To being creating a shell of a course, I went to the LMS that I had most recently used as a student, Moodle. Finding where to start on Moodle was not user friendly, but I finally found. It required a zipped download that once downloaded seemed impossible to navigate. I quickly gave up on it.
Next I went to Blackboard because I had also worked with Blackboard. It required a simple and quick log in. Once that was set up it gave options to create a course from scratch or upload a course already created.
I chose to upload the zipped course package provided by GA Virtual Schools. I labeled it Test Learning Community. Once the content pack was uploaded, which did not take very long, links were provided to access the course, links for student logins, and also tutorials for students to be invited to the course.
Once in the actual course Blackboard allows for personalization and preferences. The areas for course content were set up, discussion boards, as well as a huge list of tools utilize. Bloggers, grades, achievements, announcements, podcasters, were among the many listed.
Overall, this was very easy to navigate. I would suggest using the Blackboard platform for anyone familiar or not familiar with online Learning management systems.
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