Edline was used in schools aiming to have paperless classes and homework. The teacher could upload material such as homework, class expectations, and progress reports. The website mainly helped parents see if students had missed any homework and allowed parents or students to e-mail teachers. It could have also served as an online class platform where it would have been possible for students to learn remotely. Schools used Edline with social networks and applications such as Google Apps for Education. In 2009,
Archipelago Learning acquired a minority interest in Edline as part of its acquisition by
Providence Equity Partners. In October 2011, Edline merged with
Blackboard. In July 2012, Edline announced they were being rebranded as Blackboard Engage. During the 2014–2015 school year, some school districts across the nation started to replace Edline with other similar tools like
Google Classroom,
Schoology,
Skyward, and Plus Portals. On December 31, 2018, Edline was discontinued. ==See also==