Liudmila's+Project+Management+Wiki

=== **Project management** is the discipline of planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives. [|courtesy Wikipedia]=== ==== Incorporating the ** Project Management in the education ** “keeps learning on track, and turns pandemonium into productivity by harnessing tech tools and cultivating self-directed students”, states Terry Smith in his article about using web-projects and multiple Internet activities in the classroom. ==== ==== In the process, “students develop skills in creative thinking, clear communication, dispute resolution, and deadline-driven teamwork.”(Smith, T., 2010). But, creating a successful project-learning environment required the specific project management skills, in short, teachers need to ====
 * Project Management in Education **

· Develop Self-Directed Students.
==== Implementing "unique and compelling" Internet projects presents new challenges for teachers and students. ([|Project Management Guide]) ====

· Time Management.
==== There are a lot of Project Management software, such as the **BaseCamp** project management tool, the top choice for entrepreneurs, freelancers, small businesses, and groups inside big organizations. The main functions of Basecamp are to communicate, to share files, to deliver on-time, and more. ====

Another popular Project Management tool is **Zoho Projects** software, the powerful tool for planning, tracking, reporting, and taking the total control over your project.
==== Also, there are some tools created for educators. For example, the **Middle School software**, the special software designed to meet the basic needs of middle and high school teachers, students and their parents, such as report card and progress reporting, homework and class work management, tutorials, reviews, project management, and more. ====

There are some useful links and articles about Project Management:
[|Project Management Keeps Learning on Track] = [|Middle School Software is Very Useful with Today’s Generation of Students] = = [|Project Management Guide] = = [|Zoho Projects] = = [|BaseCamp] =

= References: = Abdous, M'hammed; He, Wu. Quarterly Review of Distance ** Education **, v9 n2 p181-188 2008. (EJ875096). [|Streamlining the Online Course Development Process by Using Project Management Tools] Passerini, Katia. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, v16 n2 p183-211 Apr 2007. (EJ758326). [|Performance and Behavioral Outcomes in Technology-Supported Learning: The Role of Interactive Multimedia]