New VLE

[msi_school]

We have been using Doddle as a VLE for nearly three years and with the renewal coming up I am looking at options for the future. Generally we have been happy with Doddle but there are some pros and cons:

 

Pros

Worked well for three years

pupils, staff and parents are all reasonably happy

parents set up their own accounts and doddle manage them

content provided

all ready set up for use

 

Cons

cost

no control or view of parent accounts

difficult for pastoral staff to view pupils

inflexible set up

separate set of credentials

 

Can anyone recommend options for VLEs?

 

Thanks

 

Mike

Edited May 14, 2020 by msi_school

[TechMonkey]

What features do you need? What will it be used for?

My first thought is Google Classroom or Teams. Pro: Free. But if it doesn't do what you need it to then there is no point.

 

On a different tack, if it is working well, parents are happy, teachers and happy and you are happy, why change?

[msi_school]

I am looking at this with some of the teaching staff so they may have more ideas. I thought Classroom or SharePoint but I have not seen these in action.

 

Their are two reasons for looking at options, firstly it is expensive over £10 000 for 3 years which means we have to look at options and secondly the lock down has changed the VLE from a homework platform to the center of teaching and learning so going forward we might want a new vision and a new platform.

[CHSGM]

I decided to make my own using Google Sites as we are already using G-Suite. We can now incorporate Google Drive and Classrooms within, works really well.