How many times have you missed a class or daydreamed through a boring lecture? You may have some luck asking a friend or classmate for notes or you can log on to isleptthroughclass.com. Originating at the University of Daytona in fall of 2007, isleptthroughclass.com has had an impact at over 400 colleges and universities with over 20,000 notes being shared within the first six months.

On the isleptthroughclass.com Web site, students from across the country can submit and download their notes that they took during class and share them with people who missed the class. Signing up to join the Web site is free, and only requires a student school e-mail address (address ending with edu).

Students who post notes for others will not only be helping out another student, they will also be earning points towards getting gift cards worth up to $25 from different companies such as Amazon, Nike and Victoria's Secret.

By posting current notes in the forms of word documents, text notes, PDF, PowerPoint and excel, students can earn 100 points. For Microsoft Onenote postings, students can earn 110 points, and by scanning a photo, they can earn 70 points. Older notes that students' post, they can earn half the points they would if they were current.

A $5 gift card is available after earning 4500 points, a $10 gift card with 8500 points and a $25 gift card with 19000 points.

Students can also earn common points by commenting on a blog, starting a new blog and inviting a friend to join the site. They can also earn a poin just by logging in and 8500 points if named Note Taker of the Month.

The point system can be looked at both positively and negatively. The points are distributed in full when only isleptthroughclass.com believes that the notes submitted are worth receiving the full credit.

On a flipside to this, the Web site taking discretion on how points are distributed can be a good thing. Some students may try and post of notes up on the site just to earn enough points to get the gift cards, caring less about the quality of the notes. By isleptthroughclass.com looking over what exactly is being posted, the students who are searching for notes will be less likely to have to worry about the quality of the notes. Since this site is meant for students to be able to acquire notes, posting notes deemed useless would defeat the purpose.

Beside posting or searching for notes, isleptthroughclass.com also claims to offer a good social networking service. The site offers a chance for students to participate in group study sessions as well as use real-time blogging. An answer board is also an option for students to get help when struggling with homework or questioning lecture questions., students can filter their questions to either the school they are attending or the course in which the subject deals with.

A job search tool, provided by CareerBuilder. com, allows students to search for jobs by location, get tips on preparing a resume and look at the options under their job seeker toolkit.

As in the movie "The Shining," all work and no play made Jack a dull boy and isleptthroughclass.com knows the same can happen to students. If students need time to relax from looking up notes or asking questions, they can click on the study break area of the sleep site. The study break area allows students to play games, view student confessions, read breaking news and watch featured videos.

Although it may be considered a helpful site for students, not many actually know of its existence. Senior English and philosophy major Tommy Newman thought the site is a great idea. "I try to make it to class, but sometimes you can't always get to class," Newman said. "It's a failsafe for students who do want to go to class."

Junior English major Marcus Castro thinks isleptthroughclass.com is a great tool that could benefit him personally. "It's definitely something I'd use," Castro said. "Taking notes is a normal thing and if you can profit off of it, it would be great."

As of now, only 50 students from UTSA are registered with isleptthroughclass. com.