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Partner Solution Brief
With the combined power of the Microsoft Lync and
Microsoft SharePoint platforms, Evangelyze
Communications’ SmartClass enables Higher
Education, K-12, and training providers afeature-rich
and innovative online learning experience.
Partner: Evangelyze Communications
Website: www.evangelyze.net
Partner Size: 21 employees
Country or Region: United States
Industry: Education
Partner Profile
Evangelyze Communications is a
Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and a
Featured Microsoft BizSpark Start-up
company focused on Unified
Communications and Collaboration
(UC&C) Communications Enabled
Business Process (CEBP) technologies.
SmartClass provides the Microsoft Lync 2010 client with an
online learning experience that includes education tools
integrated with Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 for online
collaboration and plug-ins for popular educational software
applications including Moodle and Blackboard. This means that
educators and students can benefit from the most innovative
online learning experience with the power of software-based
audio, video, conferencing, and collaboration—all powered by
the Microsoft Lync platform.
Business Needs
Universities, schools, and training
providers are always looking for
the most innovative and costefficient way to offer education
in an accessible and
collaborative environment. For
centuries, educators have taken
advantage of new
methodologies and tools to
extend the reach of education
and offer a rich learning
environment.
For more information about Evangelyze
Communications products and services,
call (888) 881-3826 or visit the website at:
www.evangelyze.net
Solution
SmartClass, an online learning
platform for the Microsoft Lync
platform, provides a full suite of
connected and integrated
unified communications and
collaboration features for
students, teachers, and
professors through the Microsoft
Lync 2010 client application. By
using a state-of-the-art and
innovative plug-in interface,
SmartClass extends the Microsoft
Lync 2010 client with online
curriculum and classroom
materials. These materials
include online Q&A, whiteboard,
application sharing, and plug-ins
for educational software such as
Blackboard and Moodle as well
as online dictation and language
translation.
Through Microsoft SharePoint
Server 2010 integration,
educators can create classroom
portal and online workspace
environments for students. All
SmartClass sessions archive
recorded audio, video, and
classroom materials back to a
SharePoint site for media and
document retention and search.
SmartClass is one of several
vertical industry–based
Communications Enabled
Business Process (CEBP)
applications that Evangelyze
Communications has created in
its SmartSuite portfolio.
SmartClass includes the following
key features:
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SharePoint Server 2010 and
Lync 2010 integration for
launching online classroom
sessions, storing all relevant
documents, and enabling
collaboration right from within
the virtual classroom.
improve the learning experience
for educators and students.
Benefits include the following:
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By integrating a combined
learning suite with the
Microsoft Unified
Communications and
Collaboration platform, K-12
and higher education
organizations can ensure a rich
and innovative learning
environment while reducing
cost of communications costs.
With SmartClass for Microsoft
Lync integrated with Microsoft
SharePoint Server 2010,
educators can create online,
web-based classroom
environments to store and use
classroom materials. Using
SmartClass for Lync integration
through SharePoint Server
2010, educators can create
online classroom sessions that
include multistudent video and
audio conferencing through
Recorded multi-student/
educator video and audio
conferencing system with a
“Hollywood Squares” view.
SmartClass extension window
for Microsoft Lync 2010 to show
classroom materials, Q&A,
whiteboard, and educational
software plug-ins.
Benefits
By implementing the SmartClass
solution with the Microsoft Lync
2010 platform, educational
institutions can reduce costs and
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SUMMARY.
Document published October 2010
the Microsoft Lync client.
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With the new combined
solution of SmartClass and
Lync, students can see and
hear lectures given by their
professor or teacher, take part
in discussions with other
students, and see an extended
client interface that provides
access to classroom materials,
FAQ, whiteboarding, and
popular educational software
applications.
SmartClass is the only solution
that provides a utility for
launching Lync instant
messaging, video, and audio
conferences directly from
SharePoint Server 2010 based
on SharePoint group
membership.