SOL enables collaborations between classes, schools, sites in multi-sited schools, and between persons or groups in different states of countries.
Work is only visible to participants of a defined collaboration after using a password.
Students create on SOL working drafts of original writings, commentary, and upload multimedia materials. Teachers must approve submissions for viewing by the partners in a collaboration. With their password, students can work at their own pace from their school, home, or library computer. Collaborations can be created by teachers for their own professional development or for theme based exchanges. Sol can be used with both the latest and older models of computers.