| EdTech Tool Name: | Elgg |
| Bref Description: | Elgg is an open-source social networking platform |
| Type of EdTech Tool: | - Web (access through web browser)
- Linux Software
- Other: Requires a LAMP (Linux Apache MySQL PHP) server
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| EdTech Tool Usage Keywords: | Social networking, social learning, collaborative learning |
| EdTech Tool Uses: | Elgg is a powerful open-source social networking engine which allows you to create and configure your own social network. It is highly configurable and enables the admin-level user to activate and deactivate features as required, manage users and user registration options, profiles, etc. Elgg facilitates a number of built-in social learning components such as blogs, file sharing, social bookmarking, personalised profile pages and a Twitter-like micro-blogging facility called The Wire. There are over 2000 additional plugins that can be installed to extend the functionality of Elgg. |
| Education Level(s): | - Post-Primary (Junior)
- Post-Primary (Senior)
- Third Level/Higher Education
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| EdTech Tool Pricing Structure: | Completely, 100% free
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