\/a><span class=\"s2\"> online<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Learn more about Canvas and our implementation plan at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/lms\/\"><span class=\"s2\">https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/lms\/<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Thank you to all of the teachers, staff and students who provided valuable input throughout this process.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canvas has been selected as the learning management system (LMS) that would best meet the needs of our teachers, students and staff. 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