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Thursday 18 December 2008

CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

http://www.dokeos.com/
It is one of the most popular content management systems which allow people to create, edit, import, export and use content effectively. One can create SCORM courses by using templates, power point etc. with the help of this tool. In addition to this, teachers can benefit from this while creating e- courses with questions such as multiple choice, open-ended and fill-in-the-blanks. They can also use video conferencing and chat options. By using these, people can give feedback to each other and this makes the tool interactive. It is free to use learning management system and SCORM. If you want to do more, you need to pay for it.

http://www.nicenet.com/
It is a web based tool which allows its users to create visual classrooms. In these visual classrooms, one can have conferencing, scheduling, personal messaging, document sharing and link sharing. In order to make use of this tool, what you need is just to have an account. It is user friendly and free. The target group of the website is most probably post secondary and secondary classrooms, distance education programs, and collaborative academic projects.

http://www.moodle.org/
Moodle is the acronym of Modular Object Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment. As its name suggests, it is another content management system which is build mainly for educational purposes. As it is well-organized, it is easy to use. It is also free and Open source software, so just have an account and start your moodle journey. By using this tool, one can create international discussions and many classroom activities. It also provides you help for developing your own course. You can add such parts as assignment, grades and resources to your learning environment.