Edline

Edline was used in schools aiming to have paperless classes and homework.{{cite web

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}} The teacher could upload material such as homework, class expectations, and progress reports. The website mainly helped parents see if students had missed any homework and allowed parents or students to e-mail teachers.{{Cite web |url=http://www.lrsd.org/schools1/schoolpages1.cfm?sccode=47&menupagename=Edline%20Info&id=1404 |title=Edline Info |access-date=April 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101050614/http://www.lrsd.org/schools1/schoolpages1.cfm?sccode=47&menupagename=Edline%20Info&id=1404 |archive-date=January 1, 2011 |url-status=dead }} It could have also served as an online class platform where it would have been possible for students to learn remotely.{{Cite book|title=Applied Big Data Analytics in Operations Management|last=Manish|first=Kumar|date=September 30, 2016|publisher=IGI Global|isbn=9781522508861|location=Hershey, PA|pages=109|language=en}}

Schools used Edline with social networks and applications such as Google Apps for Education.{{Cite book|title=Handbook of Mobile Learning|last1=Berge|first1=Zane L.|last2=Muilenburg|first2=Lin|date=2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9780415503693|location=Oxon|pages=403}}

In 2009, Archipelago Learning acquired a minority interest in Edline as part of its acquisition by Providence Equity Partners.[https://www.fis.dowjones.com/article.aspx?ProductIDFromApplication=15&aid=DJFLBO0020090904e59400001&r=Rss&s=DJFLBO Providence Equity's Archipelago Files For IPO; Firm Buys Edline] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721125212/https://www.fis.dowjones.com/article.aspx?ProductIDFromApplication=15&aid=DJFLBO0020090904e59400001&r=Rss&s=DJFLBO |date=July 21, 2011 }}. DowJones LBO Wire, September 4, 2009

In October 2011, Edline merged with Blackboard. In July 2012, Edline announced they were being rebranded as Blackboard Engage.{{Cite web |url=http://edline.com/news-events/edline-in-the-news/engage |title=Engage - Edline |access-date=August 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150314231751/http://edline.com/news-events/edline-in-the-news/engage |archive-date=March 14, 2015 |url-status=dead }}

During the 2014–2015 school year, some school districts across the nation started to replace Edline with other similar tools like Google Classroom, Schoology, Skyward, and Plus Portals.{{cite web|url=http://www.thechurchillobserver.com/news/2015/02/24/new-and-improved-google-classroom-replaces-edline/|title=The Observer : New and improved Google Classroom replaces Edline|work=The Churchill Observer|date=February 24, 2015|access-date=September 5, 2016|archive-date=October 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018043750/http://www.thechurchillobserver.com/news/2015/02/24/new-and-improved-google-classroom-replaces-edline/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://thequillonline.com/2015/11/08/the-growing-pains-of-plus-portals/|title=The Growing Pains of Plus Portals – The Quill|work=The Quill Online|date=November 8, 2015|access-date=September 5, 2016|archive-date=October 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007183148/https://thequillonline.com/2015/11/08/the-growing-pains-of-plus-portals/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://lohslakeviews.com/the-adoption-of-google-classroom-is-causing-more-problems-than-solving-them/|title=The adoption of Google Classroom creates more problems than solutions – LOHS Lake Views|work=LOHS Lake Views|date=October 2, 2014|access-date=September 5, 2016|archive-date=May 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521191611/http://lohslakeviews.com/the-adoption-of-google-classroom-is-causing-more-problems-than-solving-them/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thermtide.com/2015/11/04/rm-decides-to-go-digital-with-google-classroom/|title=RM decides to go digital with Google Classroom - The Tide|work=The RM Tide|date=November 4, 2015|access-date=September 5, 2016|archive-date=October 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018043554/http://www.thermtide.com/2015/11/04/rm-decides-to-go-digital-with-google-classroom/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.matignon.org/userfiles/files/MPG_mt_%20minutes_9_16.pdf|title=www.matignon.org/userfiles/files/MPG_mt_ minutes_9_16.pdf|work=Matignon.org|date=September 17, 2015|access-date=September 5, 2016|archive-date=October 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007183215/http://www.matignon.org/userfiles/files/MPG_mt_%20minutes_9_16.pdf|url-status=live}} On December 31, 2018, Edline was discontinued.{{Cite web|url=http://www.edline.net/|title=Edline|website=www.edline.net|access-date=January 1, 2019|archive-date=October 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007183216/http://www.edline.net/|url-status=live}}

• Google Classroom

{{Reflist}}

• [http://www.edline.com Edline official website]
• [http://bbbb.blackboard.com/web-community-manager-transition Edline transitioning to Blackboard Web Community Manager]

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