These resources are the basis for teacher collaboration and sharing. Teachers contribute web sites, lesson plans, electronic presentations, digital references and examinations for use by themselves or others to achieve the standards. Students and parents can access these resources from any Internet connection. Students who are absent or behind in their work can readily find the resources and the information they need to complete required assignments. Teachers have personal control over their own class folders and can add files and information from any Internet connection at school or from home.
Teachers can readily communicate with parents and students about current grades and assignments.
Teachers need no special knowledge about the use of the Internet to use the system as files simply loaded from the their computer using any software they might have. Parents have instant email access to teachers and can readily view class information for all of their student's classes. Parents can subscribe to class folders to be automatically notified of any changes or new assignments and resources. Students do not need any special software other than a web browser to download files and upload assignments to their class folders. Student work samples are filed by state content standard and rubric score that allows for the search and retrieval of a student's work as well as by complex searches to locate student work by specific state standards and achievement levels.