On June 24, 2013 Atlanta Public Schools announced the selection of Blackboard Learn™ as its first district-wide learning management system (LMS) after a nine-month evaluation of leading commercial and open-source platforms. The district’s Atlanta Virtual Academy (AVA) will use Blackboard Learn to rapidly expand online classes offered to students and to align all class content with Common Core standards.
AVA provides online learning opportunities for APS students. Over 100 students are enrolled in the current summer session that runs through July 26th. Students from high schools throughout the district can earn credit online by taking classes through the Virtual Academy in addition to their regular schedule. During the school year students can take one additional course (one full credit) in addition to their regular schedule. During the summer students can take two courses. Currently middle school students can take Personal Fitness and Health the summer prior to the start of their 9th grade year.
Blackboard Learn will make it easy for teachers to align virtual and face-to-face class activities and content to Common Core standards and report on student progress to better understand if they are adequately covering material. In addition, teachers can find and add high quality digital content to their classes.
With Blackboard Mobile Learn™ students can access course content, view grades and assignments, create discussion posts and comment on blogs and journals, upload content and more in native apps for all major mobile platforms.
For more information about Atlanta Virtual Academy and Blackboard Learn, please visit www.atlantapublicschools.us/ava or http://www.blackboard.com/Platforms/Learn/Overview.aspx