Education Solutions: Enterprise Groupware
FirstClass provides a compelling solution for education institutions, supporting a secure online environment for communication, collaboration, enhanced learning and knowledge sharing.

Centralize Access to Information for Staff

FirstClass bridges geographic boundaries, bringing together staff to work collaboratively based on common needs and interests.  Benefits to education staff include:

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Make support materials available
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Facilitate knowledge sharing among experienced and new employees and managers
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Organize topic-related information
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Access professional development opportunities and resources
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Encourage working discussions among peers from any location
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Provide tools for team problem-solving
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Enable shared scheduling to coordinate meetings, locations and resources


Provide 21st Century Tools to Motivate Students

FirstClass provides students with easy access to a variety of progressive learning tools and resources, including:

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Student collaborative conferences
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Student-to-student tutoring services
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Private teacher-to-student assistance or a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) conference
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Online submission of homework from remote locations
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Local and international project collaboration among students
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Presentation tools
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Online galleries for showcasing student work

Facilitate Distance Learning

From virtually any web browser, students can log into FirstClass, making distance learning more viable now than ever before. Distance learners can:

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Access course material that was previously only available in a traditional print-based format.
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Submit projects and weekly assignments.
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Access online Q&A and tutoring conferences

        

 

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