Question

QUESTION 1

Information Systems (ISs) allow for teamwork and collaboration regardless of place, time and venue (provided that one has internet connectivity).

In view of the covid-19 outbreak, the social distancing as recommended by the World Health Organization / National Health Ministries of various countries and lock-downs declared nationally and internationally; many business including universities have resorted to working remotely and / or virtually to keep them operational. As students of Information System Strategy, DISCUSS four collaborative software/systems/platforms (learning management system inclusive compulsorily) that you are using to enable you stay connected with your lecturers and colleagues for teaching and learning to take place.  

NB: -Referencing should be provided using APA style. -minimum of three pages.

Answer 1

FOUR COLLABORATIVE SOFTWARE /PLATFORMS USING TO STAY CONNECTED WITH LECTURERS AND COLLEAGUES FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING.

1. Remind - :Remind is a classroom messaging app that helps teachers, students, and parents communicate quickly and efficiently. By connecting school communities, Remind makes it easy for everyone to succeed together. Based in San Francisco, Remind is used by more than 20 million people in 90% of school districts in the United States.Whilst many organisations are starting to embrace technology to communicate with school stakeholders, messages typically end up being split across an array of channels.

Remind removes the tedious process of remembering which message came from which person on which platform. Contacts can reach each other directly, schedule reminders, include attachments and see read-receipts - all with translation in 70 languages!

2.. Flipgrid - :Flipgrid is video platform used in over 50,000 classrooms to empower student voice and ignite discussion. In Flipgrid, teachers post discussion topics to which students respond via video, creating a social learning environment that provides every student an equal voice and increases engagement.

With the advent and increasing popularity of short video based communication is Snapchat, Instagram Stories and more, allowing students to communicate and learn through a medium they are familiar with can improve engagement and knowledge retention.

3. TouchCast -: Tools to create and stream video that are blissfully simple to use. The means for any file to be shared inside video. Interactive elements that make them more engaging. The ability to collaborate with your team anywhere in the world.

With TouchCast Studio, you have a full-blown TV studio at your fingertips. Use the green-screen feature to place yourself against a background or inside content. Or step inside a virtual set. Read from a scrolling script. Add titles. Annotate. Record your video, edit it, and share securely. Live stream it privately to a small group, the whole company, or publicly to the entire world.

4. Airhead - The open cloud desktop for teaching and learning:Airhead is simply the best cloud desktop for schools, colleges and universities. With Airhead you'll save time, make the cloud more easily accessible and support communication and sharing. Airhead’s integration with Microsoft Office 365 and Google G Suite means you'll also be able to improve collaboration and productivity across one or many establishments. In short, you'll supercharge your journey to the cloud. Airhead is the glue that turns the Web into a meaningful educational service that delivers on the promise of anytime, anywhere, any device learning.