Sakai offers a variety of features for use in course and project sites. Below is a listing of the key Sakai features. In addition, check out the more comprehensive Sakai Features List for an overview of sakai functionality. You can also view excellent animated sakai tutorials from Indiana University.
| Home |
View recent announcements, discussions, and chat activity |
| Announcements | Post current, time-critical information |
| Assignments | Post assignments and receive submissions online |
| Chat Room | Participate in real-time, written conversations |
| Discussion | Engage in written conversations, not in real time |
| Drop Box | Allow private file-sharing between instructors and students |
| Email Archive | Maintain an archive of all email sent to the worksite?s email list |
| Gradebook | Compute and store grades |
| News | Display an RSS feed from an external site |
| Presentation | Present slides to a live audience, who can also view slides later |
| Profile | Let users add and make public personal information, including pictures |
| Resources | Add documents and URLs to your worksite |
| Schedule | Keep track of important dates and deadlines on worksite calendar |
| Site Info | View worksite profile and participants list |
| Syllabus | Create a worksite syllabus |
| Tests & Quizzes | Create, administer, and correct tests and quizzes online, and automatically feed the results to the Gradebook |
| Web Content | Include external website content in your worksit |