What are the criteria and assessments for this analysis?
My Big Campus (MBC) comes with all the same basic features as other free Learning Management Systems therefore in reviewing it we focused on what set it apart from competitors such as Edmodo and Schoology.
At it’s heart MBC is designed to be safe, developed by Lightspeed Systems which provides web filtering services for schools, MBC was born out of the desire of teachers who wanted to be able to safely blend or flip their classrooms and to safely use content from YouTube and the web. All content posted on MBC is filtered and monitored to ensure that content is safe and appropriate for students. This is includes discussions, emails and posts by teachers and students.
Although it has a relatively smaller user base compared to it’s competitors, with MBC you have the ability to easily turn on integration with Facebook and Twitter which allows you to stay connected and active in all your social media platforms without having to navigate and manage multiple accounts.
My Big Campus was also designed to be collaborative and interactive. MBC encourages users to package lessons (videos, text and quizzes) into Bundles that can be shared, edited, or collaborated on. Locks can be placed on these Bundles to create self-paced learning units. These Bundles can incorporate educator approved materials from YouTube and The Khan Academy which are accessible via My Big Campus even if your school has filters in place that normally prevent viewing of these sites.
Finally, with secure access over iOS and Android devices, live 24/7 support and the ability to align academic growth reports of students to state standards My Big Campus clearly has some selling points.
At it’s heart MBC is designed to be safe, developed by Lightspeed Systems which provides web filtering services for schools, MBC was born out of the desire of teachers who wanted to be able to safely blend or flip their classrooms and to safely use content from YouTube and the web. All content posted on MBC is filtered and monitored to ensure that content is safe and appropriate for students. This is includes discussions, emails and posts by teachers and students.
Although it has a relatively smaller user base compared to it’s competitors, with MBC you have the ability to easily turn on integration with Facebook and Twitter which allows you to stay connected and active in all your social media platforms without having to navigate and manage multiple accounts.
My Big Campus was also designed to be collaborative and interactive. MBC encourages users to package lessons (videos, text and quizzes) into Bundles that can be shared, edited, or collaborated on. Locks can be placed on these Bundles to create self-paced learning units. These Bundles can incorporate educator approved materials from YouTube and The Khan Academy which are accessible via My Big Campus even if your school has filters in place that normally prevent viewing of these sites.
Finally, with secure access over iOS and Android devices, live 24/7 support and the ability to align academic growth reports of students to state standards My Big Campus clearly has some selling points.
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