Sources For LMS Courses

Teachers today can be overwhelmed with choices when it comes to adding content to their online classrooms. Do you want a video or a reading selection? A math quiz or a history lesson? A chemistry exercise in a virtual lab? A practice conversation in French available as an mp3 file? Whatever it is, where do you find it? And once you do, how do you use it? Most importantly, will it be effective?

There are many, many sources for learning management system (LMS) courses. Teachers need to consider the source, but that's only the first step. Ease of use and effectiveness are important considerations as well. School districts that sign up to use the IQity Learning Management Suite find these choices are simplified because they have access to an award winning learning object repository, Reactor.

Easy to Find, Easy to Use

Reactor is an integrated learning object repository that contains material for all K-12 grades and for all class subjects. Finding what you want is as easy as using an Internet search engine. Teachers can search by keyword, or enter the appropriate grade, subject, or state standard. Since Reactor contains a variety of formats, critical to keeping today's plugged-in students engaged in learning, it's also possible to specify a certain type of content: web page, video, audio file, map, chart, exercise, virtual lab, and so forth.

Because Reactor is fully integrated with the learning management system in IQity, using content is simple. Teachers simply select the content they want and "drag and drop" it into their virtual classroom. Few sources for LMS courses offer this seamless integration. This feature not only simplifies adding class content bus also makes it possible to easily choose alternative lessons for gifted students or for those who need more clarification on a particular topic.

Standards-Aligned for Success

Since the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act, every teacher knows that school curriculum must be aligned with state educational standards. But finding sources for LMS courses that meet state standards can be tricky. The number of content providers is large, but are they taking the time and effort to check alignment? If not, teachers are faced with that time-consuming task on their own.

All the content in Reactor has been reviewed by a panel of education experts and compared to state standards. When a school signs up to use the IQity Learning Management Suite, Reactor defaults to their state standards. That means that teachers can quickly find content for their online courses that is aligned with the relevant state's standards and will help their students succeed at testing time.

Reactor's Content Keeps Growing

Reactor is not a static site that was posted once and is rarely updated. Instead, Reactor is actually a collaborative site to which new content is added all the time, much of it by teachers themselves. The teachers in a school or district can use Reactor to collaboratively develop curriculum for their courses. Reactor's built-in tools require no special skills to create web pages, graphs, flow charts and other content or to upload audio or video files. For teachers who want to share the content they've developed, IQity's education experts will review it for then make it available for others to use.

If you are struggling with the multitude of sources for LMS courses, simplify your selection by checking out how Reactor can help. Ask for an online demonstration by an e-learning expert.