Meet Otus – A Fun and Free ISTE Event
Disclosure: Otus is currently an advertiser on FreeTech4Teachers.com Otus is a learning management system that first popped onto my radar nearly a decade ago. Since then I’ve watched it evolve from an iPad app to a complete learning management platform for teachers, students, parents, and administrators to use on any device. Along the way they’ve […]
Otus Adds New Features Including a Lockdown Browser
Otus is a fantastic learning management system (LMS) that I’ve watched mature from its early iterations as an iPad-specific tool to a full-fledged LMS. This week, the folks at Otus announced a new round of updates to their LMS. Included in those update is a new lockdown browser mode that can be activated when students […]
A Conversation With Dr. Keith Westman from Otus
Last month I thought to myself that I didn’t have enough to do so I set about launching a podcast. I failed. It turns out that I don’t really have enough time to do all of the editing that a good podcast requires and still meet all of the other obligations that I have in […]
Three Alternatives to Google Classroom – Best of 2017
As I do during this week every year, I am taking some time off to relax and prepare for the new year. Every day this week I will be featuring the most popular blog posts of the year. Here is one from January. Last week I received an email from a reader who was looking […]
Kiddom Introduces an Android App
Kiddom is one of the learning management systems that I occasionally recommend to folks who are looking for an alternative to Google Classroom. One of the helpful features that Kiddom offers is an integrated search for assignment materials. For example, fourth grade teachers can search for mathematics assignments that are aligned to standards of their […]
Otus – A Good LMS Option for Small Schools
During the weekend I received an email from a teacher who was looking for an LMS recommendation for his small, private school. The school has less than 200 students and a limited budget. Otus was the first LMS that came to my mind. Otus is designed to be a complete LMS (learning management system) for […]