Episode 105: Setting-Up Your LMS Course for Engagement

In this episode, we wanted to highlight a couple of tips to kick-off your online course shell in a way that spurs engagement. We talk about knowing your Learning Management System features, where your students should start when they log-in, and what should be included when you start your course.  Finally, I provide you with a couple of tech tools you might want to become familiar with as you start out your classroom with digital learning. Engagement is key and should be the focus to keep your course moving forward. Best of luck as you plan for this upcoming school year!

Music provided courtesy of 

• HookSounds.com under the use and mention license
• Bensounds (Royalty Free Music): https://www.bensound.com/
• Incomptech (Royalty Free Music): https://incompetech.com/music/

How to Reach Rich:

• Follow me on Facebook to get notifications about live events: https://www.facebook.com/TechStudyHall/
• Follow me on Twitter or Instagram: @Smith_Edtech
• Website: www.techstudyhall.org

Mentioned in the Lesson:

• “Creating the Anywhere, Anytime Classroom: A Blueprint for K-12 Online Learning” by Reason, Reason, & Guiler (2017), Solution Tree Publishing.
• Need some help for organizations to ease into digital learning? You can also contact Dr. Casey Reason.

Rich’s Top Apps to Begin Digital Engagement (in no particular order)

• 1) EdPuzzle
• 2) Screencastify
• 3) FlipGrid
• 4) Parlay