reading a few comments about price it seems initially that frog looks slightly more expensive. but you get 2 major upgrades a year and a hell of a lot of technical support all in that price.
Other companies we looked at including Fronter and Sharepoint seemed initially cheaper but i had strong feeling i would end up losing that saving in paying for upgrades of bug fixes or content updates.
Im really getting to grips with frog now. its the most usable system ive ever tried to foist on teachers;) There is of course the initial investment of time, but you can add video, sound, images, rollovers and text very VERY easily.
Im hoping that for the first time ever non ict staff will be able to manage their own web and class tools without having to ask me or my team to set it up for them.
Basic web pages with video etc are as easy as youtube or facebook.
Im v pleased with the quick issue of classwork tool.
Sending out work to students who then upload the finished document or file is quick and easy. the most impressive part is that i can see at a glance what students have not handed the work in. ive been trying to do this for years with gcse coursework but ive never quite managed a useable system either using e mail or some network folder system. The time im gonna save just flicking through gcse coursework folders is worth a LOT. Then there is the thousands we spend on paper and ink.
