Today, I had lunch with Joe Thibault at the FOSS VT conference. Joe works with Global Classroom. Global Classroom provides free hosting for Moodle. Global Classroom classroom also provides free Moodle training for teachers. Moodle is a powerful application, but it does require server space and network management. Global Classroom removes the biggest obstacle to using Moodle, server capacity and network maintenance. Global Classroom hosts and manages a global Moodle network that any teacher can join and use to create their own online classroom. This is an excellent free service that schools should take advantage of.
Moodle is an open-source program for creating online learning environments. Moodle has hundreds of features that teachers and students can utilize. Some of the most commonly utilized features of Moodle are online test creation and test taking, wiki pages, posting and collecting assignments, attendance register and gradebook.
Below is a short video introduction to Moodle.
Friday, April 4, 2008
Free Moodle Hosting on Global Classroom
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Free Moodle hosting also available at ninehub.com. They provide unlimited disc space & unlimited bandwidth.
Free Moodle hosting also available at ninehub.com. They provide unlimited disc space & unlimited bandwidth.
Free Moodle hosting is available at keytoschool.com
Keytoschool is found to be quite unhelpful.
After wasting my time for several days, in waiting and talking to the administrator I decided to quit.
Please do not waste your time over there its overloaded and undersupported.
I had the exact opposite experience that Dayal reports. I waited several days without receiving the confirmation response from ninehub.com and so gave KeyToSchool a try. Registration was quick and easy. The site worked flawlessly. I was able to set up my course and upload my content in a few hours.
I've now officially moved my course from my school's web site -- the one managed by our incompetent IT department, who've got everything set so restrictively that even many simple html tags aren't permitted in some content – to my new KeyToSchool site.
I don't know about their tech support, since I haven't needed any yet, but I'm pleased with KeyToSchool so far.
Global Classroom hosting is NOT free - there's a free 30 day trial. For 1 HE instructor it's $50 a month and $10 a student. Less than the price of a MacMini - install a VM appliance and you're home free.
I also have great success with keytoschool. It is usually fast and works well. There is no need for support if you have used Moodle before, the registration is completely automated and you have complete control over your course.
P.S. It can be difficult to get an account when their server is full.
I tried signing up at Keytoschool and have gotten absolutely nowhere. I guess I'll try ninehub next.
This is quite an old post, Global Classroom has changed a lot since 2008. While the service isn't free, Moodle is automatically kept up to date with the latest version, and multiple options are available for potential users.
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