Abstract
Today there are several ways in which the students and the professors communicate. Some of them are emails, instant messages, blogs, groups, etc. This project involves developing a message center and calendar plug-ins for Professor’s website. The message center plug-in is more like a social networking application rather than having an old style of communication where students and professor use emails. The message center allows one-to-one communication and group communication. The calendar also known as event scheduler allows professor to track and schedule and track events such as assignment deadlines, exam dates, etc. The message center and the calendar work together as one communication system. The calendar and message center plug-in are developed using AJAX. AJAX is a new technique for creating better, faster and more interactive web applications. All these applications can be used without reloading the web page. This application will help professor and students to communicate in an efficient and convenient way. The message center allows students to communicate with other students who are enrolled in the same course. The event scheduler is also developed using AJAX. The event scheduler allows the professor to create and manage calendar events in an easy and convenient way. The event scheduler is dynamic and a lightweight application.