Welcome to Calaxy

The California K-12 High Speed Network (K12HSN) is offering a comprehensive set of tools to support teaching and learning in California classrooms.

Calaxy, this free suite of tools, includes blogging, videoconference scheduling, wikis, an asset management module, as well as Moodle-an online course management system and a file sharing system where educators can upload videos, podcasts, images and documents. Thousands of Thinkfinity resources are also available in Calaxy.

Calaxy is an excellent tool to share lesson ideas, upload student learning objects, disseminate best practices, and more! Messaging and social networking functionalities help you connect with other educators in the K12HSN Trusted Community.

Make sure you take advantage of these free resources provided by the K12HSN and the California Department of Education.

Calaxy Tools
Blogs

Blogs
Personal online journal where you frequently share ideas and receive input from peers
Thinkfinity

Verizon Thinkfinity
Collection of high-quality learning resources for K-12 educators
Wikis

Wikis
Collaborative workspace on a topic where any user can edit the site content, including other users' contributions
Moodle

Moodle
Online course management system
Videos

Videos
Upload and manage your videos online and browse instructional videos
MyTechDesk

MyTechDesk
Easy, web-based workorder management
Podcasts

Podcasts
Upload and manage your podcasts online and discover your peers' podcasts
K12video

K12video
Videoconference scheduling system for California schools
Images

Images
Upload and manage your photos and digital images online and find additional images
Assets

Assets
Easy yet powerful web-based system for managing and tracking your inventory
Documents

Documents
Browse, upload and manage documents online
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