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Tips for facilitators in Ning

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

I've been exploring Ning a little further than I did and compared it to other forums like socialgo, collectivex and grou.ps. Gro.ups is open source, has a lot of similar functionalities to ning (and more- you can upload files easily) and is also without advertisements (for free!). Besides it is getting very popular.

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Keeping Up - April's Big Question

eLearning Cyclops

Tagged either under Development Tools or Cloud. When it comes to free cloud apps, I also share them on my blog's Free Cloud Apps page. I also like to make occasional visits to Google Labs and Adobe Labs to "keep up" with the tech tools they are working on and to test drive any beta versions available.

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I want to facilitate online discussions but how do I choose the right platform?

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

It is free (with ads), you do not have to install anything, it is easy to manage, so you're ready in a few minutes. Option 2: A (free) Create email list like google group, or a yahoo group Advantages: This is a way of communicating online that anyone who can email can handle, and is very low threshold. It is easy and free.