EDU 2.0By Debra
Barber
EDU 2.0 is an online learning management system created by Graham Glass in 2006.
Headquartered in San Francisco, California
Background Information
What is EDU 2.0 ? Powerful e-learning platform that is
comparable to Blackboard, Desire2Learn, & Moodle
Has over 600,000 users(administrators, teachers, students, & parents)
Cloud-based with unlimited storage ability
Free and Premium Plans available
Ease of Use & Visual Appeal
Homepage is modeled on Facebook with access to your classes, groups, online friends, activities, and assignments due
Video-hosting Accessible via mobile devices
(iPhones, iPads, iPods, Androids) Typical instructor homepages include:
class activity feeds lessons calendar forums blogs wikis images; audio; text/html;
slideshows; videos
Additional Features of EDU 2.0
Allows import of content from Moodle Google Apps integration Allows multiple school sites to be
networked into a single district or “campus”
Free plan allows up to 2,000 student users
Parent accounts
Skype for video conferencing Wikis & Blogs Discussion Forums & Chatrooms Language Translator Email integration
Communication & Collaboration Tools
User Support
“Community Support Forum” -provides help, advice, and support to users using the “free plan”.
“Premium Support Forum” – provides help, advice, and technical support to users using EDU 2.0’s premium plan.
http://www.edu20.org