Choosing a Statewide LMS to Make Teaching and Learning Easier
www.canvaslms.com In April 2015, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) began providing negotiated Canvas pricing to all local education agency (LEA) and charter schools statewide. Schools and districts purchase Canvas for all users and NCDPI covers all costs associated with implementation, training, course migration, 24/7 support, and more.
NCDPI administrators say they chose Canvas as the statewide LMS because it‰ŰŞs intuitive and because it was designed with student learning as the ultimate goal. North Carolina teachers like Canvas because it makes creating course content easy and because it works seamlessly with integrated, third-party learning tools such as Quizlet, Khan Academy, and LearnZillion.
Deputy Superintendent Jason Van Heukelum of Cabarrus County Schools calls Canvas ‰ŰĎthe glue that brings it all together and the starting point ‰Ű_ for that digital learning journey.‰Űť He says Cabarrus County successfully introduced 7,000 users to Canvas before implementing training.
Principal Tripp Aldredge of Harris Road Middle School says his school hires the best teachers and Canvas gives them the tools they need to design the best learning experiences.
Ultimately, Canvas will enable K-12 educators throughout North Carolina to collaborate and share resources across grade levels, schools, and districts.