CMS is a web-based course management system that allows teachers to facilitate administration of courses for students. It offers free learning management, portfolios, rubrics, and websites for collaboration. Key features include building class portals, distributing coursework and assignments, collecting assignments, grading students, and a calendar of events. Benefits are that it is free, allows customizing instruction for each student, incorporates new technologies, and is paperless, though students need computer access and training, and staff may resist changes.

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2. What is ? CMS (Content Management System)- is a web-based software system designed to facilitate the management of courses for faculty and students, especially by helping teachers and learners with course administration .

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6. Offers: Free learning and Course Management Free Portfolios Free Rubrics Free student,. Faulty and Group Websites Free Collaboration And what was the common word?

7. Grade assignments Assign homework Assign tests Have students collaborate Teacher website Assign groups

8. Features: Building multimedia class portals Copy and distribute coursework and assignments Email alerts for upcoming tasks Collecting assignments E-portfolio components Grading students work Calendar of events Networking Bookmarking ETC…

9. Pros: FREE!!! Assign work and tests while home sick. Instruction and course work can he highly customized for individual students. Using new and more technology in the classroom. Requires 100 percent participation from each and every classmate. Takes little to no tech experience Paperless!!!

10. Cons: Students must have access to a computer Students must be taught how to use the program Resistance to change from staff

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