Elgg is pretty good (similar functionality to MySpace/Facebook, but
made specifically for education and non-commercial). Several of our
faculty have used it here, they have free accounts on their server, and
it's open source so you can also install it locally if you like.
www.elgg.net
Best
Michael
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> Hello
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> Not really a VLE question, but hopefully someone can help....
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> I have to run a short session on building a website and rather than
> teach FrontPage or Dreamweaver badly, I'm thinking about using a free
> on-line site-builder. My learners are adults who are not especially
> confident around computers....
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> There seem to be loads out there so can anyone recommend something
> dead simple that will produce 2/3 tidy looking pages fairly quickly.
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> Thx in advance
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> Best
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> simonf
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