Safalaya.com is an Edu-Social Network cum Personal Learning Network . It can be used by teachers , students , educational institutes to share resources with each other . It can also be used for teaching . Teachers and students can create their own Personal Learning Network . Users can create their own ePortfolio .

Features

• —  Blog
• —  Bookmarks
• —  Files
• —  Groups/Mini-Websites
• —  Members
• —  Pages
• —  The Wire ( Micro-blogging )
• —  Questions

Widgets

• —  Activity
• —  Files
• —  Tag Cloud
• —  Blogs
• —  Friends
• —  The Wire ( Micro-blogging )
• —  Group/Mini-Website Membership
• —  Bookmarks
• —  Group Activity
• —  Pages
• —  Announcements

Usage

—  Each user can have their own weblog , file repository , online profile .

—  All users and contents can be tagged with keywords .

—  Users can connect with other users with similar interests and create their own personal learning network .

—  Each profile item , blog post or uploaded file can be assigned its own access restrictions from fully public to only readable by a particular group or individual .

—  Users can create Online Study Groups .

—  College students can create closed group/mini-website about their college , department to share their thoughts ideas etc. with each other .

—  Users can use “The Wire” feature for microblogging .

—  Users can send short messages to other users .

—  Users can use Open Group/Mini-Website feature to create their own Mini-Website .

—  It is about providing an informal space that let learners exercise their own thoughts , reflections , make their  own connections and be able to compile a body of evidence .

—  It helps teachers to take classes without any need for papers or blackboards .

—  It can be used with projectors .

—  Students do not have to take any notes , so that they can concentrate fully in the topic taught in class without bothering about class notes .

—  All class notes can be uploaded in site , so they are not misplaced and can be kept forever .

—  Teachers can also put marks of tests and semester .

—  It helps shy students to ask questions to teachers by sending message .

—  Absent students can get class notes uploaded in site .

—  Teachers and other users can put useful links .

—  Students can store their work for future reference or for checking by the teacher .

—  Users can share resource with each other .

—  Students can use closed group/mini-website for group study during exams .

—  In case of small students parent/guardian can check his/her child’s study material .

—  Parent/Guardian can check students study material and monitor his child’s progress .

—  Users can give links to useful sites and Youtube videos using Bookmarks .

—  Users can ask questions and get answers .

—  For more information visit : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW7wSPgY6qA

Benefits

—  The full site can be used free of cost .

—  It helps in quality teaching .

—  It can save time .

—  It is a great teaching tool .

—  It can save paper , so reduce cost .

—  Users can save paper , so save trees and save environment .

—  It is an integrated place for classroom teaching .

—  It can be used using PC , mobile and tablets .

—  Parent/Guardian can check his/her child’s study material .

—  Parent/Guardian can monitor his/her child .