2. Communication
1. Chat
2. Message Area
3. Blog
4. Forums
5. User Profiles with Avatars
6. Assignment and Resource Center
7. Online debates
8. Surveys
9. Email
10. Parent Contact
3. Collaboration
1. Students work together through chat,
blog, forums, and message area.
2. Resource Center has access to over
20,000 educational resources.
3. Students can submit work as teams rather
than individuals for specific assignments.
4. Any teacher or administrator can create
content.
5. Students can “friend” each other and
give “gifts.”
4. Ease of Use
1. Very consistent user interface.
2. Step-by-step guides for creating
courses.
3. You can see students’ passwords in
case they forget.
4. Majority of site operates with tabs and
pull down menus.
5. Editing lessons can be complicated
with lengthy processes.
5. Visual Appeal
1. Site has a very basic look but can be
customized with paid features.
2. Much like in a wiki, font, color, size
choices along with use of pictures,
embedded videos can make a
generic template look appealing.
6. Technical Support
1. Technical support operates by
directing attention to bugs through
email or forums which are usually
corrected quickly.
2. No in-house technical support is
needed.
3. Most of the support a new user will
need will be from an experienced
user.
7. Resources
Barker, B. (2010, May 12). Moodle vs edu2.0
contentmanagement system comparison.
Retrieved from
http://www.slideshare.net/brucebarker123/it5
600-moodle-vs-edu20-report
EDU20org. (2009, September 13). Edu20 overview.
Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3yNmSI
OkJo&feature=related
weemooseus (2010, July 10). Edu2.0, a review.
Retrieved from
http://weemooseus.edublogs.org/2010/07/10
/edu2-0-a-review/