Best Software For Blended Learning

The term "blended learning" is generally used to describe a class offered in a traditional classroom setting that also includes an online component. Blended learning offers many advantages. It engages students accustomed to getting information online and expands the range of available lessons well beyond the textbook. Blended learning can offer an interactive learning experience that is more graphically interesting than a textbook. It can help meet the needs of students who need a different pace, faster or slower, than the rest of the class. In order to offer blended learning, schools need to purchase software that facilitates online classes. Schools that sign up to use the IQity Learning Management Suite find that it offers 21st century learning tools that enhance both the online and traditional classroom elements of the course.

IQity Expands Content Choices

A key reason that the IQity Learning Management Suite is ideal for blended learning environments is that it includes a cutting-edge Learning Object Repository called Reactor. Teachers who need to supplement their traditional classroom lesson plan with online content will find it at their fingertips in IQity. Reactor can be searched easily for content in a variety of formats: graphs, videos, exercises, labs, quizzes, maps, and so on. With a few clicks of the mouse, a teacher can drag and drop the content they choose into their IQity classroom.

A significant advantage of Reactor over other content providers is that all of Reactor's content has been evaluated by a team of educational experts to be sure it is aligned with state standards. This means teachers can use Reactor with confidence that it will help students succeed on state achievement tests. Reactor will continue to grow and offer innovative content because teachers themselves can submit new content for evaluation by the review team and inclusion in the Reactor database.

IQity Customizes Learning

Teachers can use Reactor to customize a blended learning class for individual students. For students struggling with the class, the teacher can choose content that helps clarify the material or that presents it in a different way for students with varying learning styles. For students who need more of a challenge, teachers can choose more difficult assignments. Assessments too can be individualized quickly and easily, and many can be scored automatically.

IQity Helps Students Stay Organized

Students enrolled in a blended learning class using the IQity Learning Management Suite have access to their own Classroom Tab that delivers their online content and helps keep them organized. Calendar events are color-coded, so students can tell at a glance if an item is general (red); class-related (yellow) or personal (green). So class events scheduled by the teacher will appear in yellow. Students can set aside time for study or group projects and it will appear in green. Every time they log on to the Classroom Tab, they will see an overview that will help them stay organized and focused. And IQity's closed-circuit messaging system provides a secure way for students to ask questions of the teacher that they may be reluctant to voice in the open classroom.

IQity Supports Blended Learning

IQity 's Learning Management Suite is an ideal solution for blended learning environments and access to the IQity platform is free to schools. To see how your school can add online learning in the classroom, schedule an online demonstration led by one of our elearning experts.