Edline 2.0 is a class website that teachers can use to post assignments, due dates, news on a calendar, and links. Teachers can also send mass emails to students and parents, receive emails from parents and students, and store documents for future or remote access. Teachers can hold online discussions, post RSS feeds, set up groups inside classes, allow students to post or save material, take in homework by having students submit files, set up interactive assignments, and create online quizzes. The benefits of Edline include increasing communication with parents so they know what is going on and are aware of student marks, turning responsibility for missed classes back to students, promoting literacy with technology, reducing paper use and clutter, easing

1. EDLINE 2.0Cam Bennet DRCSS cabennet@mvsd.ca

2. What is it?Class website

3. What can I do there?Post assignments and due datesPost news on a calendarPost linksSend mass emails (students/parents/both)Receive email from parents and studentsStore documents – future or remote accessHold online discussionsPost RSS feeds for students to check

4. What can I do there?Set up groups inside a classAllow kids to post or save material thereTake in homework – students submit files- can be linked to Gradequick – feedback tooSet up interactive assignments – online homeworkCreate a surveyOnline quizzes

5. BenefitsIncrease communication with home

6. Less phone calls from parents

7. they know what is going on

8. Parents / students aware of mark

9. Turns responsibility for missed classes back to students

10. Literacy with ICT component

11. Reduces paper / clutter

12. Reduce marking

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