<p>Microsoft has an interesting history with education and SharePoint. But there's never been a complete offering out of the box that education institutions could take advantage of. Does that mean you shouldn't consider SharePoint for education services? Not at all. Here are six education features you can implement in your SharePoint environment.</p><p>Quick Note: There are new Education Services coming with SharePoint 2013, however, few details have been released on them. We do know, that SP2013 is at least six months or longer from general release and most organizations will not be ready to jump on that bandwagon out of the gate. As a result, it's important to know how to leverage SharePoint 2010 to set up a Learning Platform today.1: The Class Site</p><p>You can set up a class site based on a SharePoint team site. Features such as document libraries for course materials, shared calendars for lesson plans, discussions and announcements are all easy to create and make available to students.</p><p>In addition, you can integrate technology that allows students to complete class assignments online and mark them for grading or conduct quizzes all within the Class Site.</p><p><a href="http://www.cmswire.com/cms/information-management/six-ways-to-use-sharepoint-as-a-learning-platform-017581.php">Keep reading...</a></p>