Monday, 10 May 2010

Decided on an online environment?

Have been searching for an online environment for my VLE. I didn't want to use a wiki because I wanted to explore other options but I wanted to be able to add widgets like video and learning objects. I wanted it be be free. I wanted to be able to manage the privacy level.

Ning would have been great but I looked at some alternatives.

I was unable to add widgets to google groups.

I checked out a number of others but I have decided on Grouply as it satisfies the "wants" I mentioned and a short video showed how easy it is to develop and add apps which sold me.

However, it seems in 2008 there were issues about the security of Grouply so I have not linked to my yahoo ID which seems to create the problem.

So far I have been able to add an online quizz and a voicethread. I have a discussion area, whiteboard, rss capabilities and the capacity to add new pages.

So far so good.

2 comments:

martine_fraser@hotmail.com said...

Hi Gillian,
I too am thinking of which online environment would be best for my VLE. I was thinking about a wiki, however I might try out Grouply, I have a wiki so to try something different will be good! So thanks! Sounds like your assignment is coming along good! :)

Gillian Ryan said...

along good my be an overstatement