Internet Classroom Assistant offers conferencing, personal messaging, document sharing, scheduling, and resource linking to the learning environment. Teachers can set up a class in minutes. Although there are not as many features in this program as there are in Blackboard, it is very easy to use. Forum Software Advertising on each page is the trade-off for obtaining ezBoard and World Crossing for free. These Web-based bulletin boards are easy to manage and are loaded with features that may not be available in scripts.
International versions are available in Spanish and German.
A profanity filter is also included to block out unwanted messages. Messages are stored on the same page, making the discussions linear versus threaded. Discus is available in several languages. A Web server that can run PHP version 3.0.9 or higher and a MySQL database version 3.22 or higher are required. World Crossing, Puente Mundial World Crossing and the Spanish language edition Puente Mundial are based on the Web Crossing conferencing software.