Edmodo - the social classroom...

If you haven't seen Edmodo.com yet you really ought to take a look. They have built a really great social platform especially for education. It meets just about every expectation a teacher could have.

-Teacher creates class groups

-Students do NOT need an email address

-Parent accounts

-Teacher to class

-Teacher to student

-Teacher to Parent

-Student to Teacher

-Parent to Teacher

-No student to student private interaction

-No Parent to other student interaction

-Online assigments digital turn in and grading

...and its FREE!

Here is an overview about it's features.

Here is Edmodo's introduction video from YouTube:

How to create Parent accounts: