Discussion Groups Discussion Groups Manhattan's Discussion Groups provide one to many communications for your electronic classroom. The Student Lounge is, well, for students to lounge around in. The student lounge can help develop a sense of community for distance learning students who never get to meet face to face. The Anonymous Discussion allows students to speak freely and anonymously.
Manhattan allows the teacher to divide a class into small groups called teams.
Team members can collaborate online in the Team Discussion area. While the Team Discussion provides a place for students to collaborate, the teacher is excluded from these conversations. As for Manhattan's other modules, new messages are marked with a red star. Also, with the click of your mouse, you can find out when others have read your messages. Manhattan is a simpler distance learning solution.