Ken Bates (and Liz Howe) sent me a link to this Australian U3A website…
http://sites.google.com/site/u3asitedemo/
As you will see from the URL, it was set up on some free webspace
provided by Google … Google Sites. So a U3A member could set up a
small website like this to put on information about his/her group, or
a specific research project to which other group members could
contribute. You could set limits as to who can contribute to the site,
and who could see it.
A site like this could also be used to create a newsletter, the content
of which could be changed as and when. So it’s a bit like blogging,
except that the pages are static, and don’t form part of an ongoing
diary.
Here is the link to Google Sites,
http://tinyurl.com/6z5mqk
... and here is the YouTube video that’s on the site. If you’d like to
enlarge the YouTube screen, click on the tiny TV screen at the bottom
right hand corner.
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I've found a few articles reviewing Google Sites ... perhaps the
best one to read is the first one ...
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2317341,00.asp
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-9883496-2.html
~ problems with spreadsheets
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Howlett/?p=329
~ problems setting up widgets.
However, if you'd like something that's basic and easy to set up,
Google Sites may fit the bill for you.
If you're thinking of setting up a wiki (like Wikipedia), then
PC Magazine recommends Wetpaint... and if you don't like the look
of Google Sites, then you could check out FreeWebs.
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The Australian demo site recommends using Jing to make short
educational videos, and for screen capture.
http://www.jingproject.com/
I'll have a look at this in due course.
