A Learning Management System

Laura Hadley

ECOMP 6203

Collaboration

Features

Groups

Forums

Chat Rooms

Wikis

Blogs

Video Conferencing

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

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.

Collaboration

Integrates with Skype

Video conferencing between users

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.

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

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.

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)

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.