<s>
Sclipo	B-Protocol
was	O
a	O
Learning	B-Application
Management	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
providing	O
a	O
fully	O
hosted	O
Online	O
Campus	O
solution	O
with	O
web	B-Application
applications	I-Application
that	O
support	O
face-to-face	O
and	O
distance	O
education	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Founded	O
by	O
Gregor	O
Gimmy	O
,	O
Sclipo	B-Protocol
was	O
launched	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2006	O
(	O
then	O
called	O
Visuarios	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
website	O
to	O
share	O
user-generated	O
educational	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
product	O
allowed	O
professional	O
and	O
amateur	O
teachers	O
to	O
share	O
knowledge	O
online	O
through	O
video	O
,	O
making	O
Sclipo	B-Protocol
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
websites	O
of	O
user-generated	O
educational	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sclipo	B-Protocol
then	O
recognized	O
that	O
independent	O
teachers	O
,	O
small	O
schools	O
,	O
and	O
companies	O
in	O
continuous	O
education	O
growingly	O
used	O
generic	O
web	B-Application
applications	I-Application
for	O
teaching	O
such	O
as	O
Skype	B-Application
for	O
live	O
web	O
classes	O
and	O
Slideshare	O
to	O
share	O
documents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Sclipo	B-Protocol
saw	O
that	O
current	O
learning	B-Application
management	I-Application
systems	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Moodle	B-Application
or	O
Blackboard	B-General_Concept
,	O
were	O
too	O
complex	O
and	O
expensive	O
for	O
a	O
small	O
,	O
1-15	O
teacher-sized	O
,	O
educational	O
entity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sclipo	B-Protocol
then	O
decided	O
to	O
expand	O
its	O
offering	O
and	O
create	O
a	O
suite	O
of	O
web	B-Application
applications	I-Application
specifically	O
for	O
learning	O
purposes	O
and	O
adapted	O
to	O
the	O
needs	O
of	O
small	O
educational	O
entities	O
in	O
continuous	O
education	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sclipo	B-Protocol
website	O
went	O
down	O
about	O
November	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
since	O
then	O
redirects	O
to	O
a	O
Spanish	O
informational	O
web	O
catalog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sclipo	B-Protocol
Online	O
Campus	O
provides	O
synchronous	O
and	O
asynchronous	O
web	B-Application
applications	I-Application
to	O
learn	O
,	O
teach	O
,	O
socialize	O
,	O
administer	O
,	O
promote	O
and	O
sell	O
face-to-face	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
online	O
education	O
services	O
and	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Teachers	O
can	O
upload	O
their	O
content	O
to	O
their	O
Library	O
and	O
add	O
that	O
from	O
popular	O
generic	O
content-sharing	O
websites	O
such	O
as	O
Slideshare	O
,	O
Scribd	O
,	O
Vimeo	O
,	O
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
The	O
Virtual	O
Classroom	O
application	O
allows	O
holding	O
live	O
classes	O
,	O
webinars	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
meetings	O
via	O
a	O
web	B-Protocol
conferencing	I-Protocol
system	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sclipo	B-Protocol
also	O
provides	O
a	O
social	O
network	O
of	O
Online	O
Campuses	O
with	O
central	O
search	O
and	O
browse	O
capabilities	O
,	O
called	O
Campus	O
,	O
enabling	O
teachers	O
and	O
students	O
from	O
different	O
Online	O
Campuses	O
to	O
connect	O
and	O
share	O
.	O
</s>
