I've recently discovered the wonderful idea KEYTOSCHOOL. This is hosting with moodle already installed. Wonderful, huh?
While I was enrolling I thought all my moodle headaches were over... but GREAT! New registrations are not allowed until moodle 2 is released.
Do you know any alternatives that work?
Thanks a lot in advance!
I suppose you get what you pay for 
There's a list of free Moodle hosts here...
http://www.moodlenews.com/hosting/
I have no idea how up to date this is.
There's a list of free Moodle hosts here...
http://www.moodlenews.com/hosting/
I have no idea how up to date this is.
Thanks Howard,
I've already printed the list and I'm comparing sites.
As soon as I pick one, I'll tell you all how it goes.
=)
I've already printed the list and I'm comparing sites.
As soon as I pick one, I'll tell you all how it goes.
=)
This is what I found:
Ninehub, keytoschool: they are overwhelmed, so service is unavaibale. K2S will come back with moodle 2.
Moodleshare, moodlereader and e-socrates aren't hosting services themselves, you can create courses but you don't have a moodle platform on your own.
Learning objectivity: I couldn't find a way to apply.
000webhost: keeps hunging up when uploding moodle files or using FTP. I'll try it again tomorrow.
ewedle: error messages, it doesn't work.
gnomio and sqooltools: too much ads. i'm creating courses for teens... I can get in trouble if they click on a bad ad.
I guess I won't be able to have my own moodle site before the academic year starts. ='(
Thanks anyway, Howard!
Ninehub, keytoschool: they are overwhelmed, so service is unavaibale. K2S will come back with moodle 2.
Moodleshare, moodlereader and e-socrates aren't hosting services themselves, you can create courses but you don't have a moodle platform on your own.
Learning objectivity: I couldn't find a way to apply.
000webhost: keeps hunging up when uploding moodle files or using FTP. I'll try it again tomorrow.
ewedle: error messages, it doesn't work.
gnomio and sqooltools: too much ads. i'm creating courses for teens... I can get in trouble if they click on a bad ad.
I guess I won't be able to have my own moodle site before the academic year starts. ='(
Thanks anyway, Howard!
I think this is an interesting result and kind of what I expected. You have to be Google to provide decent free services
I take it you have considered old-fashioned shared hosting? It won't be free, but if you don't expect huge performance there are some very inexpensive deals out there.
I take it you have considered old-fashioned shared hosting? It won't be free, but if you don't expect huge performance there are some very inexpensive deals out there.
For my demo/test site and to have my own little web space to I use cheap shared hosting using Siteground (around $80/year but they have a $10/year deal for the first year). I believe you can also get a small Moodle setup at that price from a Moodle partner. Alternatively find a helpful geek and a spare computer to set up Moodle on. (The geek is only required if you want to get your Moodle accessible on the web instead of being just available in the classroom.)
Maria,
just trying to get more info, when you tried ewedle, what was the error? I just tried and everything was aok at ewedle.com. It's not on the biggest server at the moment, but we're not seeing any huge load (~600 visitors per month).
just trying to get more info, when you tried ewedle, what was the error? I just tried and everything was aok at ewedle.com. It's not on the biggest server at the moment, but we're not seeing any huge load (~600 visitors per month).
OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOORRRLLL!! IT DOES WORK!!! FANTASTICCC!!!!
There was a problem yesterday, some java code I can't remember now. But it is working at the moment!
Thanks a loooooooooot!!
There was a problem yesterday, some java code I can't remember now. But it is working at the moment!
Thanks a loooooooooot!!
In reply to Maria Pascual
Re: alternatives to KEYTOSCHOOL
Hi Maria!
I use ninehub service! it's free and work for me! only i can't add some third-party blocks, but i'm admin of my moodle.
Sing up in: http://ninehub.com/signup.php and have your Moodle!
Good luck
I use ninehub service! it's free and work for me! only i can't add some third-party blocks, but i'm admin of my moodle.
Sing up in: http://ninehub.com/signup.php and have your Moodle!
Good luck
In reply to Alberto Eduardo Castellano Groeneweldt
Re: alternatives to KEYTOSCHOOL
by Joseph Thibault -
I'll have to update that list. another one I just heard about (but haven't tried out yet) is http://iteach.org/
Thanks a lot, Joseph!
I've just signed up. As soon as they accept me, I'll tell you all how it goes.
But I think they won't because it appears to be US only...
Keep in touch :p
I've just signed up. As soon as they accept me, I'll tell you all how it goes.
But I think they won't because it appears to be US only...
Keep in touch :p