CMS- I have used Blackboard, a course management system, for my own classes and for delivering content when I teach professional learning courses. My online master’s degree was delivered through Blackboard as well.  CMSs allow teachers to perform the following tasks:

·      Put course materials on line such as documents in Word, Excel, PowerPoint without having to be converted to HTML

·      Track student progress via online assessments which includes a gradebook

·      Discussion boards

·      Email

·      Chat rooms

·     Live instruction with Collaborate

·      Easily create a website using templates so they are user friendly

LMS-Learning management systems are designed for:

·      Registration for courses

·      Tracking attendance

·      Processing charges for courses

·      Course catalogs

·      Determining prerequisites for certain classes

·      Generating a transcript

·      E-learning /more interaction

The LMS is more robust and much more costly.