Within these communities are numerous groups who keep informed using EdGateway s messaging and calendaring capabilities. Providing a forum for groups to actively discuss, debate, and calendar events. Users can join any number of ongoing groups, or can create their own. Groups can be created by an organization, a project, or by discussion topic. Creating an online calendar for organizations and groups to post upcoming events.
Users can post their organization or group events on a state, national, or customized calendar.
Organizations can even present an online guide to an upcoming conference, complete with workshops and individualized schedules. Edgateway Sustains a Long-Distance Learning Community Carmela Federico of the Eco Footprint Project has found EdGateway to be immensely helpful in keeping communication thriving among the participants in the project group she coordinates. The Eco Footprint Project develops students awareness of human impact on the Earth by measuring how much land is needed to sustain the resources for each individual s life. Participating in the Project are numerous New York City schools, as well as schools in India and Siberia. The schools exchange ideas, curriculum, and information files using EdGateway.