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Thanks for all the advise and I don't think Facebook is good enough for what I need.
The Basecamp software looks good and at $24/month is quite cheap for what it can do.
Consent is one of the main problems I have for particular 'projects' and I could set that up to contact parents.
I'll checkout Moodle, WebCT, Blackboard & Elgg if these are all similar things and already used by education.
 
dmpoole said:
I'd better be careful how I word this :D

I want to setup a Facebook group for around 100 x 14/16 year old students but it has to be closed from outsiders.
It will be used for them to get support from me and each other during their time with me.
Can I control it so unwelcome visitors aren't allowed?
Could I have seperate areas for the 3 different classes?
Would it be possible to upload documents (doc, xls) for only certain people to see?
Do I have the choice to only communicate with one individual so the others don't see?
Can it be set so that I can't see their profiles or friends on their own sites because that would be stepping over the mark?
Would they be 'my friend' but I wouldn't be their 'friend'?

Please get all your paedo remarks quickly out of the way and then give me some serious answers.

Thanks
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DMP, you are better off using a VLE such as Moodle. It is free and is education based. It still retains some chat and forum features, all of which you can control. I have several set up for some of my classes and it really does work. It does require a bit of effort.

Moodle is modular and allows a good range of online based assessment, such as essay based, multiple choice, short answer, matching and so on. It allows you to create groups as well.
 
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simpletom said:
DMP, you are better off using a VLE such as Moodle. It is free and is education based.
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My requirements -

1) One central place where 3 classes of around 33 students can log onto.
2) A place where I can contact them as a group or individually.
3) A place where they can see their timetable
4) Where they can download doc/xls/pdf files that I upload.

I'm classed as their Support Officer and even though I do deliver lessons they are mainly taught by the College in 6 classes and I may not see them for a while.
I need a centralised place where I can E-Communicate with them because I could send out a million letters and they won't read them.
At the moment I'm waiting for 33 consent forms to come back for a Crash Course and only 18 have come back.
With Facebook (not a good idea) or Basecamp I could keep nudging them all the time.
 
dmpoole said:
My requirements -

1) One central place where 3 classes of around 33 students can log onto.
2) A place where I can contact them as a group or individually.
3) A place where they can see their timetable
4) Where they can download doc/xls/pdf files that I upload.

I'm classed as their Support Officer and even though I do deliver lessons they are mainly taught by the College in 6 classes and I may not see them for a while.
I need a centralised place where I can E-Communicate with them because I could send out a million letters and they won't read them.
At the moment I'm waiting for 33 consent forms to come back for a Crash Course and only 18 have come back.
With Facebook (not a good idea) or Basecamp I could keep nudging them all the time.
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Moodle fulfils the above requirements. It requires a server to set it up and you having admin privileges to Moodle. The training provider tech should be able to do that. If you decide to go ahead I will give you access to my Moodle site sometime next week to have a look at how it works.

1) You can create one course and have a number of groups.

2) You can contact them by mail, chat or forum.

3) You can set up a calendar as the timetable.

4) You can upload pretty much anything: docs, PDFs, video, sound, pictures. For example, I have embedded website links, video and on-line quizzes as well as the more mundane PDFs and word docs.

For security, each learner will need to enrol with their email as well as a password that you can set. You can remove people or restrict them if they are being an arse.
 
simpletom said:
Moodle fulfils the above requirements. It requires a server to set it up and you having admin privileges to Moodle. The training provider tech should be able to do that. If you decide to go ahead I will give you access to my Moodle site sometime next week to have a look at how it works.
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I've just had a good look at Moodle and been on the demo page.
Does this need the student to install software or does the software just go on a server?

Just found the documentation.
 
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No, the student does not install anything as it is all based on the server.

It does take a long time to get set up though. I have one hour class contact time reserved for creating an updating four Moodle courses. It is not enough, as you can probably guess. However, once they are set up it does work.
 
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