In relation to education I think this has many applications. It would be a great link between teacher and parents in regards to homework tasks or other information that needs to imparted. The way in which the information can't be altered by outsiders is, in my opinion, a major plus, yet opportunities for student contributions can be embedded within certain pages on the site. The ability to use it as a base or starting point for students and then integrate any number of other ICT devices such as Youtube or Flickr etc means this becomes an extremely valuable tool for learning managers as it can help facilitate and promote investigative studies by providing certain boundaries and subtly pushing the students in the right direction whilst letting them explore for themselves.
This medium would also be a great place to display student work, or offer examples. It could even replace the school newsletter. Furthermore, it's a fantastic way to involve parents in the learning experience so they can attempt to further develop key skills in the home environment. Having instant access from home to class work and other resources would be very beneficial to students. It would act in much the same way as moodle does at CQU. I'm sure other people could come up with a great number of other applications too, the opportunities are endless.
In relation to safety and ethical use of the medium, it is towards the higher end of the spectrum when considering student privacy and safety. I have had two Weebly sites up and running for about a month now and despite my best efforts to drum up some publicity through Search Engine Optimisation, Facebook and forums, the sites still prove almost impossible to find through a Google search. As previously discussed, Websites are a great way to facilitate learning. To clarify this point I offer the following example;
