Teaching and Learning: Sakai Tools/Features

Basic Toolset

Home: View recent announcements, discussions, and chat activity
Announcements: Post current, time-critical information
Assignments: Post assignments and receive submissions online
Chat Room: Participate in real-time, written conversations
Discussion: Engage in written conversations, not in real time
Drop Box: Allow private file-sharing between instructors and students
Email Archive: Maintain an archive of all email sent to the worksite's email list
Gradebook: Compute and store grades
Help: Access help documentation
Membership: Choose sites in which you would like to participate
News: Display an RSS feed from an external site
Preferences: Set your personal preferences, such as time zone, tab order
Presentation: Present slides to a live audience, who can also view slides later
Profile Tool: Let users add and make public personal information, including pictures

Desired Tools / Tools in Progress

TOOL NAME: TOOL DESCRIPTION