It’s very disappointing to see the news after being told to use Ultranet for nearly 3 years.
I’ve been holding off sharing the better VLEs (Virtual Learning Environment) for a while. Now it’s time to introduce: Moodle (forum/file sharing/assessment), Mahara(socialising, e-portfolio, blogging) and Mediawiki (content-sharing and almost everything if you look harder).
Quick reply to question: Why not Facebook or Edmodo?
Facebook: off-the-limits for students.
Edmodo: if ultranet can be closed, why won’t Edmodo, so I’ll choose platforms like mediawiki or moodle.
The Victorian government’s $180 million schools IT experiment – intended to transform the way students learned – will end on December 31, with schools forced to pay if they wish to continue using the Ultranet next year.
The education department has signed a $2.8 million contract with NEC to provide the troubled school intranet for another six months to give schools time to plan for the future.
