bulletins to announce new assignments to the group. If a student misses class, he or she has easy access 24/7 to classroom assignments and updates.

message forums to discuss topics within the group. This is a centralized area where group members may respond to a topic or bring up their own.

group email to send updates or new assignments quickly. Leaders have the ability to get emails out quickly and efficiently with one click of the mouse.

consistency within student work. If each group member (student) posts his or her work on Writing.Com within his or her portfolio, checking and reviewing the work is made easy! Students (group members) use WritingML to post assignments and teachers use the review text box at the bottom to give feedback.