Problem – Hello All- I am brand new to Moodle and am in charge of getting everything set up. I believe we are going to use an outside source to host it (any suggestions?). What I am confused about is that I am ready to get our Moodle set up with the hopes of starting several pages for our committees at school. (we are a brand new school opening in July). Can I start our Moodle without it being hosted yet? Meaning, can I go ahead and sign up for an account online. I guess I’m confused…. HELP!

Solution – While I would encourage you to setup Moodle on a school district server, you can find a variety of web sites that will host Moodle for you. Here are a few listed below (check Moodle.org’s list, which is where some of these come from):

• Alpha One Moodle Hosting
• ClassroomRevolution.com (about $150 per year)
• Moodlerooms, Inc.
• NineHub
• Remote-Learner.net LLC

And a free hosting provider:

• SqoolTools

What questions do you need to ask? Well, I’m not sure. Here are some I’d consider:

• Are you running the latest version of PHP/MySQL and Moodle?
• How easy it is for me to add…themes, modules, blocks to my current Moodle installation?
• Is there a per user limit? How about a course limit?
• Will I have administrator rights on the Moodle?
• Can I implement ReCaptcha to protect against email spam?

What other questions would expert Moodlers ask?

Finally, check out the Moodle Tip Roundup, Moodle Habitudes, and Moodle Mambo!

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