[Trisquel-users] Content sharing in schools

[tirifto]

Hello!

The headmaster of a (fairly small) school I used to attend has recently been  
considering using the services of Google to share files (such as documents  
and presentations), usually made by teachers, with the students. Their idea  
was to use Google Drive and only share the files with students, but that  
would also require them to use or create a Google account, which really seems  
like a bad idea.

The system the school uses now is custom-made. The problem with it is that it  
is somewhat difficult to use and needs a specialist (the creator) to make  
some changes. So they apparently want something that has a simple interface  
and will allow them to manage things by themselves.

I would like to ask if anyone has experience with similar things in  
education, and if anyone has advice on what programs with simple interface  
one may employ to share files. Or, while at it, what programs can be used in  
schools in general. Would ownCloud make a good option here? Thank you in  
advance.