Jennifer Van Patten

EDUC 3311
Researched Online Teacher Tool Form
31 March 2018

Online Teacher Tool Research Form

Online Teacher Tool Title Chamilo

URL to the website of the tool https://chamilo.org/

Cost Free

Chamilo is very user-friendly. It is designed to be

Description: How does this tool
work/function for teachers? Is it for
all teachers, or better for certain
grade levels and/or content areas?
useful for all teachers of any grade level and content
area. The site allows teachers, referred to as “trainers,”
to create tests, quizzes, surveys, and many other
activities within the system itself. Certificates of
completion may be generated and attached to any
assessment, as well. Trainers have the opportunity to
adjust question types, start/end times, grading weights,
the number of attempts, question ordering, and other
options on student assessments.
Chamilo also allows teachers to track student
progress within courses. They may view reports on
overall class progress or on individual progress--
teachers have access to individuals’ log in/out details,
inactivity duration, completion of activities, scores of
activities and individual questions on tests, and many
more features. Chamilo’s graphs and charts make
tracking progress easier to comprehend.
Finally, Chamilo offers teachers and learners social
networking features within the site. Teachers may chat
with a class as a whole or with certain individuals in a
class. They may also send messages to other teachers or
Chamilo global contacts.
With this site’s numerous progress, creation, and
communication features, Chamilo places itself as a
quality learning management system for all teachers.

Chamilo is a free e-learning management system. Its

universal icons and clean interface makes learning and
Rationale: Tell why teachers would
using this site simple. This site accommodates to
want to use this online tool instead
learners who may need differentiated assistance;
of traditional non-tech methods.
translations are offered for over 55 languages
worldwide. Students may submit audio- or video-
 created answers for some activities. Additionally,
Chamilo’s e-learning campus reaches countries and
areas where students lack educational opportunities.
Teachers using Chamilo also have access to a
grading system that will make reporting easier and less
time-consuming than scoring by traditional non-
technological methods.

Pros Cons
3-5 strengths of the online tool from 3-5 weaknesses of the online tool from a teacher
a teacher perspective perspective

 Translations for 55+

languages
 Can create tests, activities,
and other assessments
 No layout customization (not including hiding
within the learning features from student view)
management system
 Time-consuming to learn each of its many features
 User-friendly interface;
universal understandable  Mobile app needs improvement
icons  Lack of notifications for upcoming tests, activities,
 Synchronous and scheduled classes, chat threads, and other features
asynchronous learning
 Can import courses from
Moodle