Digication Campus Introduces New Breed of Web 2.0 Educational Software
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Free Online Classroom Solution Empowers Teachers to Immediately Deploy and Enhance Communication and Learning with Students
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Aug. 14 // -- Digication(TM), an entirely new concept in educational software that is Simple by Design, today announced the availability of Digication Campus, an online classroom designed by educators to facilitate communication between teachers, students and internal school communities beyond the classroom walls. Digication Campus moves away from the complex, overly-expensive roots of traditional learning management systems to create a simpler, more interactive and cost effective web-based solution for creating, managing, collaborating and accessing educational content. Unlike the last-generation learning management systems, educators can sign-up for free and immediately begin to design their online classroom.
"Today's educators are frustrated with the complexity of traditional learning management solutions, with their hefty budgetary commitments, institution-wide evaluations and marathon training sessions. They often provide more roadblocks than opportunity to enhance learning," said Jeffrey Yan, CEO and co-founder of Digication. "Digication Campus focuses upon the core needs of students and educators to provide a simplified, dynamic online learning environment for communication and collaboration, which creates an interactive educational community and stimulates better learning. Teachers can avoid bureaucratic committees and immediately take action by signing-up for free."
Easy to Master, Simple to Use
Digication Campus is an entirely new concept in educational software that is simpler to use, more appealing and cost effective. Simple by Design, the web-based solution is ideal for creating, managing, sharing, and accessing educational content, with intuitive navigation and design so simple, first-time users can just sit down and get started. No tech support is needed, and no complex software implementation or customization is ever required. Teachers can visit www.digication.com/ to design their web-based classroom and begin enrolling students immediately. Instead of learning the software, teachers can stay focused on teaching, and students upon learning.
"Digication was designed by educators who know the real-world challenges of integrating technology into the classroom, and addressed the problem with a new, simplified approach that finally gives teachers the tools to enhance teaching through technology," said Dr. Paul Sproll, head of the department of Art + Design Education at the Rhode Island School of Design. "Each semester my primary goal is to develop a community of learners within my classes. My teaching is about a collaborative venture between professor and student. Digication Campus enables my class to contribute to our community outside of class time, by sharing ideas as they naturally occur."
Digication Campus is a proven solution deployed and actively used by universities as well as K-12 schools across the country. Years of rigorous testing have tailored the technology for simple and effective integration with real-world teaching and educational needs. The founders are educators themselves with a passion for technology, and have invested an immense amount of time and effort into the development of a solution that works in their own university classrooms.
Leveraging Web 2.0 Design for Online Learning
Digication offers a new way to approach teaching that focuses far more on the learning than it does upon management. Campus is a protected web-based classroom for teachers and students with offerings that are unmatched in their ease of use, affordability and dedicated focus upon the tools teachers and students need, including:
o Anytime/anywhere learning and content sharing
o Ability to exchange course-related materials with students and other
educators
o Dynamic posting and discussion of homework assignments and classroom
activities
o Teacher assistance and peer collaboration with assignments during or
outside school hours
o Separate access for teachers and students (supporting open group communication as well as one-on-one private discussions)
o Intuitive student management, grade book and attendance
With Digication Campus teachers and students can talk. Listen. Learn collaboratively. Get and give help. Post articles. Record grades. Send/receive important notifications. Collaborate online. And digitally archive pretty much the entire educational experience.
Competitive Pricing for Budget-challenged Schools
The ability to access materials and educational technology is often determined by a school district and the budget available to their staff and students. Digication is interested in removing this gap and empowering teachers to incorporate new technology into the classroom without needing budget approvals. With these challenges in mind, Digication Campus is available for free (http://www.digication.com/) to the first 1,000 users at any U.S. accredited school.
Campus is less expensive to run, develop, scale and integrate than any other learning management solution. Users include current students, teachers and staff. Alumni may also participate, and keep, accounts active upon graduating, without counting against your school's 1,000 free users. After 1,000 accounts, Digication Campus costs only $20 per user annually.
About Digication
Digication represents an entirely new concept in educational software that is simple by design. Easier to master and simpler to use, Digication provides all the connectivity, file sharing and e-portfolio tools educators and students want. Designed by educators to serve the core needs of educators, the Digication Suite opens the lines of communications by combining elements of social networking and learning management systems to create a secure, private community that can learn and grow both inside and outside the classroom. Current product offerings include Digication Campus, a web-based Learning Management System (LMS) designed for classrooms and internal school communities, and Digication Spotlight, an online digital portfolio and safe social network for school communities and alumni worldwide. Digication is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island. For more information, visit www.digication.com/.
Media Contacts:
Stephanie Obodda
Digication
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(401) 274-1800
Source: Digication
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