About
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 .
