1. A Learning Management System
Laura Hadley
ECOMP 6203

2. Collaboration
Features
Groups
Forums
Chat Rooms
Wikis
Blogs
Video Conferencing

3. Collaboration
Each of these options is linked to the home page.
“Our support for groups are particularly strong, with news
and activity feeds for each group as well as its own set
of collaboration tools.”Edu 2.0

4. Collaboration
Provides
 Private messaging system that does not require an
email address.
 Can request copies of messages to be sent to the
teacher‟s email and or SMS address.
 Messages can be copied immediately or combined into
a single „digest‟ message and sent daily.
 Can enable auto-translation which translates messages
between users who speak different languages.

5. Collaboration
Integrates with Skype
Video conferencing between users

6. Upcoming Integration
 They integrate with a wide variety of external systems
via an open API and data import/export capabilities.
 Their Open API is web-friendly and can be accessed
from Javascript or any other popular programming
language.
 They will also soon have Moodle import, Common
Cartridge support, and integration with popular SIS.

7. Communication
 Allows the teacher to monitor all communications
between members.
 Allows teachers to browse all communications in real-
time.
 Allows parents to view their child‟s communication and
work

8. What About the Parents?
Every parent can have their own account which provides:
 news/activity feeds email integration
 easy access to their children's classes
lessons, assignments, and grades
 You can configure which data a parent can access, as
well as communicate directly with parents via email and
SMS.

9. Support
 The community support forum can be accessed by
anyone and allows members to help each other with
issues.
 Any kind of question, suggestion, or bug report: visit the
help area by clicking the icon in the side bar or the
Help/support links in the footer of every page.
 You can access their technical support staff by clicking
on the premium support icon. They typically respond to
questions within a few hours during US business hours.
(Not for free plan users)

10. Additional Notes
 Positive teacher reviews, even for the free version
 Notcluttered, so easy to navigate.
 Communication and ease of use is worth considering.
 Customized
portals, classes, lessons, resources, quizzes, libraries,
rubrics, and more.
 This site was viewed from the perspective of an
elementary school teacher.