Digication Releases New Integrated e-Portfolio Tool with Online Learning Community
Free Web-based Educational Software Tools Empower Teachers and Students to Manage Course Content, Facilitate Communications and Publish Web Portfolios
Providence, RI - March 12, 2007 - Digication™ Inc., today announced a major new release of its e-Portfolio solution that is now integrated with its online classroom creating a single, more robust solution. Digication provides teachers and students with all the tools to build a collaborative learning community, with creation, publication, discussion and archival of educational content. Digication remains free for 1,000 users at any U.S. accredited school, connecting students with their peers and the entire school community via a simple and intuitive web-based interface that requires no training to use.
"Today, content is valuable for teaching and learning, progress tracking, and motivation of students and teachers," said Jeffrey Yan, CEO of Digication. "Digication gives students and teachers the tools needed to publish e-Portfolios and create content within the framework of their achievements, aspirations, educational experiences and extra-curricular activities."
Digication's online classroom tool offers a centralized meeting place for educators and students to access and discuss class materials, calendar important dates and events, and archive the entire class experience for future reference and accreditation purposes. Teachers and students can easily export content from the classroom tools directly into their own e-Portfolios, giving them the opportunity to publish important highlights from the classroom experience, displaying their creations online in a professional way, like a curator of their own work.
Digication builds online learning communities by providing the basic communication tools needed to encourage collaboration and exploration throughout the teaching and learning experience. Through a forum-like environment teachers and students can discuss learning materials, provide and receive feedback and contribute to the collective goals of the class.
Digication eliminates the hours of training and complex processes inherent in last-generation educational software. There are no complicated wizards to step through and no archaic forms to complete, users can customize their online classroom and e-Portfolio to address their needs and appearance.
"Digication, by enabling students to view and comment on each other's work through portfolios and online discussion, has provided me with a powerful and easy-to-use way to inject my praxis with socially mediated ways of learning," said Brian Beard, English teacher at Bellaire High School, Houston, Texas. "When I used to announce a writing project, the first question from my students would be: How long does it have to be? Now the first question is: Will it be published on our website? Students are enthusiastic about the opportunity to share their work for their peers to see. Digication has made a direct impact on the motivation level of my students and the overall quality of work submitted."
e-Portfolio Tools Features & Benefits
Online Classroom Tools Features & Benefits
Pricing
Digication is free for 1,000 users at any U.S. accredited school. Teachers, students and alumni as part of a school can sign up by visiting www.digication.com to create an unlimited number of e-Portfolios, online courses and online communities. Digication is a result of years of development and testing within schools across the country.
The Digication Admin Tool allows users to customize the software to meet the needs of a department, school, or district wide adoption and enhances the management of Digication in ways that include:
The Digication Admin Tool is available for a cost based on the number of users at a school being managed. For small numbers of users, annual subscription pricing per user starts at just $20/year. The average cost per user decreases as the number of users increases, with the subscription fee going down as low as $5/year. Please contact Digication directly at admintool@digication.com to receive a quote.
About Digication, Inc.
Digication represents an entirely new concept in educational software that is simple by design. Easier to master and simpler to use, Digication provides all the connectivity, file sharing and e-Portfolio tools educators and students want. Designed by educators to serve the core needs of educators, Digication opens the lines of communication by creating a secure, private community that can learn and grow both inside and outside the classroom. Digication provides an online digital portfolio and academic social network solution for school communities and alumni across the nation. The e-Portfolio technology is integrated with a web-based online learning community designed for classrooms and internal school communities that supports the development of digital content to be showcased in e-Portfolios. For advanced use, the Digication Admin Tool provides customization and management of online Digication communities. Digication is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island. For more information, visit www.digication.com.
"Today, content is valuable for teaching and learning, progress tracking, and motivation of students and teachers," said Jeffrey Yan, CEO of Digication. "Digication gives students and teachers the tools needed to publish e-Portfolios and create content within the framework of their achievements, aspirations, educational experiences and extra-curricular activities."
Digication's online classroom tool offers a centralized meeting place for educators and students to access and discuss class materials, calendar important dates and events, and archive the entire class experience for future reference and accreditation purposes. Teachers and students can easily export content from the classroom tools directly into their own e-Portfolios, giving them the opportunity to publish important highlights from the classroom experience, displaying their creations online in a professional way, like a curator of their own work.
Digication builds online learning communities by providing the basic communication tools needed to encourage collaboration and exploration throughout the teaching and learning experience. Through a forum-like environment teachers and students can discuss learning materials, provide and receive feedback and contribute to the collective goals of the class.
Digication eliminates the hours of training and complex processes inherent in last-generation educational software. There are no complicated wizards to step through and no archaic forms to complete, users can customize their online classroom and e-Portfolio to address their needs and appearance.
"Digication, by enabling students to view and comment on each other's work through portfolios and online discussion, has provided me with a powerful and easy-to-use way to inject my praxis with socially mediated ways of learning," said Brian Beard, English teacher at Bellaire High School, Houston, Texas. "When I used to announce a writing project, the first question from my students would be: How long does it have to be? Now the first question is: Will it be published on our website? Students are enthusiastic about the opportunity to share their work for their peers to see. Digication has made a direct impact on the motivation level of my students and the overall quality of work submitted."
e-Portfolio Tools Features & Benefits
- Educationally based social network - Digication e-Portfolios created by teachers, students, and even alumni create connected school communities.
- Safe and secure - Within Digication, educators and administrators are given the opportunity to approve published material, and the school can select who has access to student e-Portfolios.
- Collaborative e-Portfolio editing - Groups can work together to create and publish an e-Portfolio for a class project, a departmental exhibition, grant supported endeavors, an extra curricular activity or upcoming event.
- Tagging, commenting and RSS - Digication incorporates collaborative Web 2.0 features that help build an active learning community via tagging, private and public comments and regular updates for RSS subscribers.
- Ample storage - Digication offers 3 gigs of storage for free for up to 1000 people at any school, additional storage can be purchased for only $50 year/gig.
Online Classroom Tools Features & Benefits
- Courses & communities - Digication offers collaborative, community based learning tools empowering teachers and students to organize course materials, community activities, events and tasks.
- Threaded discussions - Digication's online discussion format facilitates group based learning and knowledge sharing. Teachers and students can easily view and track the entire educational experience.
- Grading made simple - Intuitive grading tools allow teachers to view assignments and grades all in one place, and easily print and export their grade book anytime.
- Calendar and tasks - Course, community and personal calendars keep teachers and students organized. Digication provides tools to quickly and easily add and edit events.
- Export content to e-Portfolio - Teachers and students can select outstanding work or important learning milestones rooted in class communication, and seamlessly export the content to the e-Portfolio tool for publication.
Pricing
Digication is free for 1,000 users at any U.S. accredited school. Teachers, students and alumni as part of a school can sign up by visiting www.digication.com to create an unlimited number of e-Portfolios, online courses and online communities. Digication is a result of years of development and testing within schools across the country.
The Digication Admin Tool allows users to customize the software to meet the needs of a department, school, or district wide adoption and enhances the management of Digication in ways that include:
- Customize your school's Digication site - Upload the school logo and color scheme and select a unique web address (i.e. yourschool.digication.com).
- Manage user signup - Receive notifications when new users sign up as a student, teacher or alum of an institution. Lists of valid students and teachers can be imported to automate the process and prevent unauthorized users from signing up.
- Use metrics - Measure the success of Digication at a school by reviewing the frequency of posts, user logins and activity, amount of server space and generate content for accreditation and awards.
- Control user functions - Control what users are allowed to do on the school's site. Determine whether users can change their personal settings. Promote a safe and secure environment for teachers and students to learn and share.
- Advance community building - Groups created by the school, such as teachers, students, academic and extracurricular organizations, or a particular class year, can be contacted with group notifications.
The Digication Admin Tool is available for a cost based on the number of users at a school being managed. For small numbers of users, annual subscription pricing per user starts at just $20/year. The average cost per user decreases as the number of users increases, with the subscription fee going down as low as $5/year. Please contact Digication directly at admintool@digication.com to receive a quote.
About Digication, Inc.
Digication represents an entirely new concept in educational software that is simple by design. Easier to master and simpler to use, Digication provides all the connectivity, file sharing and e-Portfolio tools educators and students want. Designed by educators to serve the core needs of educators, Digication opens the lines of communication by creating a secure, private community that can learn and grow both inside and outside the classroom. Digication provides an online digital portfolio and academic social network solution for school communities and alumni across the nation. The e-Portfolio technology is integrated with a web-based online learning community designed for classrooms and internal school communities that supports the development of digital content to be showcased in e-Portfolios. For advanced use, the Digication Admin Tool provides customization and management of online Digication communities. Digication is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island. For more information, visit www.digication.com.