School Town enables teachers to create assignments with a few mouse clicks. Assignments can be anything from homework to collaborative learning projects. Assignments can be simple text or incorporate any web-based learning resource or digital instructional materials. An optional HTML editor gives advanced users complete control.

School Town provides an easy way to manage classroom and school events. Events can be anything from field trips to parent-teacher conferences to testing days. Entering an address for an event allows students and parents to see a map with a single mouse click. You can save your school address and any others, such as museums, that you use repeatedly.

School Town's calendar provides a single view of all assignment due dates, special events, and any other school-related activities. Students can schedule their own tasks to help them get and stay organized.

School Town enables teachers to bookmark any web-based learning resource. Bookmarks provide a convenient way to organize digital content from the world wide web or online subscription services. Bookmarked resources can be quickly added to any assignment.

School Town provides a secure way to store digital instructional materials such as worksheets, quizzes, and rubrics. Uploaded files can be quickly added to any assignment. Students can print the files or use them interactively and submit them electronically when they complete an assignment.

School Town's media library provides a safe way to share multimedia with students. Teachers can upload audio or video files or embed media from other websites. Media can be organized by category and keyword. Students can also add media to the library, which is displayed after approval by the teacher.

School Town provides a safe and secure way for teachers and students to communicate electronically. Teachers can send messages to groups or to individual students. Students can send messages to teachers or classmates.

School Town provides a convenient way for teachers to send announcements to students and parents. Announcements can be anything from a request for supplies to classroom policies and procedures.

Teachers can use School Town's optional discussion forums to engage students in reflection and writing about any topic in the curriculum. Many students who are reluctant to participate in oral discussions flourish in online discussions.

Teachers can use School Town's optional chat rooms to engage students in real-time communication around the curriculum or other school activities. Teachers can determine what days and times the chat rooms are open. Some schools use chat rooms during classes to improve the quality of student participation.

School Town enables both teachers and students to set goals with specific action steps. Students can set individual learning goals or any other goals that are relevant to the educational or personal achievement. Teachers can set goals for professional learning or student achievement.

School Town is designed to be flexible enough to support any instructional objective, method, or strategy. Group controls provide the tools that teachers need to configure School Town to meet their specific needs. Teachers can choose the School Town features they want to use and add customized learning resources.

School Town provides convenient real-time reporting on student performance, progress, and participation. Teachers can quickly generate reports for individual students or all students in a group, and for a specific date range or all assignments.