Press Release: CloudSource Solutions today announced the release of the CourseDirector App in the Google Apps Marketplace
April 13th, 2011 // 9:05 am @ admin
CloudSource Solutions today announced the release of the CourseDirector App in the Google Apps Marketplace
CloudSource director Mike Gouteff commented “CloudSource created the App to provide a full LMS system within Google App. We believe in the current economic climate with shrinking school IT budgets the time was right for a system that sits within Google [...]
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Enterprise LMS systems feeling the pinch as schools move to low cost and lightweight systems
April 12th, 2011 // 5:54 am @ admin
The third quarter of 2010 and first quarter of 2011 seems to be showing a shift away from large complex LMS systems such as Blackboard in the schools IT marketplace, according to articles written by several prominent tech bloggers in the US (1), (2).
Blackboard is the clear leader in the providing of LMS, or ‘Learning Management systems’, also [...]
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Cloud Software we use at CloudSource Solutions
April 9th, 2011 // 1:01 pm @ admin
As the people behind coursedirector, the app that lets schools and colleges manage their courses online through google apps, we are obviously betting that the future is on cloud based apps, and strong advocates of SAAS/cloud computing. From our point of view it comes down to two main reasons:
It makes your company nimble, not bogged down [...]
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What we’ve learned from 37signals
April 9th, 2011 // 12:18 pm @ admin
I’ve been a huge fan of 37signals ever since reading their book rework late last year, and have just finished getting real their book specifically focused on developing a web app, which overlaps some content with Rework.
Having previously been a business book junkie I have slowed down in recent months, as I think it is [...]
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Some youtube videos showing how to use our CourseDirector App, the LMS/VLE for schools and Universities. Available in the Google Apps Marketplace
April 9th, 2011 // 11:41 am @ admin
An overview of using the CourseDirector App from the point of view of an administrator
Using CourseDirector as a teacher or faculty member
Using CourseDirector to reset a forgotten Google Apps password
Student user guide – CourseDirector
2 minute overview of CourseDirector
Posted via email from email: info@cloudsourcesolutions.com
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CloudSource Solutions and CUE announce Google Workshop for Educators in Prague May 14 2011
April 9th, 2011 // 11:21 am @ admin
Google Workshop for Educators at Prague International School
Date: May 14, 2011
Times: 8:30am-3:30 pm (w/1 hour lunch break)
Location: International School of Prague
Search, learn, share! Brought to you by Computer Using Educators (CUE), the producers of the Google Teacher Academy, the Google Workshop for Educators (GWE) introduces participants to innovative ways Google tools can be used in education. [...]
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Interesting article from Lauren Carlson discussing if Google will create their own CRM system
February 15th, 2011 // 3:28 am @ admin
http://www.softwareadvice.com/articles/crm/will-google-enter-the-crm-market-1020911/
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Notes from LeWeb 2010 #LeWeb
December 10th, 2010 // 1:44 am @ admin
Notes from LeWeb 2010 #LeWeb
I’m currently on the 21:20 Thursday evening flight from Paris back to Prague after a whirlwind two days in Paris for LeWeb, Europe’s premier Internet conference. As this was my first visit to LeWeb I though I would do a quick post about my observations from LeWeb and some of the memorable [...]
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Press Release: CloudSource announce the first Google Apps Education Edition Certified Trainer in Central Europe
November 9th, 2010 // 10:57 am @ admin
CloudSource Solutions today announced that one of it's consultants had become the first Google Apps Education Edition Certified Trainer in Central Europe.
CloudSource Consultant Dan Taylor received confirmation of the Certification last week, making him only the 58th individual in the world to be certified in Google Apps Education Edition.
This program is designed for organizations and [...]
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Which UK Universities are on Google Apps Education Edition?
September 19th, 2010 // 7:58 am @ admin
It's a question we are often asked by prospective clients from the UK. A lot of people know about the big US schools on Google Apps Education Edition suck as Northwestern, Notre Dame and Arizona State, but what of the UK Universities who have made the switch? Below are most of the larger implementations:
The Open [...]
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