LMS

1. Max Gurowski
Jacksonville University
 Most school districts have a LMS tool that is helpful with communication between
faculty and staff.
 Learning Management System (LMS) benefit all of those involved
o Students can use it for homework, additional assignments, communication with
the teacher, grades, and many other ways.
o Teachers can use LMS to post grades, chat with students, update assignments, and
seemingly, a million other different things.
 Hopefully, teachers are educating themselves on the technology so they can bring it to the
kids in an informative and relatable manner.
 At The Bolles School, they use a similar platform to Jacksonville University’s LMS,
Blackboard, the LMS, EdLine.
 The service is offered to the entire school district.
o Whitehurst Campus (Elementary School)
o Ponte Vedra Campus (Elementary School)
o Bartram Campus (Middle School)
o San Jose Campus (High School)
 The EdLine service is a free resource.
o However, nothing is really free at Bolles. Tuition is over $20,000.
 Some background information on the organization, The Bolles School.
o Established in 1933 as a military school for boys in grades 7-12, Bolles dropped
its military affiliation in 1962 and became coeducational in 1971.

2. o The independent school is governed by a self perpetuating Board of Trustees.
o Fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Southern
Association of Independent Schools, Florida Council for Independent Schools,
and Florida Kindergarten Council.
o Memberships in the National Association of Independent Schools, the Council for
the Advancement and Support of Education, and the Florida High School Athletic
Association, among others.
o The School is recognized locally by the Jacksonville Historical Society and the
City of Jacksonville and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
o Bolles students are actively involved in the local community and host or provide
countless community service hours and events each year.
o Approximately 85% of our students participate in over 100 performances and
gallery openings within the Fine and Performing Arts Department each year.
o 41 Sports Teams—the student body regularly approaches or exceeds 90%
participation in one or more sport.
 EdLine is an online student community.
o It is known as the heart of the learning community.
 It is a site for both Bolles students, and faculty.
 Similar to our BlackBoard, it allows students access to assignments, course documents,
grades, and other valuable academic information.
 Edline, the company, is now a division of Blackboard.
o The new name for the division is Blackboard Engage.
 We are living in an increasingly paperless world.

3. o This has helped streamlined communication and made websites like EdLine vital
to the success of students.
 Unfortunately, as a part time teacher I do not have access to EdLine and cannot log in.
 However, I was able to retrieve information on the site.
o The new Learning Management System (LMS) from Edline—the first truly
integrated website communication platform for K-12 school districts and their
learning communities.
o More schools choose Edline as their website provider than any other solution on
the market.
o Millions of teachers, parents and students rely on Edline every single day for
sharing and accessing critical information.
o Exceptionally designed District/School/Classroom websites with intuitive
multimedia capabilities that make managing websites a breeze.
o Leading-edge Learning Management and Classroom Solutions include Web 2.0
tools, Quizzes, Forms, Surveys and Grade books - allowing for dynamic online
classrooms.
o Built-in Notification Solutions that translate in 20+ languages are fully integrated
with your website communication strategy, enabling routine and emergency
communication.
o In a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, a student described Edline as the
reason he was able to keep up with his studies, graduate high school and get
accepted into college.

4. o 96% of parents surveyed in one of Florida's largest school districts believe they
are in a better position to help students thrive as a result of the district's
implementation of Edline's Learning Management System (LMS).
 It is an interactive site where students can do work.
 Learning Management Systems are a completely necessary, effective resource for not
only schools, but also organizations to use too=.